Quote "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius Joke The other day I tried to make a chemistry joke, but got no reaction Fun Fact There are 70 (!) ingredients in a McRib sandwich. Reading Fact In some libraries you can check out animal skeletons, Santa suits, prom dresses, and dogs, among many others. Your local library might be offering much more than just books, audiobooks, or ebooks. Quite a lot of libraries lend home improvem

This week I have read… 1. Night Flights by Philip Reeve 2. A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 3. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haid This is what I thought of each one Night Flights by Philip Reeve This story follows Anna Fang and how she was an orphan on the Arc Angle Ship and her code name was K420.The Arc Angel is being run by Kale Industries. Mr. Kale's youngest son is wanting a

Quote "Think more highly of what fate has given you than of what it has denied." Baltasar Gracian Joke I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought: “That’s the last thing I need!” Fun Fact Ancient Greeks came up with the idea of cyclops after they found a fossil of a mammoth, and had no idea what it was. Reading Fact There are “human libraries” around the world where you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their unique life stories. Started in Copenhagen in 20

Quote "Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life." Robert Greene Joke The guy who invented the door knocker got a no-bell prize Fun Fact Richard Nixon once smuggled a suitcase full of weed through the airport for Louis Armstrong. Reading Fact Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester was sold to Bill Gates for the equivalent of today’s $50.2 million. Written in 1510, The Codex Leicester is a 72-page linen manuscript of Leonardo’s thoughts, theories and obs

Quote "Curb your desire — don’t set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need." Epictetus Joke I was going to make a chemistry joke, but since I'm kinda late to the thread, the good ones argon Fun Fact There is an island in the Bahamas that's inhabited only by swimming pigs. Reading Fact When Victor Hugo was facing a tight schedule for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, he asked his valet to confiscate his clothes so that he wouldn’t leave the house. During cold d

Quote "You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination." Roman Payne Joke What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a bicycle and a nicely dressed man on a tricycle? A tire Fun Fact Toilet seat covers are basically pointless. Reading Fact John Steinbeck’s dog ate the original manuscript for Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck’s beloved Irish setter named Toby was the first to consume Of Mice and Men. The dog, quite liter