What I Learned This Week - 9/12/14

1.  461 days until Star Wars Episode VII is in theaters.
2. Nothing cures my insomnia like a rainy night.
3. It costs Seattle Seahawks fans up to $140 to park #takethatsuperbowlvictory.
4. Apparently the official flavor of fall is “Pumpkin spice”.
5. My texts become instantly festive and I hear maracas in my head when I accidently type “okay” as “olay”. 
6. Bacon-infused-bloody-mary-popsicles on bacon sticks is a thing. So are ice cream filled donuts.
7. There is an "Air Sex" World Championship. No, I didn't mean "guitar", and yes, I'm just as confused as you. I think my 16 year old self would have been a contender.
8. It’s been a long time since I tried any Linux OS – after installing Ubuntu on an old laptop, I;m almost a convert. Almost.
9. My family members are now Loki outdoor gear junkies – now to find a sale.
10. "Tua mater tam antiquior ut linguam latine loquatur" means, "Your mother is so old she speaks Latin" in Latin.
11. It is possible to pull a muscle while sleeping….and not in that good way.
12. Siri sends everything you say to her to an Apple database in North Carolina.
13. When local weather forecasters state it will “rain all day”, they mean “rain all day somewhere else.”
14. Interviews with people who mistake a television news van for a food truck are hilarious….and very Colorado.
15. No matter who I’m with when small soft hail known as “graupel” falls, the person(s) I’m with always…..ALWAYS refers to the hail as “dippin’ dots.” Taste tests are usually conducted.
16. I don’t fully understand how altitude sickness affects people and am able to predict who will get hit the hardest. Level of fitness surprisingly has nothing to do with it.
17. “Keeker” is an old Scots word for an eyeball or a peeping tom.
18. The new “Madden 15” video game has a little glitch that makes linebacker, Christian Kirksey a teeny, tiny, man who is dwarfed by the football. The new game trailer is hilarious.
19. A good day starts with piping hot coffee. A bad day starts with piping hot coffee all over the front seat of the car...and your legs…and laptop…and phone….*sigh*
20. According to ESPN, San Diego is the most tortured sports town in the country with no championships for professional sports teams in over 40 years.
21. I’m always disappointed when visiting an Irish bar and not one of the staff has a thick Irish brogue.
22. According to researchers, drinking red wine only has benefits if you are physically active. My bike water bottles will now have a new “energy drink”.