An excerpt from Cheezburger -
25 Funny Headstones That Prove You Can Have Humor in the Hereafter
By JR Atkinson
https://cheezburger.com/37160965/25-funny-headstones-that-prove-you-can-have-humor-in-the-hereafter
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Funny Headstones
https://cheezburger.com/37160965/25-funny-headstones-that-prove-you-can-have-humor-in-the-hereafter
Michael Jordan's Jet
Michael Jordan’s new $70 million Gulfstream G650ER is incredible.
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) October 8, 2024
The tail number is N236MJ and the custom paint job probably cost over $500,000. pic.twitter.com/T9Q2yAXZxP
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Lifesaving Item You Should Probably Pack On Vacation
From Buzzfeed -
The Lifesaving Items That Doctors Always Pack On Vacation
Medical experts recommend taking face masks, hand sanitizer, tweezers, tape, and more whenever you travel.
by Tessa Flores, HuffPost Staff
According to Dr. Sterling N. Ransone Jr., president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a full-time family physician in Deltaville, Virginia, having a really good grasp on your specific medical conditions or allergies and the medications needed to treat them is absolutely essential to vacationing safely. (The American Academy of Family Physicians does not endorse any products or services.)
“It’s important to include a one- to two-day day supply of medications taken for chronic conditions, like diabetes or high blood pressure. Things happen. You never know when your luggage may be lost or stolen. A small supply in your first aid kit will relieve worry until your doctor’s office can arrange for a refill near you,” Ransone told us.
He said that this list can include things like epipens, inhalers, glucose kits or aids used to treat coronary issues.
Outside of the realm of medicine, Ransone also said that he packs copies of identifications, passports and health insurance cards for each person traveling. “You never know when you may need to seek care due to accident or illness. It’s also good to have extra copies on hand in case you fall victim to theft,” he said.
You can keep unpacking Ransone’s luggage in the list below, in addition to seeing the travel recommendations of a couple other physicians, too.
1. An economy pack of hand sanitizers
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For the same reason listed above, Ransone will also always travel with a germ-busting rotation of liquid. These are extremely high-rated and trusted options for germ protection in addition to being perfectly packaged for travel.
Get a pack of eight from Amazon for $14.99.
2. A two-pack of pocket-sized strips of duct tape
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According to Ransone, there's not much that he can't fix with duct tape, whether it be used to close wounds or secure splints. That being said, who wants to tote around a huge roll of duct tape around in their suitcase? These flat, pocket-sized mini rolls have five yards' worth of tape each and solve that problem instantly.
Ransone also recommends what he calls "buddy tape," which are cushioned bandages that can be useful for stabilizing jammed or sprained toes and fingers.
Get a two-pack from Amazon for $7.99 (available in seven colors).
5. A 50-pack of DEET-infused towelettes for protection on the go
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"I hate getting itchy bug bites when traveling. Insect repellent wipes really help. Plus, preventing bites can help you avoid certain infectious illnesses, like Zika and Lyme disease," Ransone said.
These towelettes each contain 30% DEET, one of the most reliable ingredients used to repel Lyme-carrying ticks, and can be rubbed onto exposed patches of skin to provide up to seven hours of protection. The water-based formula is low-odor, non-greasy and non-staining.
"Talk with your family physician if there are vaccines you should get before traveling to parts of the world where these infections are common," Ransone added.
Get a 50-pack from Amazon for $41.50.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tessaflores/the-lifesaving-items-that-doctors-always-pack-on-vacation
Why the Steelers Don't Have Cheerleaders
An excerpt from TotalProSports -
Here’s Why The Pittsburgh Steelers Don’t Have Cheerleaders
By Darrelle Lincoln
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| Pittsburgh Steelers fans (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) |
The Pittsburgh Steelers do not have cheerleaders.
It is crazy to think about since the Pittsburgh Steelerettes were the first cheerleading squad in the National Football League, serving as the cheerleaders for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1960s.
They are one of only six NFL teams without cheerleaders, along with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and New York Giants.
