October 17, 2012

            I try to live each day like it's my last.
            It's a pretty good way to live,
            except for the bad check fees.

Top of the Heap:  In this week's "No-DUH" department: Mitt Romney's tax plan can't work, and here's why
     http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/the-final-word-on-mitt-romney-s-tax-plan.html

13 Brilliant Pumpkin-Carving Hacks
       http://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly/13-brilliant-pumpkin-carving-hacks

8 Horror Myths Debunked (or Confirmed)
      http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18936

What happened The Year You Were Born? Dunno. It was still cooling back then.  (Thanks, Billy!)
      http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

The story behind the theme song from Frasier  (Turns out "tossed salad" doesn't mean what you think, after all...)
      http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2012/04/story-behind-tossed-salad-and-scrambled.html

The Timeline of an Unpaid Internship
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/angelameiquan/the-timeline-of-an-unpaid-internship

Some pretty amazing Pop Culture Finger Portraits
     http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2012/10/11/pop-culture-finger-portraits-20-pics/#more-43177

The 10 Best McDonald's Meals You Won't Find in the U.S.
      http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/10/08/10_best_mcdonalds_meals_you_wont_find_in_the_us

In this week's "This-Guy's-Got-WAY-Too-Much-Time-On-His-Hands" department: The LOTR Family Tree
      http://lotrproject.com/

How to Age Your Wine 5 Years in 20 Seconds
     http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2011/12/18/hyperdecanting-wine/

Do Our Electronic Gadgets Really Threaten Planes? (Short answer: no.)
      http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444273704577637703253402734.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read#

How Long Stuff Takes to Decompose
     http://padmum.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/592/

This has possibilities - Virtual Reality  Contact Lenses
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/virtual-reality-contact-lenses_n_1252481.html
     http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/terminator-vision

America's Secret Weapon in the Cold War: Elvis Presley
     http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/14/elvis-presley-america-s-secret-weapon-in-the-cold-war.html

A Historical Dictionary of American Slang
     http://www.alphadictionary.com/slang/