Almost time for baseball! Since neither of my teams are in the game, I’m rooting for the Mets this time. So go Mets!
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Seventeen tips for marriage in my inbox. Hell, I h…
Seventeen tips for marriage in my inbox. Hell, I haven’t even figured out dating.
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When it comes to spoken conversation, I swear. A lot.
Sometimes, people tell me I use the word “fuck” too much.
Well, next time that happens, I’m backing that shit up with science.
Swearing can be cathartic, which can help us cope with “intolerable periods of inner conflict, repression and readjustment”.
Swearing can also help us deal with physical pain, believe it or not. One study6 tested how long participants could hold their hand in a bucket of icy water. In the first round, participants were allowed to say a neutral word. In the second round, they repeated a swear word instead. The study found that swearing helped:
Swearing increased pain tolerance, increased heart rate and decreased perceived pain compared with not swearing. However, swearing did not increase pain tolerance in males with a tendency to catastrophize.You can read the full article here, complete with all kinds of references, and enough history and linguistics to make any nerd’s little heart skip a beat. It even contains everyone’s favorite video Well, OK, maybe it’s just mine.
But the takeaway is this: Swear early, and swear often, because fucking science.
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“Are you sure you want to remove shared components…
“Are you sure you want to remove shared components?” Yep.
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Everybody sucks at something. So ask for help. #da…
Everybody sucks at something. So ask for help. #dailyadvicefromteamspeak
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Woohoo! Guess who slept for 10 hours straight? Me,…
Woohoo! Guess who slept for 10 hours straight? Me, bitches!
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OK. So Augusta’s getting its first frost warning….
OK. So Augusta’s getting its first frost warning. WTF weather, this is the middle of October. Winter’s going to be bad.
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Oh that’s cute, a satisfaction survey from the hos…
Oh that’s cute, a satisfaction survey from the hospital. Wonder which visit I should comment on?
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Burger with egg on it. Ice cream from Cold Stone C…
Burger with egg on it. Ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery. Packers football. Today has been good.
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I can’t believe it, but as a Braves fan, I’m actua…
I can’t believe it, but as a Braves fan, I’m actually congratulating the Cubs. Next year Braves, next year.
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I tend to be suspicious of covers, mostly because the majority of them aren’t well-done in my opinion. But this one of Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T.” by Jacob Collier is amazing. I think this may be Tuesday’s work loop. BTW, read that post, there’s a ton of useful info in there. And I think I found a new shiny.
Hat tip for the music discovery: Andre, who also creates some amazing stuff. You should check it out through either Spotify or iTunes.
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I mean, yeah, zero looks like O, so, why not just…
I mean, yeah, zero looks like O, so, why not just use O?
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Columbus Day is like white labeling for history. Y…
Columbus Day is like white labeling for history. You do the work, but someone else’s name goes on it.