It’s Official – Sabretooth for Halloween

After a little comedic back and forth yesterday at work starting with C.K.’s post about “Wolverine Being a Slut“, I decided to go as Sabretooth from the Xmen. I was going to reprise the Wolverine role from last year in order to finally get my claws to retract (which didn’t quite work last year). I was also toying around with the idea of going as one of the Knights of Lil...

How Much Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Weigh in His Prime

“How much did Arnold Schwarzenegger weigh in his prime.” I pondered this tonight at the gym after weighing myself. I don’t get too concerned with weight since I don’t feel like I have a lot of fat to lose and muscle weighs more than fat. However, I do worry about the long term of lugging lots of weight around on my heart. I am in no way shape or form “ripped”...

400-year-old mummified cat found in walls of cottage – Telegraph

400-year-old mummified cat found in walls of cottage – Telegraph. I found this today and thought it was pretty awesome. 500 years ago people across Europe buried cats in their walls to ward off spirts and one was recently found while renovating a cottage. I find this interesting because I sometimes like to think about the history of things and the people that have interacted with them over...

Urban Maple Syruping

Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Maple Syrup was a big business, that I seldom thought of. We were too poor, or never really thought of it, but we seldom had maple syrup unless it was given to us as a guest. However, taking a field trip to a maple syrup business was a staple field trip. Even in highschool, a few friends Jeremy and Mike started their own syrup business that sounds like is still...

Proud to Be a Gopher – U Researches might have “cure” for HIV/AIDS

I graduated from the U in ’06. People have always complained that a disproportionate amount of money goes to the research side of the University of Minnesota. While I am definitely a fan of checks and balances, I think everyone can stand back for a second and praise this news from yesterday: From the post on  BBC: The discovery, by the University of Minnesota, raises hopes of a similar...