Speaking of the Packers, when the two teams met in Super Bowl XLV, neither franchise had cheerleaders, as Green Bay did away with their cheerleaders in 1988 after market research indicated fans did not really care.
The Steelers’ cheerleading pioneers were part of the organization from 1961 until 1968.
In the 1960s, the team’s lack of cheerleaders ended after the girls wished to wear outfits that were more “modern” and “daring.”
According to Wikipedia, the owner wasn’t feeling it, so he decided to fire them instead.
Split-Faced Cat
From Animals Around the Globe -
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| Narnia striking a pose. Image by @amazingnarnia via Instagram A six-year-old British Shorthair cat named Narnia flaunts a truly extraordinary face. His split-colored facial pattern—half gray, half black—sets him apart from the crowd. Then to top the whole look off his piercing eyes add the most distinguished splash of blue. |
Send Later Messaging Finally Comes to Apple
An excerpt from 9to5MAC -
Here’s how to schedule messages to Send Later in iOS 18
By Michael Potuck
Apple launched the Send Later feature for email with iOS 16. Now with iOS 18, we have the same functionality for Messages.
How to schedule messages to Send Later in iOS 18
Note: Send Later in Messages only works with iMessages, not SMS texts
- Make sure you’re running iOS 18 on your iPhone
- Open the Apple Messages app and select an existing text or create a new one
- Write your text, but before hitting the send button, tap the + icon on the left side of the text field
- Tap More (or swipe down), now choose Send Later
- Pick a date and time to schedule the message
- Tap the send button (up arrow) to set the scheduled message
After you set a scheduled message, it will show up on your screen in the thread with a dotted-line bubble.
Tap Edit if you’d like to change the scheduled date/time, want to send it now, or delete the scheduled message.
Kids Know Right From Wrong
Nothing compares to moments like these on the campaign trail. pic.twitter.com/oNdwRuPr40
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 8, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
This is Why Mediocre Leaders Are Everywhere
An excerpt from TIME -
The Plague of Mediocre Leadership
By Barry Conchie and Sarah Dalton
Have you ever been taught by a teacher who couldn’t teach? We have, and it wasn’t the result of them lacking motivation and desire. Neither was it them missing a teacher-training course module on Friday afternoon one semester. These teachers, although well-intended, should be no where near children and education. They might have always wanted to become a teacher, but they lack the natural talent to be on—even an average one.
It’s the same for managers and leaders. Just like bad teachers, we’ve all met too many examples of these during our careers—bullies, narcissists, micromanagers, and those who graduated cum laude in crass insensitivity. Insecurity lies at the heart of their incompetence, and they see their position as an exercise in authority and control, insisting and directing rather than delegating and trusting. They inflict their mediocrity on everyone in their care. We have both experienced leaders and managers who, in different ways, nearly succeeded in destroying our sense of self-worth and caused us to question our whole reason for being. With managers and leaders, the vast majority are unfit for their roles.
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In our research, we have seen a disproportionate weighting of leaders in a narrow set of attributes and traits, such as action orientation (a predisposition to act before fully thinking things through) and relationship building (connecting to people because of a mutual liking of each other). As strong as these attributes are, they seem to come at the expense of other important traits and dispositions, such as strategic thinking. These two findings combine to produce outcomes that lead to ineffective execution and project missteps.
An example of this occurs when leaders, because of the relationships they build, find it hard to performance manage team members by holding them to account for sub-standard work. Rather than terminate these employees, weaker leaders never address the performance issues and poor behavior and unacceptable performance is tolerated.
Why, then, do so many mediocre managers and leaders get promoted to the highest positions where they fail in large numbers?
Let’s frame our answer by making one thing clear: Exceptional leadership is rare. Mediocre and poor leadership is the norm.
