May 22, 2013

          No one has ever been able to explain

          to me exactly why "taking the easy way
          out" could ever be anything but positive.

Top of the Heap:  Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds
     http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/teens-invention-could-charge-your-phone-20-seconds-1C9977955

Facial Reconstructions of Famous People
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50567/10-facial-reconstructions-famous-historical-figures

Classic breakfast choices from around the world
     http://www.businessinsider.com/breakfast-around-the-world-2013-5?op=1

How Much Would It Cost to Build the Starship Enterprise?
     http://gizmodo.com/how-much-would-it-cost-to-build-the-starship-enterprise-506174071

Related: Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Us Why Star Trek is So Much Better Than Star Wars
     http://www.businessinsider.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-star-trek-2013-5

And - Pages from the original Star Trek Writer's Guide
     http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/14/star_trek_pages_from_the_writers_guide_for_the_original_series.html

Why We Laugh
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/02/why-we-laugh-psychology-provine

The 10 Best Sitcom Finales in TV History
     http://flavorwire.com/392223/the-10-best-sitcom-finales-in-tv-history/view-all

How to Get Your Kids to Do Whatever You Want
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/how-to-get-your-kids-to-do-whatever-you-want

The Five Warning Signs That You're Finally Getting Older (Check, check, check, check, and check.  Damn.)
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older/

Did Groucho Really Say That?
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/16/Did-Groucho-Really-Say-That/

13 Actors You Probably Didn't Know Were on Family Ties
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/13-actors-you-probably-didnt-know-were-on-family-ties

Moving?  Here are some brilliant moving tips that will make your life so much easier
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/brilliant-moving-tips

Why Caffeine in Coffee is a Miracle Drug For the Tired
     http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/23/178627908/why-caffeine-in-coffee-is-a-miracle-drug-for-the-tired

7 Strange Commencement Speeches
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/50591/7-strange-commencement-speeches