What I Learned This Week - 10/4/13

1.  A suntan is earned, not bought.
2. No need to comment on a person’s sunburn….I’m pretty sure I already know.
3. I’m surprised by the number of people (especially my kids) that do not understand the concept of, “when you’ve made your point, stop talking.”
4. According to my youngest, when opening presents, no one likes a good guesser.
5. I agree with Bernard Williams, "People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip."
6. The Google search engine turned 15 this week. I can’t believe it’s older than my kids. Here’s what it looked like in 1998.
7. The Mars Curiosity Rover discovered water on Mars. Approximately 2% of the Martian soil is made up of water.
8. A 34 year old Ontario woman won her first marathon - accidentally. She was registered for the half marathon event, but missed a turn on the course taking her to the full marathon distance. She had never run further than 20 miles prior to that race. More amazingly, she had a time of 3:11:48 which qualifies her for the prestigious Boston Marathon.
9. I had forgotten the simple joy of puppy breath.
10. Most NOAA weather websites are offline due to the government shut down. I honestly didn't see that one coming.
11. I don’t understand why life’s drama doesn’t happen during those periods of “free time”.
12. Few things top a glass of bourbon and silly dancing in my living room with my family.
13. It is nice to be able to light a fire outdoors again. How I missed the smell of wood burning.
14. I was reminded that a S’more without the marshmallow is affectionately known as a “smuh”.
15. I now cannot watch a Denver Bronco football game without hearing the Omaha Nebraska song every time Peyton Manning calls an audible using the word, “Omaha!” – thank you Dad.
16. You are starting to lose touch when half the clothes you buy are classified as "Don't wear outside the home" by your wife.
17. I’m pretty terrible at goodbyes.
18. Even dogs can suffer from “big sister syndrome”.
19. According to my oldest, she’s allowed to sleep until noon because I’ve always told her to never give up on her dreams.
20. No matter how bad a day my Dad has playing golf, I still can't beat him.
21. I wish I could generate cash at the rate my new puppy produces fecal matter.
22. People are surprised that I refuse to use ChapStick because there is no “manly” way to apply it. Apparently, kissing my wife after she puts some on doesn’t count.