Obama Wins NC! Indy Still Too Close!

11:03 CST UPDATE: Nothing yet! I’m sleepy and I’m going to bed.  MSNBC “thinks” they have half the vote in for Lake County. Obama has to win over 60% of the vote in this county to overtake Hillary.  I’m going to bed as I hear one commentator say that because of the Democratic proportion system, [...]

Quote of the Day: Ajahn Chah

“If you investigate within, moment by moment, you will see that the tense way is anger, the way of sorrow. Going this way there is only difficulty and distress. Indulgence in Pleasure - if you’ve transcended this, it means you’ve transcended happiness. These ways, both happiness and unhappiness, are not peaceful states. The Buddha taught [...]

How Heterosexuality Works

This is how you’ll know when someone loves you: when they peel back the mask you’ve carefully constructed for yourself and they don’t run away.

You Are Witnessing A Mogul In Action

“Remember the $150 million deal Jay-Z was working on with Live Nation back in early April? Well, it appears the deal is sealed.
“Via a report from Billboard.com, Jay-Z and Live Nation closed the deal Wednesday night (April 30).
“The company filed a Form-8K on Thursday (May 1) with the SEC that states Jay is getting 775,434 [...]

Quote of the Day: True or False?

“Punishment doesn’t drive behavior. . . Copying and modeling and the social expectations of your peers is what drives your behavior.”
Gary Slutkin founder of CeaseFire in Chicago.  A group that employs ex-cons to persuade the friends and relatives of victims of violence to not engage in retaliatory violence.

Can You Get by on Just 5 Gallons of Water a Day?

Hat tip: Dina
“The average Brit splashes about 155 litres of water each day, compared with 20 litres for most people living in sub-Saharan Africa. Water might flow freely from our taps, but our small island is not immune to global shortages. Water is a limited commodity, and is becoming more expensive as its supply grows [...]