What I Learned This Week - 4/5/13

1.  Whenever a doctor states," let's not worry about this and runs some tests first", the worst case scenario will be stuck in my head until all tests are complete.
2. MC Hammer turned 50 this week. I thought he was much older.
3. My kids now understand the real estate market based on an analogy of the perceived value of Polly Pockets through their adolescence.
4. Whenever I read the word Atenolol, I always focus on the last three letters and smile.  Silly drowning man.
5. Researchers at Boston Dynamics have made a bionic dragonfly named "festo" that is controlled by a phone app. I now have a new way to fish for bass.
6. The number of reps I can do when weightlifting in the gym, is directly proportional to the number of people I think are watching me.
7. Today's kids will never know the joy of slamming a phone down after an argument, now all they can do is poke their screen in an angry rage.
8. April Fool's day was the result of changing from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and New Year's day being moved from April 1st to January 1st. Those who thought April 1st was the new year were" April Fools".
9. Duck Dynasty Dad, Phil Robertson, played college football with NFL Hall-of-famer Terry Bradshaw at Louisiana Tech. Apparently they split running back – quarter back duties. The thought of their potential huddle conversations makes me happy, happy, happy.
10. Phil Robertson turned down NFL officers during his junior year because he didn't want to miss duck season and was not interested in having, "large, violent… men chasing me trying to stomp me in the dirt”.
11. There are actually four brothers in the Duck Dynasty family, the oldest is a minister and not on the show.  
12. Si Robertson is actually married. I don't want to see a woman that could be crazier than he.
13. Gigs.2.go now makes disposable USB flash drives made of paper. No, that’s not a joke, but I find it funny.
14. Good idea gone bad - when out with friends, have everyone stack their phones on top of each other face down. First one to pick up their phone pays the bill.....unless drinks are involved, then you won't remember your phone.
15. I have many years of school, degrees and certifications but I still have to internally sing the alphabet song to know where a letter goes.
16. This week marked the 40th anniversary of the first mobile phone call. I had no idea it was almost as old as me.
17. MLB has started and I still don't care. I find this amazing since I was obsessed with the sport until the All-Star game ended in a tie.
18. If I had Morgan Freeman's voice, I would just talk to myself all day.
19. Surprise Froyo is always worth it.
20. There's a certain comfort knowing your workout buddy is suffering just as much as you, even if you are running and talking about fishing.
21. Friends should know better than to expect a yes/no answer to the question, "should I buy this bike?" when it is directed at me.