One of the things I love most about what I do is that I have to read - really; it's a job requirement! Of course, the problem with reading is that I don't get to actively work, which leads others to think I'm not working, including myself! That pressure to constantly be doing something keeps me from reading for enjoyment as much as I'd like.When I am reading as part and parcel of what I do, I do it "right" - I take notes, I stop and look-up words I don't know or am unsure of in their context,... Read Full Story
This week, Zak, Nick, and Aaron are checking-out the Remington Arms ammunition factory - once the largest weapons factory in the world! Many say Remington Arms is cursed, because of the hundreds of thousands of people who have died as a result of the products manufactured there. If that weren't enough, there were dozens of accidental deaths and murders inside the factory.There's one story about two men who fell into the lead smelting pots within the factory. They were killed instantly. There ... Read Full Story
If you haven't heard, gold is at perfectly insane prices right now! They even had a report on it a few nights back on Nightline. With the recession, current unemployment rate, and housing crisis, a whole lot of folks are turning their unused/unwanted jewelry into cold, hard cash! I did the same.My story is a bit convoluted (as always) because I am a SWM - bachelorized at 35 - and I don't know from gold or jewelry: I had a handful of clasps, backings, and so forth that I'd collected over the y... Read Full Story
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Charles Darwin's seminal theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species. First published in 1859, the theory was actually not all that "new" - Darwin had been working on it for years and another thinker was publishing very similar papers elsewhere in the world - but the book and its theory became one of the most controversial of all time, and remains so to this day.Evangelical actor-turned... well, evangelist, Kirk Cameron, releas... Read Full Story
A Louisiana real estate agent was showing a stately, split-level home, half of which was perched atop a circular mound, when he came across a stack of about 100 bones in the cellar. Obviously disturbed, he contacted officials. A forensic investigator from Terrebonne Parish said the bones were so old, dirt had seeped into the marrow!The real estate agent soon learned the previous homeowners would find errant bones about the property whenever they were mowing the lawn or raking leaves. They cas... Read Full Story
