What I Learned This Week - 7/18/14

1.  No one can resist singing Barry Manilow's " Copacabana."
2. According to my youngest, life was a lot easier when she was nine....I agree. For the record, she just turned ten.
3. R2-D2, C3P0 and Princess Leia appear in the movie, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as hieroglyphs in the "Well of Souls". Yes way.
4. I disagree with my young coworkers that being “outdoorsy” means drinking an adult beverage on a patio. That’s called, “winning.”
5. I don’t know where/why the recent trend of calculus equation graffiti started, but it always takes me off into the “I should know this” land. It’s kind of awesome in its own way.
6. “Sharknado 2” is happening. Get over it. I see a basement full of geeky teens in my future.
7. Best t-shirt in the airport this week read, “Dear Naps, Sorry I was such a jerk as a kid.”
8. I don’t understand the recent craze of Obama-esque gear that reads, “Oh yes we CANnabis.” 
9. According to the teenagers that frequent my home, teenage girls travel in odd numbered groups because, “they can’t even.”
10. Some Tour de France riders use Strava during the race and are currently tearing up the leaderboards on most segments. Yes, most – not all. There are still some bad-ass locals holding KOMs – or it could be the peloton was just taking it easy on that particular section.
11. “Deep-fried butter” is a thing.
12. You are probably not cut out for parenting if you can’t figure out how to get red wine stains off a baby’s forehead.
13. My youngest’s version of fish taco is a hard corn tortilla filled with Pepperidge Farm Goldfish.
14. If you don't pretend to use your force powers to open automatic doors and remote start the car, you have way too much on your mind.
15. A new study at the University of Exeter suggests that exposure to hydrogen sulfide could prevent mitochondria damage – meaning smelling farts is good for you. Husbands all around the world (and half of my household) are now rejoicing.
16. The stadium “wave” made its national debut on October 15, 1981 in a playoff game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees. It is attributed to be the brainchild of the longest continuously active professional cheerleader (41 years and counting), Krazy George Henderson. I still dislike it very much.
17. Marvel now releases comic book spoilers on “the View”. In case you didn’t know, Thor is now a WOMAN and no longer yields the great hammer, “Mjolnir” but a new hammer - the “Uru”. The breastplate now makes complete sense.
18. Another question my youngest asks that I can’t answer, “If I hit myself and it hurts, am I weak or strong?” Neither - It means Dad or one of your older sisters is controlling your arms.
19. There is now 3-D printed ice cream available. Although it is cool on a couple levels (HA) - Who has time for that?
20. You can create your own fart cannon with just a cardboard box, a pair of scissors, some tape and some surgical tubing. Odorous fumes provided separately.
21. Chief Creative Officer for Marvel, Joe Quesada, announced on "The Colbert Report" that the Falcon — also known as Sam Wilson and perennial side kick of Cap — will become the new Captain America. My oldest is heartbroken.
22. According to a maintenance worker in my building, my method of completely filling my water bottle with crushed ice then adding water creates “maximum ice-iticity”.