What I Learned This Week - 10/12/12

1.  There is something magical about homemade soup on a snowy/rainy day. Especially dot soup. 
2. Chemistry jokes that don't get a reaction still make me laugh. Like this one. 
3. There is a bacterium that poops gold. Yes way. Google it "Cupriavidus metallidurans" 
4. I do a small fist-pump inside when I open a large, brand new container of protein powder and the scoop is on top. 
5. There would be no song more popular than one written if Taylor Swift and Adele broke up with one another. 
6. I actually enjoy my wife's "Told-You-So" dance when it's not directed at me. 
7. My oldest now understands why people in my office call me Adobe-won Kenobi. 
8. A coffee shop at the airport had a sign for a day, "State your order in Sean Connery's voice and receive 10% off". I wash sho very tempted, but it felt wrong without my tuxsheedo. 
9. My dogs will only tell you they have to throw up at three am. 
10. No matter how good your party is, my friend Kevin ALWAYS makes it more entertaining than it should be. 
11. I'm not allowed to simultaneously have a cycling catalog with a tri-fold SALE insert and a credit card in my possession. 
12. Actress Mila Kunis' Dad is a Mechanical Engineer and her Mom is a Physics teacher. She is the result of nerd-breeding and her parents are the poster children of Tri-Lambdas everywhere. 
13. I lied about being ready for the cold. I really could use a month more of warm (not hot) weather. 
14. A coworker made fun of me for playing "Nerd Cards". I actually like that title better than the actual game title. 
15. I am amazed by how many people I know think most reality TV isn't scripted. 
16. You can actually bake whole eggs and achieve the same result as boiling them. Using a mini-muffin tray makes it even easier. 
17. A new version of Angry Birds comes out Nov 8. Now with a Star Wars theme. I was uninterested until the second sentence. 
18. The US Air Force declassified that they had several multi-directional "flying saucer" aircrafts in design and proto-type operation in the late 1950's. Google Project 1794 if you want to see how it worked. People still believe Roswell is headquarters for extraterrestrials. 
19. When I discover that the highlighters/markers I'm using have interlocking caps, I HAVE to stack them into a make-shift sword and wield it at my coffee cup while making light-saber sound effects. Stating, "Luke I am your father" is usually optional. 
20. A coworker and I are having a bacon battle - who can find the most obscure thing with bacon. Bacon turtles, turkey bacon jerky, deep fried White castle slider in a bacon weave, bacon underpants, bacon ice cream sandwich - meh. My favorite to date is a story about a guy who traveled across the country using only bacon as his currency - 3,000 lbs of it.