Thursday, October 29, 2009

Thursday's Ample Offload


In advance of November, I'm offloading a passel of absolutely erratic links. Enjoy them, dumpees.


Dept. of Bedtime Stories: The most common Fairy Tales have origins that date in the millennia, not centuries. Yet and still, the Beeb changed the end of Humpty Dumpty.

Dept. of The Nose Knows: The boffins (smart folk) have determined that contrary to my mother's assertion that she was constantly bitten for being so sweet, it's the sweet sweat that stumps the 'squitos. In related news, clean smells promote ethical behavior.

Dept. of Bamboozled Ambulance Drivers: Innovative, constant-pressure artificial heart means living with NO PULSE. Story ideas? Me, too.

Dept. of Dayrunner Bankruptcy: So-called "superachievers" often don't use to-do lists and aren't necessarily workaholics. They choose what to do knowing that time management is a myth.

Dept. of Everything Old is New Again: Now proven to neurologists' satisfaction: Sitting up straight makes you more confident. Also, considering dangerous faces, scientists study whether the cover does communicate something about the book.

Dept. of Chronic Shelfstrain: Roger Ebert can't get rid of books. Ever.


I feel cleansed.

7 comments:

Leah J. Utas said...

Oh Clare, the mutant veggies. I shot many an odd-looking carrot in my career including one with a tooth in it. Good, good times.
Love the lightsaber critters. The squirrel looked a little too comfortable with it for my ease of mind.

Clare2e said...

Never trust a skwirrel. Their mad mind control skills will Jedi you right out of all your hazelnuts.

Elaine Will Sparber said...

Another good cornucopia of links!

Kathleen A. Ryan said...

What a potpourri of information and visuals in one post! The Unusual Image Galleries you collected were quite interesting. Wild stuff! Thanks, Clare!

Lois Karlin said...

OMG, cleanliness is next to Godliness after all! I've got to clean up my act.

Charles Gramlich said...

That's an eclectic bunch of links.

Elizabeth Spann Craig said...

These are great! Thanks for sharing. I needed a smile today. :)

Elizabeth
Mystery Writing is Murder