“Calling the last four days of American life just…I mean, talk about a goddamned punch in the gut, citizens across the nation confirmed today that, Jesus, this week.
This fucking week, sources added.
Christ.
“Seriously, can we wrap this up already?” Maryland resident James Alderman told…
(Source: The Onion)
GPOY
For every damn day
“If you had to be reborn anywhere in the world as a person with average talents and income, you would want to be a Viking. The Nordics cluster at the top of league tables of everything from economic competitiveness to social health to happiness. They have avoided both southern Europe’s economic…
Being a little overweight may tip the odds in favor of living a long life, according to a new study. Researchers say there may be some benefit to having a little extra body fat.
This isn’t the first time researchers have raised questions about the link between body weight and how long someone will live. While there’s no debate that being severely obese will raise the risk of all kinds of illnesses and even cut some lives short, it’s less clear what happens to people who are less overweight.
Research: A Little Extra Fat May Help You Live Longer (via npr)
Should I give up my New Year’s resolution to continue my plan since last Fall to drop 10 lbs then? Can a little extra body fat be a good thing? But apparently this study leaves too many questions unanswered. So never mind, let’s get rid of this lardbutt! With the help of an iPhone app called Lose It! and a small kitchen scale, I already lost about 7 lbs between the beginning of October and Christmas. (Haven’t gotten on the scale to see how much of that I gained back after a week of extra treats and without my treadmill walks.) Time to get back on track.
(via npr)
After the horrific slaughter of 12 people at a movie theater last summer, I was hoping it would be a few years before the next crazy American armed himself with legal guns and opened fire.
Unfortunately, it was only 6 months.
And this latest massacre is even more horrifying than the…
But no one died because he only had a knife.
What a tale! This melodrama has it all - Emotion! Love and hate! Good vs evil! Class and intergenerational conflict! Powerful ponderous music! Traumas from the past! Yelling and smashing things! Tantrums thrown! Fire! Fisticuffs! Blood! Murder!
Such weeping & wailing! Such scenery chewing! I’ll bet the actors had a blast filming this one.
Watching Felix Baumgartner’s “space jump” was exciting, riveting and unnerving. It makes you wonder: What if something had gone wrong?
A Day Later, The Space Jump Guy Is OK, But How About The Rest Of Us? : Monkey See (via npr)
Two things fall from the sky - bird sh*t and crazy people.
(via npr)
The genetics of politics: slowly, and in some quarters grudgingly, the influence of genes in shaping political outlook and behaviour is being recognised.
Is your favorite beer related to how you vote?
Wondering which brew you should sip at your Election night party? Reach for a Dos Equis if you want to appear bipartisan. If you’re a proud Republican, Sam Adams may be your beer. Heineken will be better received by your left-wing friends.
Find out how the data was found for this graph.
What do you think? Is this just silly or does your beer line up with your politics? (My favorite beer didn’t make the list).
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Does this work? My husband, a liberal Democrat who votes in every election, loves Samuel Adams.
New legislation to bring driverless cars to California roads has been signed
I only regret that I’ll probably be dead before this technology becomes mainstream. I dreamed of cars like this back in the ’50s.
(Source: futuramb)
“WHEN Mitt Romney told the guests at a fund-raiser in Florida in May that America is divided between people who pay no income taxes and depend on government and pretty much everyone else, he missed the deeper truth. It is not just that most of the 47 percent Mr. Romney talked about do pay payroll taxes and that many of them have paid income taxes in the past. The reality he glossed over is that nearly all Americans have used government social policies at some point in their lives. The beneficiaries include the rich and the poor, Democrats and Republicans. Almost everyone is both a maker and a taker.
We have unique data from a 2008 national survey by the Cornell Survey Research Institute that asked Americans whether they had ever taken advantage of any of 21 social policies provided by the federal government, from student loans to Medicare. These policies do not include government activity that benefits everyone — national defense, the interstate highway system, food safety regulations — but only tangible benefits that accrue to specific households. The survey asked about people’s policy usage throughout their lives, not just at a moment in time, and it included questions about social policies embedded in the tax code, which are usually overlooked.
What the data reveal is striking: nearly all Americans — 96 percent — have relied on the federal government to assist them. Young adults, who are not yet eligible for many policies, account for most of the remaining 4 percent.”
I’m a Republican because I’ve lived a privileged life, whether I realize it or not. I’m comfortable assuming that because I had the tools to be successful at my disposal, they must be just as accessible to everyone else, and people who aren’t as successful as me just didn’t try hard enough. I’m a Republican because I don’t believe in the government controlling my life, but I believe in it controlling the lives of people who are not like me. I am Republican because I enjoy the advantage of being a white, heterosexual Christian, and I am a Republican because I want that to continue.
Aaarrgggh! Got through “Goong (Princess Hours)”, painfully. Would the Crown Princess character really be considered appealing in Korean (or any other) society? The character’s exaggeratedly clumsy ditzy undignified clueless whiney childlike stupidity was excruciating to watch. This girl is supposed to be 19, not 12. The other characters of her age (except for her two goofy friends) are written as young adults far more advanced that this girl appears. I had to wonder how the other characters managed to refrain from killing her outright. How could anyone possibly find such a girl attractive or interesting?
I would be interested in other views on this character.
Joo Ji Hoon
Ye gods. How did that get on my page?
(Source: omodrama)
