January 23, 2013

        When I'm feeling down, I try to think happy thoughts.
        When that doesn't work, I get even more depressed,
        so I try to think even *happier* thoughts. Inevitably
        that fails, so I suddenly rip out as many nose hairs
        as I can grab between the nails of my middle
        finger and thumb, and that *always* results in me
        rolling on the floor in rapturous laughter, right
        alongside my writhing, screaming co-worker.


Top of the Heap:  A Twofer: 50 Years Ago the World Almost Ended, and a fresh look at the Cuban Missile Crisis
     http://www.slideshare.net/stinson/the-cuban-missile-crisis-fifty-years-on
     http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/10/50-years-ago-the-cuban-missile-crisis/100387/

This has bothered me for awhile now - the case for Seaworld to stop holding orcas captive
     http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-review-blackfish-ensures-youll-never-go-to-seaworld-again#.UPwYXFZEV5J.twitter

Related: 8 Things You Should Read and See About Captive Orcas
     http://www.takepart.com/photos/will-2013-be-year-captive-orca

Wacky Gadgets From CES 2013
     http://news.yahoo.com/smart-potty-dumb-idea-wacky-gadgets-ces-214446443--finance.html

6 Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages (That Everyone Believes)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20186_6-ridiculous-myths-about-middle-ages-everyone-believes.html

Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Muhammad Ali
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/17/Ten-Things-You-Probably-Didnt-Know-About-Muhammad-Ali/

The Big Top's Top Ten - the most popular circus acts ever
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/21/The-Big-Tops-Top-Ten/

The Girl Scouts will have my hide for this, but here's How to Make Your Own Thin Mints
     http://www.crumbboss.com/thin-mints/

Relaxing Rain Audio for Work, Play, and Sleep
     http://raining.fm/

20 Things You Didn't Know About Clouds
     http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-clouds#.UP9SH6FU5ho

Move Over GPS, a New Positioning System Has You In Its Sights
     http://gizmodo.com/5973070/move-over-gps-a-new-positioning-system-has-you-in-its-sights

The Top Baby Names of 2013
     http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/14/living/parenting-top-baby-names-2013/index.html

The World's Biggest Bonfire, Ever
     http://www.worldsbiggests.com/2013/01/the-worlds-biggest-bonfire-ever.html

Hypersonic Flight "Breakthrough" Could Have Us in Tokyo By Lunch
     http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/11/reaction-engines-hypersonic/