Thursday 3/7/24
Celebrate:
Nametag Day
National Be Heard Day
National Cereal Day
National Crown Roast of Pork Day
National Flapjack Day
National Hospitalist Day
Plant Power Day
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Daylight Saving Time starts early Sunday morning, and the time change can affect sleeping and waking patterns for 5 to 7 days. So think about one week ahead.
On the days around the time change, eat at the same time or even eat a little early. To ease the transition, shift your mealtime forward 15 minutes for a few days in a row.
Our sleep cycle and our eating patterns affect each other. Don’t overeat. Also, if you find yourself feeling snacky, eat a snack that is high in protein instead of carbohydrates.
Go outside and get exposure to morning sunlight on the Sunday after the time change to help regulate your internal clock.
I like #5 on their list, take a nap.
Of course you can start the time change now and mess up the rest of your week. Set your watch forward 15 minutes (or if you start tomorrow 20 minutes) a day. By the time Sunday rolls around you are already at the new time. See!
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There was Milk and Pepsi with Laverne & Shirley, the viral trend "Dirty Soda" where you mixed cream and flavored syrups, now..official!
Dr. Pepper is partnering with Coffee Mate to create the perfect Dirty Dr. Pepper.
Coffee Mate is coming out with a "coconut lime"-flavored creamer, specifically made for crafting a Dirty Dr. Pepper. The creamer will be available nationwide while supplies last for around $3.29.
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Someone polled 35,000 Americans and asked, "Do you think you're cool?" Turns out most of us DO think we're a pretty cool person. (Or as the kids would say, "on fleek" . . . and I'm now 8,000% less cool for saying that.)
53% said they're cool . . . 29% said not a chance . . . and 17% aren't sure if they're cool or not. Men were a little more likely to say yes, and obviously age matters too.
Three-quarters of Americans under 30 think they're cool. Same goes for two-thirds of people aged 30 to 45 . . . 43% between 45 and 65 . . . and even 28% of seniors would still describe themselves as cool.
They also broke it down by where you live, and the results were pretty even across the board . . . except for one spot. You're far less likely to think you're cool if you live in the MIDWEST.
Only 44% of Midwesterners think they're cool . . . 36% said no way . . . and 20% have no idea.
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The Worcester Public Library in Massachusetts announced that people who have lost or damaged a book can bring a photo, drawing, or magazine clipping of a cat, and get their library cards reactivated. The library calls the program March Meowness, a way to forgive members who misplaced a book or damaged a borrowed item. The program has generated hundreds of returns, multiple postings of random cat photos on the library’s Facebook page, and photos and drawings pinned on a growing “cat wall” in the building.
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It's National Procrastination Week.
If you're wondering WHY you procrastinate, researchers from Ohio State University just reported on a link between our attitudes and our actions . . . particularly when we're approaching tasks that we DON'T want to do.
There's a term called "valence weighting bias," which describes how much someone is influenced to act . . . by drawing more on their positive or negative attitudes.
The studies were complicated, but basically they found that people were less on the ball about something if they dreaded the idea of it MORE than they were excited about the positives. So like feeling good about completing your taxes, or setting things in motion to get a tax refund.
By the way, there is another kind of procrastination. If your attitude is TOO positive . . . like putting off studying for a test because you feel confident about it, and you believe you're already prepped, when you're not.
Like a lot of things, balance is best.
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If you’re looking to impress someone over dinner — be nice to the restaurant staff! A new survey finds the biggest dining turn-offs include licking fingers when eating, double-dipping, eating with your mouth open, and (worst of all) being rude to the server.
Eating with your mouth open
Talking with a mouth full of food
Spitting something back out onto a plate
Picking your teeth
Slurping soup
Eating other people’s leftovers without asking
Licking a knife
Criticizing someone’s cooking
Licking fingers instead of using a napkin
Double-dipping on a shared spread
Starting to eat before the whole table has their food
Putting ketchup on every meal
Preparing fish in the office microwave
Playing with food
Hogging food
Swallowing without chewing
Slurping in spaghetti or noodles
Stealing some of your chips while they wait for their own meal
Adding salt before you have tried the food
Using a knife and fork to eat pizza and
Ordering a well-done steak are on the list as well.
See their full list here..and don't do any of these!!!
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Seventeen countries have a ban on people owning or wearing camouflage clothing if they're not police officers or in the armed forces. The countries are mostly in the Caribbean and Africa.
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