10 Facts

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

More than half of women in the US will not leave their home without makeup on.

The longest one syllable word in the English language is “screeched”.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

SNOW!!

The best day ever - it's snowing (at least it was when I drove to campus a while ago). Soon will come the days of sledding, snowball fights, cross-country skiiing, and drinking hot chocolate by the fire. Delightful! Until then, a few flurries will have to be enough.

I just saw online that it's 74 in Philadelphia. And it's 31 here. Winter - I'm ready for you!!

Thoughts

So my initial enthusiasm of posting regularly on this new, attractive blog was, well, short-term. But since I don’t know who actually reads this (if anyone), how about a deal, between you and me? If you comment, I’ll post. (I want to say ‘I promise’, but honestly, I can’t promise. So I’ll try really hard).

On Friday I was thinking about books. Specifically, if I ever got married, what books would I make sure my future spouse read before we actually got married? Two books immediately came to my mind – Difficult Conversations and Emotional Intelligence. Those are must-reads. The other thing I’d add is watching several episodes of Supernanny together (I’m serious). That show sparks some serious parenting conversations. Interesting, though, that the 'must-reads' are not theology, and not directly about faith. But they are about life together.

Enough procrastination. Back to working on my talk for Thursday night.