Monday, July 30, 2007

Exercise Plus Coffee May Ward Off Skin Cancer

Although it isn't definitive (but really, what is?), research shows that caffeine and exercise help fight skin cancer. Keep wearing that sunblock, but also go for a run and drink an extra cup of coffee.Anyway, check out the article--it's interesting.

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And...read this article if you want to learn about how Seattle is booming with sexpresso stands. That's right: get a good eyeful of cleavage when you order that healthy cup of coffee.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Man Drives 1300 miles to Burn Down Guy's Trailer in Online Feud

A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson.This is like road rage on technological steroids. Chalk up another victory for those good old navy boys.

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Thursday, July 5, 2007

Women Don't Really Talk More than Men

A new study reveals that men and women speak the same amount of words each day, negating the common idea that women talk more than men. "...LaFrance believes that prevailing notions of the "female chatterbox" have cultural and political roots based in sexism."

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Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Writing is like...


...a kitten who jumps on the counter.
The more he jumps
the better he becomes,
the higher and further he goes.
He grows, learns, practices
until he makes a clean jump,
a whur of fur and claws,
floor to counter to the highest spot of all:
on top of the fridge.

Wish I could be a kitten.