Friday, January 26, 2007

Does the World Really Need This?

The AP reports that a "doctor" in North Carolina has developed a donut that contains caffeine.
Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.

I simply do not understand.

Monday, January 22, 2007

That Explains It

Monday, 22 January, is the most depressing day of the year according to the Samaritans.

As part of a campaign to raise the awareness of the charity, Dr. Cliff Arnall of Cardiff University first defined blue Monday. He devised the mathematical equation:

[W + (D-d)] x TQ
    M x NA

The model was broken down using six immediately identifiable factors: weather (W), debt (d), time since Christmas (T), time since failing our new year's resolutions (Q), low motivational levels (M) and the feeling of a need to take action (Na).

The equation calculates that Monday 22 January is officially the worst day of the year. (Recruiter Magazine)

Yup

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Great

History reveals nearly two thirds of this area's measurable snows, sub-freezing and sub-zero temperatures have occurred beyond January 10.
-- Chicago Tribune, January 10, 2007