What I Learned This Week - 6/28/13

1.  The most effective way to get Swedish Fish is by using gummy worms.
2. I’m pretty good at convincing myself that the voice inside my head that states I can’t do something – lies.
3. The TV show Full House needs to be removed from the airwaves – permanently.
4. Roku – who knew?
5. I have no idea why it took my so long to discover the geekdom of Dr. Who. I think my kids are bigger fans than me.
6. The Tour De France starts tomorrow. Yes way. Although I’m a Team Garmin guy, I’ll have my cowbells out for Teejay Van Garderen with BMC.
7. I am not the only person who thinks the Pringles guy and Monopoly guy are related.
8. My evil side has no boundaries. Its birthday season and my kids are getting cards in the mail every few days. When I handed the first card to the middle child I told her it was an acceptance letter to Hogwarts. To no surprise she was actually very disappointed it was a birthday card. I walked away cackling.
9. According to my kids, the “hardest thing ever” is trying to look happy when no money falls out of your birthday card – unless it’s attached to a gift. It appears I need to work on their appreciation of gifts.
10. Best advice I’ve seen on a t-shirt, “Don't do anything you're not prepared to explain to a paramedic.”
11. Tween and teenage boys have a completely different thought process than girls of the same age.
12. It is mandatory to stop at Bosselman’s truck stop when driving I-80 across Nebraska. Steel from the World Trade center, a replica of the Predator, a full size tank, urinal stars and pre-packaged cups of wine to go – what’s not to love?
13. It is far more entertaining driving across country with teenage boys. 
14. The most popular song in Nebraska is Pink Floyd’s the Wall Part 2. 
15. An impromptu poll of Facebook friends indicates that all food and beverages taste better after taking a picture of it and posting it.
16. The game “night time – daytime” is way more fun to say than it is to play.
17. Wild salmon flesh gets its pink color from the krill that it eats in the open seas. Farm raised salmon is sometimes dyed to obtain the same effect.
18. The “League of Legends” isn’t really.
19. After a spring of training and one triathlon under my belt I have discovered there are three secrets to completing a triathlon: (1) don’t drown, (2) don’t crash and (3) don’t walk. I’m pretty sure I can apply these to daily living.
20. My Dad will be proud to know that several new generations now know the family “Omaha Nebraska” song.
21. I am strangely fascinated by USB dead drops and am now actively seeking them.  There have to be more than 4 in the US. I think I’ll make one.