California Drought

California Drought

For the first time since 2011 California is now drought free.  Good news but also bad news because of the drought between 2010 and 2016 they have over 102 dead trees, 62 million trees died in just the last year.  Southern California reservoirs are now at 62% capacity and the mountains have snowpacks.  Groundwater conditions are improving and if the […]

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A remedy for existential angst

If thinking about your own death freaks you out, there may be over-the-counter solution. A new study shows that the main ingredient in Tylenol, acetaminophen, can help calm existential dread in the same way it reduces the physical pain of a headache. To get volunteers worried about their own mortality, University of British Columbia researchers asked them to watch scenes […]

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Fun Things To Do In An Elevator

Fun Things To Do In An Elevator

Make race car noises when people get on and off Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your Kleenex to other passengers. Grimace painfully while slapping our forehead and muttering, “Shut up dammit, all of you just SHUT UP!” Whistle the first 7 notes of a “It’s a Small World” incessantly. Sell Girl Scout Cookies On a […]

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