I would say that with the exception of rule #4, this 100% applies to church sound guys. But most of them are single and are fans of rule #4 as well. 🙂

Sound booth guest rules. — Imgur

Imgur is used to share photos with social networks and online communities, and has the funniest pictures from all over the Internet.

This is kinda cool. So there are twenty moments in a minute?

Do we experience life in 3 second chunks? — Barking up the wrong tree

Ever wondered how long a hug lasts? The quick answer is about 3 seconds, according to a new study of the post-competition embraces of Olympic athletes. But the long answer is more profound. A hug last…

Race and Party

Very interesting — and contrary to what you normally hear. Be sure to read the pieces linked to in the addendum.

Racism by Political Party

It is undeniably the case that racist Americans are almost entirely in one political coalition and not the other. Chris Hayes, Up w/ Chris Hayes, August 18, 2012. Here is data asking whites the quest…

Shocking Disparity

The growing disconnect between those who make decisions about the use of military force and those who are called upon to fulfill their decisions has been disturbing me for a while. But this fact caught me off guard.

Tweets to ponder

Also: no military service among either prez/VP nominees, Scotus justices, Senate leader and (save 8 weeks) House speaker. That thought has a legacy through David Leonhardt and Sarah Wilcox.

Sesame Street and the Thug Life

Wait. What? I need more information.

Is less violent TV and more educational TV the answer to better behaved kids? — Barking up the wrong tree

Join 25K+ subscribers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: No. Educational TV increased physical aggression at school almost as much as violent TV. And the more educational TV a kid watched, the cru…

Global Crime

How interesting.

Crime in Europe and the U.S.

Has there been a “reversal of fortune”? Paolo Buonanno, Francesco Drago, Roberto Galbiati, and Giulio Zanella step into these treacherous waters with a new paper (pdf): Contrary to common perceptions…

Be Happy

I hate journaling, but I’ve seen findings like this so frequently that I might have to give it a try.

The most proven technique for increasing long term happiness: — Barking up the wrong tree

Barking up the wrong tree. I want to understand why we do what we do and use the answers to be awesome at life. About. Eric Barker; First visit? Start here. Bakadesuyo.com is proud to be listed on blo…

Lolo!

Lolo wound up placing 4th. I wish she had won a medal. 

Lolo Jones can’t be sexy, Christian and a hurdler » GetReligion

Some readers sent in a recent piece from Salon, which (for those who stopped reading it back in the 1990s) bills itself as “the leading progressive news site, combining award-winning commentary and re…

If You Forget You Are Sad, Are You?

The bit about amnesia made me laugh out loud. Wow.

Do sleeping pills like Ambien work because of the placebo effect? — Barking up the wrong tree

Join 25K+ subscribers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: Sleeping pills on average only make people fall asleep 12 minutes faster and sleep 11 minutes longer during the night. The placebo effect m…

Faith Helps

When I tell students that there are objective and practical benefits to faith they seem surprised. But that’s the nature of truth — when you make choices based upon reality, those choices tend to work out better. 

What can we all learn from religion — whether we believe or not? — Barking up the wrong tree

Barking up the wrong tree. I want to understand why we do what we do and use the answers to be awesome at life. About. Eric Barker; First visit? Start here. Bakadesuyo.com is proud to be listed on blo…