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Rise Above It All: Experience Human Flight
I know that life can be tough. Everyone has their own battles they face everyday. Some people struggle with financial challenges, others with relationship issues, and even others struggle with time and maintaining balance in their lives. However, regardless of what the challenges may be, I can assur ...
Nature’s Gift: 9 Beautiful Butterfly Wing Patterns
For me, one of the best ways to celebrate life is to get outside and enjoy nature. Sometimes for us computer geeks, that might just mean taking the time for a quick walk in the backyard. However, you might be surprised at what you can find right outside your own door. It's really magical if you can ...
Stupid Shit Women Say That Men Don’t Get
I've been thinking a lot lately about the differences in the way men and women communicate. I'm the first to admit that as a woman, I know I say a lot of things that men probably find confusing. Okay, I admit it, I say stupid shit sometimes. It is almost like women have their own language, and many ...
Unusual Hiking: When Ordinary Just Isn’t Enough
I am sure you have been thinking to yourself that ordinary vacations are getting kind of old and boring. You are in search of something new and exciting, but can't quite figure out what that is. You could always go abroad to check out the history and culture there, but that's been done before, and i ...
RageGage: The Adult Temper Tantrum Tool
The daily traffic jams we have in Atlanta aren't for the weak. If you know anything about the weather here, you know that for about nine months out of the year it's hot and sticky with a humidity level that many days reaches 100%. Sitting in a traffic jam on I-285 is so hot and nasty that you'll be ...
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Sitting Down Is Killing You [Infographic]
When you have a desk job, it's easy to see the advantages of sitting at a desk inside when looking outside and there is a guy shoveling snow in front of your office. There you are, in your cozy warm office, typing away on that little keyboard while that guy is out there busting his butt in the cold. ...
Smallest Town In America: Population One Person
I can't decide if this is sad or kinda neat. As you see in that sign, the town of Monowi, Nebraska has a population of one person. Her name is Elsie Eiler, and she is 77 years old. Most of the town's buildings are crumbling down, and as you can imagine, it's very quiet and desolate.
The last even ...
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How Americans Feel About The Osama Mission [Infographic]
I remember exactly where I was the morning of September 11, 2001. I was sitting on the floor of my living room with the television on. I was playing with my son who was not quite two years old at the time. These days, I don't watch TV, but back then; I watched the news in the mornings. I remember wh ...
How To: Make Pop Rocks
Do you remember eating Pop Rocks as a kid? I do. It was like a chemistry experiment exploding in my mouth every time I ate them. I thought that eating Pop Rocks was just one of those things from the '80s that parents let us do, like riding in the car without a seat belt. You know, one of those thing ...
Combating Global Warming: Simple Action Steps
I read something the other day that said most people don't understand what global warming is. The phrase itself, "global warming," has been used so much in so many different contexts over the past few decades that a lot of the meaning in those words has lost its punch.
In the spirit of bringing a ...
5 Tips For Handling Failure
We are overjoyed when we know of friends who are experiencing triumphs and successes in life. Whether it be with their relationships, work, or whatever aspect of life, we celebrate with them. However, when we experience failure, often times we find it hard to deal with the situation. One reason I lo ...
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The Real Cost Of Dating [Infographic]
So there you are, you're just about to go on that first date. As a guy, you always want to make a good impression and be the expected gentleman you know you have to be in order to gain the respect of your date. There are some misconceptions when it comes to dating that both guys and girls are quite ...
Shopping By Color: The Designer Way To Buy Groceries
Whenever it is time to go grocery shopping over here I usually make the legendary list. Yup, it's all about optimizing, and the more detailed the list is, the faster the whole trip will be. I sometimes even try to list the items the way they are positioned in the store I am going to. That way, I can ...
World’s Most Secure House: A Zombie Bunker
Every once in a while I stumble over some crazy article in the newspaper that reports about someone rich building a doomsday shelter or bunker to keep safe from whatever might strike earth in the near future. Those articles have always been quite mesmerizing to me because it sounds like a huge endea ...
Creativity Takes Courage: 5 Ways To Build Your Courage
"Creativity takes courage" is one of my favorite quotes. It's an oldie but a goodie from Henri Matisse. It's so true. Creativity really does take a lot of courage. When creative people express their emotions through their artwork, writing or music, and they present it to the world to see on the Inte ...