My dad said the same thing to me too

He didn't work in an eyeglass factory, but he did work in a casting factory involving lots of lead (I'm referencing the last paragraph of the article).

But the summary of the article is that being a part of the blue collar working class correlates with lower overall well-being.

Article: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/happiness-and-the-working-class/

This is sooooo cool

You ever wonder how people spend their day normally? The NYTimes put out this graph depicting what people do on a given day.

Any interesting observations? I didn't really find anything terribly unexpected except for the difference in working and TV & Movie usage between blacks and whites.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/31/business/20080801-metrics-graphic.html

Remember Cover Flow?

Remember when Apple released that? I feel like so many people were so hyped up about it.

Quick question: who actually uses it now?

By the way, for those who don't know, cover flow is iTune's ability to display songs and album art like the picture below.

From a friend, and sorry it's slightly inappropriate

Friend: And it's not mine! My sister-in-law was watching it and told me that it was funny because she knows I like turtles. And I thought sex wasn't a big deal anymore anyway.

Me: Adults who are like 30 who are married get it on regularly and maybe even go to the bars to supplement their getting it on still think that sex is a big deal. I feel like sex is the biggest deal for human beings, and always will trump drugs, alcohol, music, and possibly even good in the end. Maybe not good for so long as sex is seen as "dirty," but definitely the rest of them.

What brought this exchange about? This video:
http://www.break.com/index/the-north-american-humping-tortoise.html