Did you know that the French word for “ear” is oreille and that the French word for “pillow” is oreiller. There you go. Continue reading
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We’re back! And not hungover. Continue reading
Today’s post will feature French-speaking artists covering other French-speaking artists songs. Or what is commonly referred to as “les reprises.” It’s getting all Rosetta Stone® up in here. Continue reading
Hair is big business. My soft flowing shoulder-length wavy brown hair doesn’t just happen by accident. Rather, I owe it to my hairstylist, products, and my trusty hairdryer. Continue reading
I have established elsewhere I am not a very fast runner. However, I am obsessed with reading about running and trying out new training programs. I purchased this book about a month and a half ago, and so far I am very impressed with the methodology.
First of all, the authors of “Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary 3-Run-a-Week Training Program
This methodology is not about jogging for the sake of jogging but focusing your training on three runs: Continue reading
Welcome to the latest attempt to get Crasstalkers talking about what they are reading: Book Pub. Once a month, check in with your fellows to see what’s interesting in their literary lives. And get smashed.* Continue reading
Hot on the heels of Comic-Con comes a pair of new trailers for Alfonso Cuarón’s long-gestating project, Gravity, which stars America’s sweetsharts Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Let’s watch them after the jump. Continue reading
Hundreds of comic book nerds passed out when Zach Snyder, director of Man of Steel, revealed a logo for a Batman vs Superman movie at Comic-Con in San Diego. Hundreds more reportedly bodily ascended out of the convention center and achieved nerdvana, becoming as one with the nerdiverse. Reports are hazy, but it appears the auditorium was deprived of oxygen by the collective gasps of nerdmazement when the logo appeared in the darkened auditorium. Into the darkness, actor Harry Lennix read a quote from the iconic 1980s comic series, The Dark Knight Returns which concludes with an epic Batman-Superman showdown: Continue reading
According to Tom Corley a financial planner who studied 350 rich and poor people, wealthy people have some daily habits in common. He wrote the book, Rich Habits – The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals. While the book strongly states that these habits make you more successful and as a consequence, more wealthy, you have to wonder if it is the chicken or the egg here. Let’s start with the book’s definition of wealthy – $160k/year in earnings and holding assets of $3.2 million. Poor was defined as income under $30k/year and less than $5k worth of assets. So what are the daily habits that the wealthy have in common? Some are quite interesting…. Continue reading
Welcome to the latest attempt to get Crasstalkers talking about what they are reading: Book Pub. Once a month, check in with your fellows to see what’s interesting in their literary lives. And get smashed.* Continue reading