No long post for me today, just some links and such. Enjoy

It’s National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! Have you thanked your local lab professional yet? My company is really livin’ it up this year. Free donuts, ice cream socials, lots of freebies and some contests.

How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off

The wrong way is to try using your conscious willpower to get yourself out of bed each morning. That might work every once in a while, but let’s face it — you’re not always going to be thinking straight the moment your alarm goes off. Your may experience what I call the fog of brain. The decisions you make in that state won’t necessarily be the ones you’d make when you’re fully conscious and alert. You can’t really trust yourself… nor should you.

Why Rice Krispies Go Snap, Crackle, Pop

When you pour milk into your breakfast bowl, the cereal absorbs the milk. As milk flows into the crispy kernel, the liquid puts pressure on the air inside and pushes it around.

The air shoves against each pocket’s walls until they shatter, forcing out a snap, or a crackle, or, as you, know, sometimes a pop.

Google now has an online Calendar

It’s not too late! You still have some time to take advantage of Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

Tale Spin and Darkwing Duck are coming to DVD - Ah, more cartoons from my childhood making it to media so the youngsters of tomorrow can see what *real* cartoons are like.