One sunny day in 2009, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue , where he’d been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, ‘I would like to go in
Maximum Brain Power in One Location
I came across an article about the 1927 Solvay International Conference on Physics. This conference brought together the world’s most notable physicists (Schrodinger, Heisenberg, Bohr, Planck, Curie, Einstein, etc. — see thumbnail below). To give you an idea of the
Crazy Sleeping Habits
I have two teenage sons that have discovered crazy sleeping hours during the summertime. I came across an interesting view on sleep habits in this article on Life Evolver…
Son, Go To School
Early one morning a mother went to her sleeping son and woke him up. “Wake up, son. It’s time to go to school.” “But why, Mama? I don’t want to go to school.” “Give me two reasons why you don’t
You Think You Understand the Cost of Gasoline?
An interesting article sent to me by Sam Greenwood…
Bribing the Professor
One day, a professor was giving a big test to his students. He handed out the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was over, the students all handed the tests back in. The professor
Hillbilly Humor
The wisdom of Larry the cable guy…… 1. A day without sunshine is like night. 2. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 4. 99 percent of
Investment Advice: Apple
You may have seen that Apple Computer Company is now valued at $158 billion! Some quick investment advice: sell it short. This is a stock that’s going one direction…
Nair Hair Removal
My neighbor found out her dog could hardly hear so she took it to the veterinarian. The vet found the problem was hair in the dog’s ears and cleaned both ears and the dog could hear fine. The vet told
Men Reveal Aggressive Tendencies
An article in New Scientist details that a man’s potential aggression is revealed in the shape of his face… A study of male ice-hockey players (of course!) suggests that to gauge a man’s aggression levels, you just have to look at