What I Learned This Week - 8/23/13

1.  The real reason most cyclists dope……Strava.
2. According to my kids, I have Bob Seger moments. 
3. Believe it or not, Internet Explorer turned 18 this week.
4. Scientists have discovered a correlation in the brain with color and perceived pain. The color red on skin visually stimulates pain receptors in the brain causing one to feel pain faster and at higher threshold. Blue on skin yielded the best results with test subjects able to tolerate or even feel pain for substantially longer durations. The next time you burn yourself, cover the affected red area, so you are unable to look at it - ideally, use a blue bandage. Rose-colored glasses are a definite no-no.
5. StravArt – the act of using a gps data recorder, a bicycle and a web-based program to create large scale art. This one is most epic  - http://www.strava.com/activities/8626794.  All of mine so far are circles….ok circle-ish.
6. The vast majority of people I associate with have no clue what, “Bazinga” means. Bazinga.
7. There is a group of divorce attorneys in Tampa, FLA with the company name,  “Joy Division”. Their motto is, “Love will tear you apart”. The 80’s kid in me just did a moonwalk.
8. According to my youngest, ranch dressing is NOT the act of wearing cowboy clothes.
9. Home is where the wi-fi connects automatically and maximum signal strength.
10. If you pause any YouTube video and type, "1980" you'll be surprised with a vintage 80's time killer.
11. You cannot make your dog happy by wagging its tail.
12. Demetri Martin is right, if you want to make someone's name sound less important, put "DJ" in front of it.
13. WD-40 is available in pen form - it's about time.
14. “Twerking” is not at all what I thought it was.
15. The "Are they Hot dogs or Legs" blog has taken away more time from my life that I will never get back.
16. The 80's sitcom "Cheers" was originally supposed to be about a football player that owned a hotel in Barstow, California but was changed once Ted Danson was cast.
17. Sometimes its best to play a single hole of golf and then hit the bar.
18. Every kid goes through a phase where they have their own phrases, few are better than Roryisms.
19. Nerds are vandals too. I saw a truck with the "4x4" tag on the back with "=16" written in marker following it.
20. Ben Affleck is going to be the next Batman, that can only mean that Robin will be played by Matt Damon.