(June, 2014) A new ad by the hair care company Pantene asks why are women always apologizing, and raises the question of whether women say “sorry” more often than men. (audio clip below) There is actually research to back up the thinking that women say “sorry” more often than men. Two studies by the University…
(June 2014) SmartTravel.com has come up with a list of travel destinations that don’t live up to the hype: – Niagara Falls, New York. The Canadian side has better views of all three falls (American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls) and it’s worth crossing the border to get them. Stopping on the American…
(June 2014) A survey by Match.com and PetSmart found out these things about people with pets: – 59 percent of respondents would perceive their date as more attractive if they found out he or she had adopted, rather than bought, their pet. – 25 percent of women have been more attracted to someone because of…
(August 2013) A new study finds that when we’re feeling sad and socially isolated, we shop. But shopping makes us even more depressed and alone. To fix it, we shop more. For the study, from Tilburg University in the Netherland, a sample of more than 2,500 consumers over six years were asked how much they…
(June 2014) The web site Whisper.com has asked people who work in retail to share their secrets. Here we go: – If I know we don’t have something and get sent to the stock room anyway, I stand back there for three minutes to make it look like I’m looking. – When it’s really hot,…
(June, 2013) The following was in the Dear Prudence column on Slate.com: “Dear Prudence: Three decades ago, I killed a man. He had broken into my home, armed; we struggled, he died. It was clearly self-defense and, frankly, I have no regrets or remorse. A few months ago, my wife’s brother did a Google search…
(May, 2014) There is a new app that will find an almost near replica of your recently deceased pet. Called PetMatch, it uses images of either an old pet, an animal that belongs to a friend, or just a favorite breed to search for similar ones nearby. The app only searches for animals that are…
From http://parentingconfessional.tumblr.com/, here are some confessions that parents make: – I make my kids lie about their ages so we can get a discount at the movies. – I fart in public, but blame the babies. – I hate hanging out with other mommies. – I tell my kids they can eat their boogers and…
People were asked how their parents scared them as kids: – “My mom told me there was a little man who lived in the fridge that would turn on the light on for you. I believed her and I was terrified of that little man.” – “If I swallowed my gum i would fart bubbles….
According to a new survey by CareerCast.com, actuaries have the best job in the United States. Biomedical engineer was No. 2 and software engineer came in at No.3. Careers that ranked the lowest included enlisted military personnel, lumberjack and newspaper reporter. (see the whole list here: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324874204578439154095008558?mg=reno64 wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424127887324874204578439154095008558.html) BEST, WORST JOBS Here are the Top…