Scientific Research

I came across an article on yahoo about a class of 8-10 year-olds, in England, who published a paper in a scientific journal.

After probing a little bit deeper (by clicking a link in the yahoo article) I found the actual report done by these children. I found it to be a fascinating exploration, not only into the intelligence of bees (the subject of their research), but on the intelligence and capabilities of children.

Seriously, this is really cool. The kids did some groundbreaking research. While they were supervised by a competent scientist, they created the experiments and did the research themselves.

So, here's the link to their research:

http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/12/18/rsbl.2010.1056.full.pdf+html

Enjoy.

Yes, I've been pretty Stupid.

I discovered recently that I am an idiot. Here is why.

You see, I always thought of being single as a kind of curse. As if my success in life is dependent on if I can get a woman to love me, and thus being single equals failure.

But I've been so wrong. Being single is a blessing. An opportunity. I will never be more free to pursue my dreams than I am right now. I've intended all through my college career to pursue my goal of being a successful published author after graduation. And so here I am, free to do just that. No wife, no kids, and no job to interfere with my writing (I manage to distract myself enough as it is). I can't believe I didn't see it before.

So here's to hoping that I can turn this freedom into a meaningful word-count.

Updates

I've known that I need to post something, but I haven't had any relevant ideas for a good blog topic. I still don't, but I figured I would post today just to keep my blog alive.

So, onto business.

Congrats to the BYU FOOTBALL team for actually making it to a bowl game this year! Through the first five games of the season it looked like BYU was dead. However, they made one of the greatest about-faces that I've witnessed in a sports team and won 5 of their last seven games (with their only two losses coming to top 25 teams). They were basically a different team during the second half of the season. So thanks to them for making this season a pleasure to watch(the second half of the season).




And thanks to the BASKETBALL team for being awesome right now. Unfortunately we need a more consistent inside game to take the pressure off JIMMER (because everybody knows who he is since he was on the cover of SI). Unless we develop one, I don't know if we'll go very deep into the NCAA tournament in March.




No thanks to WOMEN for being utterly confusing; at the same time demoralizing, but utterly intoxicating.




Cheers to PROGRESS! Over the last couple weeks I've actually written a few pages on one of my writing projects. Sure, it isn't that much, but it feels like I'm starting to break through my writing funk. Of course, I am now three months behind schedule. I wanted to have it finished by Christmas. I suppose it's possible, but I'd have to write about 75,000 words in the next three weeks (as opposed to ~2,500 in the last three).

And my favorite place to be right now? 24 HOUR FITNESS. I think I'm starting to turn into a muscle-head. I love working out. Not only do I FEEL different, but I LOOK different. I think after about 10 weeks of working out (5 days a week) I've put on at least 10 pounds of muscle. I confess that I end up flexing in front of the mirror a lot more than I used to : ) Seriously, I think everybody should spend consistent time at the gym lifting weights. Even girls, here is why:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/why-guys-lose-weight-faster-women-and-how-steal-their-secrets

Anyway, that's life right now. The end.

Pet Peeves

Here's a little rant on things that annoy me.

1) Girls ignoring calls and messages--This happens to guys (not just me) a lot. It takes a lot of courage for a man to call a woman and ask her on a date. But all too often girls ignore that effort. This is rude. And it just encourages repeated calls from the guy anyway. Just answer the dad-gum phone and say "no" to whatever he is offering.

2) Lack of Punctuality--I don't know why this irks me so. But people showing up late to any sort of appointment/meeting/job/class really bother me. I don't know why. I hate being late myself too. I am also annoyed by people leaving early as well (especially from home sports events, that's just disloyal!)

3) Driving SLOWER than the speed limit--This is usually done by old people. I can understand being old and not feeling the constant need to rush everywhere. But at least drive the speed limit so you don't drive younger generations (like myself) out of their minds.

4) Not pulling all the way into a turn lane--This happens a lot around here. People pull into a turn lane but leave half their vehicle in the other lane so traffic has to swerve around them. This is definitely a safety issue. And it vexes me.

5) People ranting about stupid stuff on their blogs--Mindless rants are stupid. I don't know why people feel the need to air their nit-picky grievances in public, but for some reason they do. And it's annoying.

(#3&4 are what inspired this post. For some reason I've been really annoyed by other drivers lately. Grrrrr!!!!)

AA

I thought this was funny.


AA Destroying The Social Lives Of Thousands Of Once-Fun Americans

Men vs, Women

Here's a popular youtube video that discusses the differences between men and women:



Very true!

Modern Marriage

A friend posted this article on my Facebook wall. I found it very interesting. What do you all think? Feel free to comment here and on my Facebook page.

http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/10/08/stop-looking-for-a-wife-you-wont-find-one/



When I have more time I'll write a post on my thoughts about this.