(Bold is mine. This is an excellent article that is spot on. I hope that you have the opportunity to read it in its entirety. - Faye)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Kudos to the Miami Heat
From TotalProSports -
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) September 16, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Dog's Reaction To "They're Eating Dogs"
THEY'RE EATING THE DOGS pic.twitter.com/lQqMW5l8pT
— Tarquin 🇺🇦 (@Tarquin_Helmet) September 11, 2024
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We All Know Someone, Are Kin to Someone, or Fit the Bill Ourselves
An excerpt from YourTango -
8 Subtle Traits Of People Who Have A Low IQ
People are intelligent in their own ways, but someone who exhibits these subtle traits has a low IQ.
By Alexandra Blogier
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Intelligence can be defined as a person’s general mental abilities to reason, solve problems, and learn. Someone's level of intelligence includes their cognitive abilities, like perception, language, planning, and memory.
There's a difference between being book-smart and street-smart, yet people with low intelligence may struggle with both. Because reasoning, learning, and solving problems are essential aspects of intelligence, someone with low intelligence will have difficulty mastering those areas.
Here are 8 subtle traits of people who have a low IQ
1. They're not very curious
People with low IQs show little interest in learning new things or digging deeper into topics they already understand. They're content to have a shallow conceptualization of issues, without thinking about the underlying causes.
They also tend to have smaller vocabularies and lower intellectual curiosity overall. They don't think outside of their own worldview, and have a limited ability to see other people's perspectives, which can make them fairly close-minded.
The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania defines open-mindedness as the "willingness to search actively for evidence against one's favored beliefs, plans, or goals, and to weigh such evidence fairly when it is available." They define the opposite of open-mindedness as "the myside bias," in which people search and evaluate evidence in ways that favor their initial belief systems.
The Center notes that people who are open-minded score higher on tests that measure cognitive ability, which supports the association between lower intelligence and closed-mindedness.
2. They struggle to adapt to new situations
Oftentimes, people with low IQs have a hard time in new environments. They can have trouble with planning and problem-solving, which translates into difficulty getting used to new places or new roles.
While someone with a low IQ might have skills that look good on paper, they're often challenged by being thrown into real life situations, and don't have the mental capacity to find a way out.
3. They don't know what they don't know
People who have low IQs might think they're actually very intelligent, which is called the Dunning-Kruger effect. According to the Dunning-Kruger effect, people who actually know very little on a certain topic assume they're very knowledgeable about it.
Psychologist David Dunning wrote that "The scope of people's ignorance is often invisible to them." He referred to that lack of understanding of one's own mental limitations as "meta-ignorance," or being ignorant of "the multitude of ways they demonstrate gaps in knowledge."
Whereas high intelligence performers openly recognize what they don't know, people with low intelligence go the opposite route. They lack intellectual humility, which means they don't acknowledge that they struggle to understand certain topics. This creates a level of low-self awareness and, oftentimes, an inflated sense of self or ego.
Teacher Has Found Clever Way of Teaching Art
Art Instructor Draws Clever Images With His Finger on the Windows of Dirty Cars
By Lori Dorn
Kundan Chowdhury of the Chandan Art Academy in Bhadreswar, Hooly in West Bengal, India, draws clever and teachable art with his finger on the windows of dirty cars. He starts with very simple shapes and then shows how the shapes connect to make the whole as a sum of its parts.
British Writer Describes Trump
From the London Daily -
Copied in its entirety from Nate White's article as found in the London Daily - It is too good to cherry-pick - Faye
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British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read
Nate White
“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.
And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.
So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:
• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.
• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.
This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.
And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.
#Donald Trump
https://londondaily.com/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-i-ve-read?sfnsn=mo
Where Folks Cuss a Lot
An excerpt from Readers' Digest -
This State’s Residents Curse the Most (Hint: It’s Not New York!)
By Kiersten Hickman
Well, dang. This state sure loves a good cussing.
In some cases, swearing makes you feel better. No, really! There’s science behind it. Research shows that profanity can help keep your emotions in check and positively correlates with honesty. It can even reduce your perception of pain. Pardon our French, but cursing comes in handy, gosh darn it!
