Tanning Beds and Cancer

If you read my blog at all, you'll know that it's not very serious most of the time. However, this is one time I thought I would post a warning.

According to an article in Insurance Broadcasting, the International Journal of Cancer published an article about the relationship between tanning bed use before age 35 and skin cancer. Quoting the Working Group on artificial UV light and skin cancer of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), "Young adults should be discouraged from using indoor tanning equipment and restricted access to sunbeds by minors should be strongly considered."

The most disturbing statistics from the article says that "Men and women who ever used sunbeds were 15 percent more likely to develop melanoma, the researchers found, based on 19 studies they reviewed. A review of seven studies found that exposure to tanning beds before age 35 boosted melanoma risk by 75 percent."

75% more risk!! I mean, I know a lot of you young people think that having a golden bod is important, but do you really think it's worth the risk?

Good thing I'm old, flabby, and not worried about showing off my body...

I just KNEW I had healthy eating habits!

It says so right here...

"Boosting Brain Power -- With Chocolate"

So it was a special drink... and from dark chocolate... It's still chocolate!

Are you my type?

My wife, an INTP, had me take a quick quiz to see what type I was. Here is my result.

ENFJ - "Persuader". Outstanding leader of groups. Can be aggressive at helping others to be the best that they can be. 2.5% of total population.

Free Jung Word Choice Test (similar to MBTI)
personality tests by similarminds.com

What's yours? (Just click on the link above...)

Happy Easter everyone!

Hey, if I can't wish everyone a Happy Easter, who can? It's just about my favorite holiday, and it's not even for the chocolate eggs (although chocolate should have a holiday all to itself, in my opinion).

Yes, I AM a computer God Geek!

I went and took the Computer Geek test referred to at Patrick's Weekender blog (It's the Saturday Six - Episode 155). I am proud, yes proud, to say that I scored out as a 100% bona-fide Geek.

See, here's the proof, even.



Think you can live up to that? Go ahead, try the test. I dare you. Make my day.

By the way, my wife, who's a much better blogger than I, and apparently a much more normal human being, came out as middle-of-the-pack for geekiness (lucky for her).

Geek word of the day

From Wikipedia, Grok "is a verb that connotes knowledge greater than that which can be sensed by an outside observer. It is an understanding beyond empathy and intimacy. In grokking, one experiences the literal capabilities and frame of reference of the subject."

I grok Blokus. (Okay, not really. But I wish I did...)

Bathroom Humor

Roto-Rooter's Pimped Out John. I don't think any more needs to be said.

Now YOU can beat Serena Williams at Tennis

The voice wasn't quite synced up, but you'll get the idea. And amusing to boot!

Serena vs. Conan

Countdown to July 21, 2007

Anyone who's a Harry Potter fan probably already knows this date, but for those of you that don't, that is the day the seventh and final book in the series is expected to be released! Woo-hoo!

What's up with Blogger?

Or rather, What's DOWN with Blogger?

If you're actually reading this post, blogger has somehow managed to come back online. If you are seeing the screen below, then it doesn't matter because you can't read this anyway! (I bet somehow, in some way, the preceding actually made sense to you, huh? Admit it.)