Month: January 2009

Hakim the Mad: Fun Dude`

Hakim the Mad, who sadly passed away in 1021 A.D., was an entertaining fellow.‚  He was the Caliph of Egypt, and as a totalitarian ruler, made all sorts of fun laws.‚  He banned eating grapes and water cress and also banned the playing of chess.‚  Maybe he lost one too many games.‚  He also didn’t like barking dogs so he ordered that they all be put to death.‚ … read more “Hakim the Mad: Fun Dude`”

Blood in My Stool?

After doing my business this morning, I turned around and there appeared to be blood actually in the toilet. Concerning.

At work later in the day I sent another letter to the President and turned around and saw a lot of blood… Very concerning. However, upon closer inspection, I realized that the color was a little bit wrong- it was more of a purply-pink than deep red.… read more “Blood in My Stool?”

New Eminem Video- Crack a Bottle

When I was seventeen, I really liked Eminem. My musical tastes have matured a little since then, but he still has a special place in my heart. Below is a new song starring Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne. “Crack a Bottle” is a bit of a throwback to Eminem’s earlier musical days and is pretty good.… read more “New Eminem Video- Crack a Bottle”

How to Become Smarter

Everyone wants to become smarter right? Who doesn’t want a genius level IQ that can help you easily make a million dollars in business, win over that beautiful woman/man, and cure cancer?

Research has shown that you can make your brain better by giving it practice:

  • Do new activities (yoga, canoeing, basketball, sudoku)
  • Read new books
  • Brush your teeth & comb your hair with your other hand
  • Balance on one foot then the other
  • Play challenging games (strategy & skill-based games)
  • Talk to new & different people each day

Ancient Vegetarians Killed Indiscriminately

In the wonderful year of our Lord 1209, the Catholic church declared a holy crusade against vegetarians of the time.‚  The vegetarians in question were the Cathars, who rejected all forms of killing including war and capital punishment and avoided any food that resulted from sex- meat, eggs, dairy products.‚  The Pople didn’t like them because they had different doctrines than the Catholics, including the assertion that the God of the Old Testament was in fact the Devil.… read more “Ancient Vegetarians Killed Indiscriminately”