General posts.
Apparently, scientists have found the gene that controls fear, and in mice have managed to reduce innate and learned fear. The story is here. The article tells of how this “could be used to study human phobias and anxiety-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder”.
Am I cynical to think that actually, the first use of this will be to make soliders more effective killing machines?
I have an exam on Tuesday. A Microsoft software architecture exam. I took the previous version of this in 2001, and didn’t have any problems, I have to take the updated one now to maintain a certification.
I booked it about 4 weeks ago, and have been putting off studying since then, thinking I’d do it closer to the exam. Now it’s a few days away, and I woke up this morning with a stinking head cold. Uh oh. There goes the study this weekend as planned.
Procrastination is a killer, folks.
The secret to improving focus, reducing stress and bending spoons with your mind is Dahn Yoga, also known as Brain Respiration. After only 2 1/2 classes, I can bend a spoon with my own hands. I also can count to 10 in Korean. Soon, I will be Yogi Bear.
I’m going roller skating tonight for Chelsey’s birthday. Will I fall? Will I get in a fight? What about those tough dudes that hang out at roller rinks? Will they “hassle” me? It’s adult skate, so at least I don’t have to deal with 13 year olds who smoke. I have not skated since I was in high school, and I was never any good. Chelsey can skate backwards. Good for her.
I forgot to pubically announce the addtion of Greg to the list of El Buzzard Enterprises’ authors. Greg brings us that international joie de vivre and je ne sais quoi that…. Wait. He’s English. He brings the bangers and mash.
Brent, aka Mr. Unstoppable, has also just been added as an author today, but he hasn’t posted an article yet. He has proved with his witty comments that he has more to say and better ways to say it than me, Dave, and Leslie combined. He probably doesn’t even know yet, though.
The house is clean. You can all come visit now.
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Pretty ironic that this time of year, I’m usually more immersed in US culture than usual due to football, yet this is the time of year for the past 3 years where my hopes and chances of moving to the US have been at their lowest point.
And this year, it’s the lowest point yet. My chances of obtaining a visa to legally live and work in the US are virtually nil for the forseeable future. The US immigration system is utterly broken for people wanting to play by the rules. No-one wants to fix it because it’s presumably deemed a political minefield.
Leslie got me a pedometer, which I have really wanted for a long time.
It took me 2380 steps to get to work this morning. According to the pedometer, that’s 1.034 miles or 1.666 kilometers.
It also says it is “1 5.0” calories, but I don’t know what that means.
