Hello all,
Still trying to get over the jet lag. Please bear with me, I’ll have some Paris posts as soon as possible!
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Fun Stuff
A day without sunshine…
Finish this sentence: A day without a blog post from my favorite blog is like…
Well, kind of like this post I guess. I got nuthin.
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Holy Pant Size!
You know how sometimes you try on a pair of pants that is your size and it is either teeny tiny, or huge? And we just say, “Well, sizes vary a bit between companies.” Well, they vary more than just a little bit!
This chart really blew my mind. The good news is, you can pretend you have a 36 inch waist. The bad news is, not one of the companies actually measured 36 inches. So, whatever size pants you think you have, you’re probably wrong. ESPECIALLY if you shop at Old Navy. Yikes!
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It is especially disappointing to think of the scenarios this implies. Remember how excited you were to fit into a smaller size for the first time in a long time? Maybe you didn’t lose any weight, maybe the pants just got bigger. Or, if you’ve managed to stay in the same pant size for years, maybe you have actually been slowly getting bigger and just didn’t realize.
These days, you just can’t get away from inflation.
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Awesomeness Reminders
I am awesome. There can be no question. However, if you catch me at a low moment, I might forget for a second that I am awesome. In that case, I might need a little reminder of how awesome I am.
Enter Awesomeness Reminders.
For the low price of $10 a month, the service calls you every day to tell you that you’re awesome. You can even provide a custom message that you want the person to say. For an example of what the call sounds like, just scroll down to the “Can I hear a sample phone call?” section in the FAQ.
This is certainly a good idea in terms of starting a business. $10 a month isn’t so much to spend (the website points out that it is less than a movie ticket), and it’s probably not a lot of work for the guy to make the calls. And why not sign up? Anybody can use a reminder of how awesome they are.
Ingenious Mouse Trap
We had a mouse at work. That is not the story. The story is how someone from down the hall tried to catch the mouse.
This time the mousetrap was unsuccessful, but it reminded me that I had seen it action before, and it worked. I wondered how I could forget something so awesome, so I decided I better write it down before I forgot again.
- Get a trash can with high, smooth walls
- Balance a ruler on the edge of the desk, well out over the trash can
- Put little bits of cracker or other bait on the end of the ruler
Voilà! The mouse runs out on the ruler to get the cracker, the ruler overbalances, and the mouse falls into the trash can where he waits patiently until you let him out in the morning. Then, when you don’t have the heart to smash in his cute little adorable face, he resumes terrorizing you as normal. It’s kind of a fun game.
I did a quick search on the Internet, and it turns out this is a pretty common trap. (Search for “walking the plank”, which is a fantastic name for this kind of trap by the way)
The results range from the simple:
to the elaborate:
So, next time you need to catch a mouse, you might as well give it a shot. Make him walk the plank! If it doesn’t work, you’re not out anything.
Shane Halbach 