So if you can’t help but swear, well, that’s not such a bad thing. Still, swearing isn’t for everyone. In fact, a new survey shows that residents of some states use more profanity than others.
To find out which U.S. state is the “sweariest” of them all, WordTips analyzed 1.7 million English-language geotagged posts on the social platform X (formally Twitter) and used a database of 1,600 profanities to uncover the most and least foul-mouthed places. Read on to find out which states’ residents curse the most and which are most likely to refrain from using profanity.
What other states round out the top five?
Along with Maryland, here are the states that tend to use the most curse words online (plus their average number of curse-word-laden posts):
Maryland (66.3 posts on average)
Louisiana (61.7 posts on average)
Georgia (57.4 posts on average)
Virginia (47.6 posts on average)
Ohio (47.3 posts on average)
After Ohio, many other states averaged in the 45-post range, including Mississippi (45.9), Pennsylvania (45.7), New Jersey (45.5), Nevada (45.5), Michigan (45.3) and Illinois (45).
Most-Spoken Languages Besides English And Spanish
An excerpt from Mental Floss -
The Most-Spoken Language Besides English and Spanish in Every State, Mapped
The analysis from WordFinderX took a deep dive into the languages of the United States—and revealed some fascinating trends along the way.
By Paul Anthony Jones
The United States is, famously, a linguistic melting pot, with estimates ranging from 350 to as many as 430 different languages being used across the country.
Out of all those, English understandably comes out on top nationwide. Almost four-fifths of Americans reported in the last census that they only speak English at home, making English America’s de facto official language (though, oddly, no de jure official language has ever been legally or formally recognized in the United States). After that, Spanish is America’s second most widely-spoken language, used in 62 percent of non-English speaking households, and giving America the world’s second-largest Spanish-speaking population, after Mexico.
But what would happen if we were to take English and Spanish off the table, and look instead at how the other 400 or so languages of the United States are used? A fascinating new analysis has done precisely that.
Language blog WordFinderX took household population data from the last census to discover the most spoken languages—outside of English and Spanish—across the United States. Breaking down the Census Bureau data by regions, states, major cities, and even individual districts and neighborhoods showed just how linguistically diverse American households truly are, and revealed some surprising geographic and linguistic trends in the process.
Let's Give Our Girls a Heads Up
An excerpt from YourTango -
12 Lessons Most Women Learn Too Late In Life
We all want to better ourselves, but learning how isn't always easy.
By Marielisa Reyes
Here are 12 lessons most women learn too late in life
1. You're responsible for how people treat you
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We've all been disrespected or undermined, and in the moment we might feel like nobody respects us or people don't know how to treat us right. But the reality of the situation is this: you are responsible for how people treat you.
You set the limits and you set the boundaries. And if someone treats you with disrespect, you step away from them. Because if you don't, this will only lead to more disrespect later down the road.
In fact, one study found that those who are disrespected have cynical views about human nature. This, in turn, leads to treating yourself and others with disrespect, and losing the respect of people around you.
2. Attitude is everything
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Whether we had a bad morning or a raging headache, most of us struggle to keep a positive mindset. Even more, most of us learn far too late what a change in mindset can accomplish.
For instance, multiple studies have shown that a change in mindset leads to greater motivation and academic success among students. According to an additional study, "Positive thinking and interventions can increase older adults' resilience, and thereby improve their quality of life. High quality of life can lead to greater life satisfaction."
So, even when it's hard, find things to be grateful for each and every day. Focus on the positives throughout your day and keep yourself in high spirits — your overall health depends on it.
4. Actions speak louder than words
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According to licensed counselor Lee Wichman, "The unconscious is incredibly powerful and one's behaviors cannot help but betray one's true sentiments." This means that if a friend or partner says, "I care about you," but their actions don't align, they likely don't care or value you.
It's a tough pill to swallow for most, but it's important to truly understand the meaning of that phrase. Because if we don't, we might find ourselves in relationships that drain us instead of inspire us.
https://www.yourtango.com/self/lessons-most-women-learn-too-late-life
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