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Saturday, February 2, 2014, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter.  This was disappointing to many but on the bright side six weeks is better than seven.  Right?

Bugs get into homes on occasion. Bugs are important to the environment and serve many purposes, but when a stray one is crawling across the living room floor, it makes me squirm. I live in a wooded area and bugs make their way into my home from time to time. I've had the usual infiltrators, spiders and ants, but the pill bug was new.

We have all had days at work when stress levels are high.   Whether it is a heavy work load, a meeting with the boss, or an annoying co-worker, the stress can pile on.  A survey was conducted by Harris Interactive for Everest College, to find out what the top six stress factors are at work:

Sleep researchers at the University of Colorado reveal that weight and sleep have an immediate association. Researchers have known for some time that sleep deprivation can cause weight gain and in a recent study it was revealed that this can happen in just over a week.

"Not tonight, I've got a headache".  Throw that excuse out the window.  Headache and migraine suffers may be happy to learn that pain relief can achieved through sexual activity.  Neurologists report that "partial to complete relief"  can result from sexual activity.

Have you ever heard that women talk too much?  Maybe not too much but rather more than men.  A new study conducted by the Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine reveals that women talk about three times more than men.

Nobody likes to be put on hold.  We want service now.  It is one of the inevitable things.  The other day I had called a customer service line, which was automated, and I was on hold for twenty three minutes before I just hung up.  A recent survey by ResearchNow, revealed that the average person will spend about forty three days of their life on hold with automated customer service systems.  Read

Seems that there is a dog doo problem at The Vue at Lake Eola in Orlando Florida.  Tenants have been complaining about dog owners not picking up after Fido has done his business on the seventh floor pet park at the condominium.  This upscale complex is doing something about it.  They are hiring a company called PooPrints.

A recent survey from Health.com revealed that we might not be the most sanitary when it comes to cooking.  Four hundred readers and one hundred professional chefs participated in the survey and the results may surprise you. 73% lick the spoon while cooking 76% double dip 54% serve food that dropped on the floor 52% serve food past the expiration date 31% don't toss out food if they find a bug So

What is your sibling order?  Oldest, middle, youngest, or maybe you are an only child.  In a recent discussion on the Today Show,  attention was brought to our birth order and what it reveals about us.  For instance, I'm the baby in my family, so what does this say about me?