What I Learned This Week - 11/15/13

1.  Google Now users get a special Dr. Who treat when using the voice command, "when am I?"
2. It has recently occurred to me that many people that use sarcasm actually mean it.
3. Paleontologists have fossil and genetic evidence that a form of penguins likely lived during the time of dinosaurs. Seems like the lead-in for the plot to Ice Age 4.
4. I've never seen a sad person on a jet ski.
5. According to a new study from UC-Berkeley, marriage success is directly related to the woman's ability to regain composure after an argument. As my kids say, "No duh".
6. If you send me n e-mail with a read request – I will ALWAYS decline it.
7. “Biking to Shawarma” is not only a fun activity; it’s a great name for my rock band.
8. Sometimes there is no other option but to “go commando”.
9. One of my favorite movies, “The Princess Bride”, is being turned into a stage play and no one can tell me “WHY?”
10. A more diplomatic response to advice than, “I know” is “you’re right”. I know this but for some reason can never remember to use to it.
11. Someday there will be a camera attached to my eye so I could capture just the right shot.
12. I have no rational explanation for the requirement of pockets on infants clothing.
13. A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? The answer is NOT $0.10….and more than half of graduates from Harvard, Princeton and MIT got the answer to this basic algebra question wrong.
14. The words, “TARDIS amp stack”, will make a music geek’s head explode.
15. Under Armour acquired MapMyFitness (everything from MapMyRide to MapMyRun) this week. The jury is out on whether or not I’m ready for GPS/App enabled underwear that tells me how far I walked. The Facebook posts could be hilarious. 
16. I had no idea AOL still existed.
17. There’s only two weeks left for amateur astronomers to catch the predawn viewing of Comet ISON with binoculars. Cross your fingers, if things go well and it doesn’t ‘splode when it rounds the sun, it’s possible that it will be so bright on its return trip that it will be viewable in broad daylight.
18. I did not know “Movember” was an actual organization that supports men living with and beyond prostate and/or testicular cancer. I honestly thought it was just an excuse not to shave.
19. Volunteering for Project C.U.R.E. is way more rewarding than I could have expected.