What I Learned This Week - 7/19/13

1.  I never get tired of my dog's desire to nuzzle her neck against my throat whenever I lie down on the floor.
2. It is true, when all else fails, hug the dog.
3. Of the many words in the English language that I dislike, "mass" has become my least favorite.
4. When your spouse and kids return from a long trip and ask, “did you miss us?”, the correct response is, “yes”.
5. I am a sucker for the old style epic monster movies.
6. I have no idea how I missed the movie, "Sharknado"
7. I always have to look at a clock/watch/phone twice when checking the time - I have no idea why I can't remember the time on first glance.
8. I will never get tired of seeing the Snuffy the seal commercial for shark week.
9. I am always caught off guard listening to the emergency airport radio and their reference to the number of passengers as “souls on board”.
10. July 13, 2014 will now mark the anniversary of the Great Aspen Tree incident. When referring to the incident the correct response is, “it was only $6”, followed by, “I deserve a new Garmin for this”.
11. A writer has developed, “the Pixar Theory” that makes a fairly convincing case that all of the Pixar movies are basically the history of a single universe. It all starts with the premise of Brave setting during the Dark Ages represents the earliest time period Pixar has explored, and Merida comes across magic that turns her mother into a talking bear. The key word there is MAGIC.
12. I don’t understand why Microsoft allows OneNote to be used on every platform except Android tablet.  It’s free.
13. According to the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services, professional video game players are considered “athletes” and qualify for special visas.
14. A 41-year woman with from Denmark ran 366 marathons in 365 days. Oh yeah, she also has MS. On the final day she ran TWO marathons and upon crossing the finish line she stated in her best Forrest Gump voice, “I think I’ll go home now”.
15. I have never had a cronut, but after reading an article about them I am very, very hungry.
16. I do not understand the “Nick Cage as a Disney Princess” meme, but it still makes me laugh.
17. The name of the guy on the Quaker Oats box is Larry.
18. Mrs. Butterworth’s first name is Joy.
19. The police officer’s name on the “go directly to jail” square of a Monopoly board is Officer Edgar O’Mallory.
20. I think I have more conversations in my head than I do in real life.
21. The mother of a young cancer patient at Los Angeles's Children's Hospital, passed the time by jokingly requesting a pizza delivery on the window to her child's room with tape. When anonymous internet donations started bringing in pie after pie, the entire fourth floor of the hospital was able to join in on a pizza party. That makes me warm and fuzzy.
22. Xena Warrior princess references are completely lost on my kids.
23. Microsoft Excel will not process factorials over 170. Go ahead, try it.
24. There is going to be a sequel to Sharknado.
25. The older I get the less I can tolerate people my age and younger  that do not understand technology.