3/11/25 - DST Adjustment, Hungry As A.., What's On My Dryer Sheet?

Tuesday 3/11/25

Celebrate:

Debunking Day

Dream Day

Johnny Appleseed Day

National "Eat Your Noodles" Day

National Organize Your Home Office Day

National Promposal Day

Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day

World Plumbing Day

Worship of Tools Day

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National 311 Day - aims to raise awareness about the non-emergency number 311 and how to use it, so that non-emergency calls go to that number instead of 911, speeding up response time to emergencies. The day also honors the "first" first responders who take emergency calls.

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It can take a week to adjust to Daylight Saving Time, but it doesn't have to.  If you're still dragging from the time change, here are a few things you can do today that might help.

1.  Get some sun.  Spending time outside in natural light can help reorient your internal clock, even if it's cloudy.

2.  Don't lean on that extra cup of coffee.  It's tempting when you're tired.  But caffeine too late in the day can keep you up at night.  Try to stop around noon.

3.  Eat meals on your new schedule.  If you normally eat lunch at 1:00, you might not feel hungry until 2:00.  But sticking with your normal lunch time can help you adjust quicker.  And don't eat dinner too late either.  It can keep you up.

4.  Get some exercise.  Even a brisk walk can make you feel more alert.  It might also help you fall asleep tonight.

5.  Hydrate.  You'll feel more fatigued if you're dehydrated, so drink plenty of water this week.  Avoiding alcohol is good too. 

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I had jury duty yesterday (and all week for that matter), and I missed Napping Day yesterday!

Perfect because of the time change.

A 60-minute nap will make you feel more rested . . . but you'll probably feel lethargic and groggy when you wake up.  If you're out for longer than that, you'll enter REM sleep, which also means you're probably sleep-deprived.

If you are NOT a napper, you can still celebrate by going to bed earlier tonight.  You can jump-start that by exercising a little this evening . . . or by enjoying a hot bath or shower.

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If you spend enough time doomscrolling on social media and arguing with bots, you may have heard the slang phrase, "Go touch grass!"  It's basically, "Get offline, and spend some time in the real world."

There's a brand new app called "Touch Grass," and it forces you to literally go outside and touch grass before going on social media.

Here's how it works:  Touch Grass asks you to choose TWO apps that are your biggest time sucks . . . that you WANT to limit.  It then blocks those apps.

The only way to unlock them is to take a picture of yourself outside . . . actually touching grass . . . and submitting it.  Then, you'll choose how much time you can have on each restricted app.

It comes out Friday only on iOS.

The creators also want to add ways to let users touch snow . . . sand . . . and other kinds of environments. 

Another thing:  The app is free, but upgrading it will cost $6 a month or $50 annually.  The premium version will let you block an unlimited number of apps, give you periodic "skips," and provide detailed screen time reports.

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This sounds like a joke:  A comedy club in the U.K. has banned guests with excessive Botox . . . because they're not able to provide enough of a reaction for the comics performing there.  The owner claims they're serious. 

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Have you heard..”I’m as hungry as a horse!”

Maybe we should change it to "I'm hungry as a Labrador!"

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans.

This is what UK scientists have discovered - identifying a genetic source of many labradors' - and some people's - tendency to overeat.

One of the researchers says "But it all speaks to the same important bit of biology, which is that obesity is not about having low willpower.

"It's about the fact that some people are prone to weight gain because they have a genetic risk which increases their responsiveness to food and their appetite.

"This goes for dogs and humans alike - they have a genetic drive to overeat."

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A car crash ended with a car submerged in a POOL in New York on Friday . . . and the police joked, "While we do encourage carpooling, this is not what we had in mind." 

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Have you ever seen dryer sheets labeled as "vegan"?  One of the key ingredients in a lot of dryer sheets is . . . BEEF FAT.  The dryer sheets are coated in beef fat to help make the clothes softer.

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