http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/today_in_advice While we wait to see whether our terrible, horrible, no good, very bad economy will recover—"US bail-out plan provokes doubts"—please enjoy these distractions, courtesy of the BBC: 1. Put fresh flowers in your bedroom. When the smell of roses had been wafted under the noses of slumbering volunteers they reported experiencing pleasant emotions in their dreams. An odour of rotten eggs had the opposite effect on the 15 sleeping women, the German scientists found. 2. In sensible countries, creationism is bad for your science career. Professor Michael Reiss has quit as director of education at the Royal Society following the... Copyright 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:55:02 -0800 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:51:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss As Mr. Natural said: "If yer gonna do it in the road, be sure to wear a reflector on yer ass!"

]]> Toe Tag http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/today_in_advice#c1147787 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/today_in_advice#c1147787 Life Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:30:54 -0800 ...& refrain from the "across the tracks" position (which is only for aerialists, and certified contortionists... & Plasticman). ^..^

]]> herbert browne http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/today_in_advice#c1148118 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/today_in_advice#c1148118 Life Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:51:17 -0800