Whether or not you responded to PSU’s cattle call to participate in our campus version of the voyeuristic Biggest Loser, chances are, you’re watching your weight. Americans have an obsession with fat, as well we should. According to the United States Surgeon General’s website, nearly 66 percent of all Americans are overweight or obese.
Attraction is a tricky thing. There are a variety of attributes that draw one person to another, and no one seems able to explain exactly why. Symmetry of the face, size of the index finger, status, earning power, waist-to-hip ratio, lip size, ear lobe length, neck and wrist circumferences, or a face similar to one’s own.
Windows Vista We’ve been waiting for it. We knew we would get it eventually. It’s been a record six years since the last release. The new Windows Vista is now available for download direct from the Microsoft website nearest you. It’s the latest sleek new Microsoft Windows product.
If the thought has occurred to you to call in sick in order to get some “personal” time, your window of opportunity has arrived. According to the website fluFACTS.com, the peak of flu season falls between late December and March. That means your employer is expecting some call-ins, and it’s time to get your story straight.
It’s summer in the Arctic. A pack of polar bears is occupied with the task of fattening themselves up for winter hibernation. They are lumbering around on the ice, but not finding enough to eat. The polar bears take to the sea in search of better hunting grounds.
A week ago, humans around the world partied out the old year and rang in the new. Bearded old Father Time, representing 2006 in its final throes, once again handed over the reigns of his rule to an infant. Baby New Year accepted Father Time’s duties and will carry time on, grow up, grow old, and guide us through the passing of this next New Year.