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Glass Half Empty

http://what-if.xkcd.com/6/ What if a glass of water was, all of a sudden, literally half empty? —Vittorio Iacovella The pessimist is probably more right about how it turns out than the optimist. When people say “glass half empty”, they usually mean something like a glass containing equal parts water and air:
http://www.thespartanwarrior.com/post/6754785057/7trainingideas By Jason Fitzgerald ( via ) Over the last 13 years of competitive running in high school, college, and beyond, I’ve picked up certain training strategies that I’ve incorporated into my current training. Some of these training principles are well-known while others are less common.

7 Training Ideas That Changed My Running Forever

Tying Your Shoes

http://howtorunamarathon.net/Tying_Your_Shoes.html In the next race you can observe that most people do not know how to tie their shoes in the proper fashion. This will cost valuable time.
Tired of those sissy girl razor commercials with Roger Federer and Tiger Woods? How about the ones with Andre 3000 and Adrien Brody? Yeah me too, just disgusting.

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mental_floss Blog & 8 Secrets From the Wonderful World of Disney

1. There Are Human Remains in the Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland is one of the scariest places in the park, but not for the reasons you’d expect. In his 1994 book Mouse Tales , former Disney employee David Koenig tells the story of a tourist group that requested a little extra time on the ride so they could hold a quick memorial for a 7-year-old boy. Disney gave the family permission, but it turns out, the memorial was only half their plan. When the mourners were spotted sprinkling a powdery substance off their “doom buggies,” the Haunted Mansion was quickly shut down until all the remains could be cleaned up. http://mentalfloss.com/article/28255/8-secrets-wonderful-world-disney
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