I Guess I'm Taking This Course Off My To-Play List...

This video was taken while playing the first round of the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.  Maybe I didn't really want to play that course anyway...

And let's be honest here...

...but, I guess we are!

According to this USA Travel article, Salt Lake City and Oakland have the most honest people!  Okay, the article admits that the claim is 'according to an offbeat, though not particularly scientific, survey from the people who make Honest Tea.'   The article says that they set up unstaffed stands containing bottles of tea for $1 and jars into which 'customers' could pay.  100% of the people in both Salt Lake City and Oakland paid for their tea, with other cities coming in at a lower percentage.

The rest of the top 10 according to this survey include the following...

   3. Boulder, CO, 99%
   4. San Francisco, 97%
   5. Boston, 96%
   6. Cincinnati, 96%
   7. Galveston, TX, 96%
   8. Seattle, 96%
   9. Las Vegas, 95%
   10. Washington, DC, 95%

Also, refer to the linked article for other interesting observations, such as men with beards were 96% honest while bald men were 85% honest.  Hmmm...

Source: USA Today Travel

Coolest iPhone Charging Station Ever!

Yes, I am a big fan of "2001." (The movie, not the year)  I'm also a big fan of Legos.  I'm also a big fan of Apple products.  Put them all together and what do you get?  A drooling fanboy of the coolest iPhone charging station I've ever seen!

The link to the original post says that "A friend's husband just built this iPhone charging station."  My hat's off to you, sir!  (WARNING: some of the language in the comments are PG-13 or even R.)

The Beauty Secret of All the Stars!

This is a pretty funny video.  I was LOL at it.  Unfortunately, some of it's too true and a bit sad.

Thanks to Forbes for the link.

Great Lessons for Life and Work

Are you a fan of Jeremy Lin?  Who? you might say.  And probably rightfully so.

Unless you're a basketball fan.  Jeremy Lin is a pro basketball player for the New York Knicks.  Up until very recently, there was really no reason to know who Jeremy was.  He played his college ball at not-exactly-a-powerhouse-Harvard.  He was not drafted by any NBA team and signed as a free agent last year with Golden State.  Earlier this year, he was being played very sparingly and there were even plans to release him once some players returned from injury.  But now?...

Due to those injuries, Jeremy was pressed into a starting role as the Knicks point guard.  Since then (5 games playing at least 36 minutes each game) he has led the formerly 2-11 Knicks to a 5-0 record.  How has he done it?  Well, having some talent certainly helps, but no one in the NBA (or most colleges) seemed to have noticed. But what he really did was be ready for, and seize, an opportunity when it presented itself.

I thought this 10 item list by Forbes contributor Eric Jackson really put it well and gives us all some lessons about life and work and how to do and be our best.  Here is Eric's list...

1. Believe in yourself when no one else does.
2. Seize the opportunity when it comes up.
3. Your family will always be there for you, so be there for them.
4. Find the system that works for your style.
5. Don't overlook talent that might exist around you today on your team.
6. People will love you for being an original, not trying to be someone else.
7. Stay humble.
8. When you make others around you look good, they will love you forever.
9. Never forget about the importance of luck or fate in life.
10. Work your butt off.

23 1/2 Hours

In this awesome video, Dr. Mike Evans asks the question, "Can you limit your sitting and sleeping to just 23 1/2 hours a day?"  And so what do you do with the other 1/2 hour that you're not sitting or sleeping?  Without spoiling it too much, you Exercise!  It doesn't even have to be too strenuous.  Watch the video to see the benefits you can achieve by just being active for 1/2 hour a day.  Then... go take a walk!

How come we didn't have...

The good ol' days?  Forget it!  Why didn't we have these when my kids were small?

I think I'll go bungee-jumping...

NOT!!!

At least not after this story on USA Today.

Yes, that's a half of the cord snapping back up while the other half is still attached to the jumper on her way down...  Thank goodness she is okay.  However, she must've hit her head since she is considering doing it again sometime in the future.

Here's a link to the video if you aren't into reading about mishaps and just want to see them.