Blogging has started to take up more time than facebook... although I like to think it's more productive.
Kickass Kid of the Day: Elaborate planning by the Arlington Police and Fire departments and Texas-based nonprofit a Wish with Wings allowed 7-year-old cancer patient Kye to see his wish come true: He spent Saturday fighting crime around the city as Batman. Kye, who suffers from leukemia, foiled an attempted bank robbery by the Joker and a bomb scare at City Hall engineered by the Riddler.
Don’t miss the pics.
This has renewed my faith in humanity, that so many people would go out of their way to make a little boy’s dreams come true, no matter how far-fetched they may be.
I hate baseball… but I will watch baseball, if only, for THIS. Saw him by chance while flipping channels… I couldn’t turn away. So. Hot.
e’rry day i’m tumblin (not actually, i’ve been slacking lately, real life and responsibilities have taken over)
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Why Do People Shoot To Kill?
Why don’t people just maim? Shoot a scary bullet in the air?
Part of the reason is that the lower levels of our brains take over.
Higher level behavior, activities such as decision-making, memory and observational skills, which are controlled by the cerebral cortex, are usurped by a fast-acting part of the brain called the amygdala during a violent confrontation.
“It causes a shift in hormones, blood pressure, heart rate, it can even slow down digestion,” said Catherine Pittman, professor of psychology at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind. “It’s really a lower level of your brain that takes charge.”
Pittman said the amygdala and cortex work simultaneously — one processing higher level functions and one preparing the body to escape or do battle.
“There are many levels of the brain that are operating [during a confrontation],” she said. “Some are operating under your control and some operate so quickly that you can’t control.”
The combination of fear and a weapon can lead to deadly consequences.
“If you feel in danger you don’t think rationally or logically,” Pittman said. “The problem is that a gun is an easy thing to operate. It just takes one movement of your finger. You can feel threatened and take an evasive action, or you could kill someone based on a perception that is not accurate.”
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Why don’t people just maim? Shoot a scary bullet in the air?
Part of the reason is that the lower levels of our brains take over.
Higher level behavior, activities such as decision-making, memory and observational skills, which are controlled by the cerebral cortex, are usurped by a fast-acting part of the brain called the amygdala during a violent confrontation.
“It causes a shift in hormones, blood pressure, heart rate, it can even slow down digestion,” said Catherine Pittman, professor of psychology at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind. “It’s really a lower level of your brain that takes charge.”
Pittman said the amygdala and cortex work simultaneously — one processing higher level functions and one preparing the body to escape or do battle.
“There are many levels of the brain that are operating [during a confrontation],” she said. “Some are operating under your control and some operate so quickly that you can’t control.”
The combination of fear and a weapon can lead to deadly consequences.
“If you feel in danger you don’t think rationally or logically,” Pittman said. “The problem is that a gun is an easy thing to operate. It just takes one movement of your finger. You can feel threatened and take an evasive action, or you could kill someone based on a perception that is not accurate.”
(Source: icanread)
gender equality isn’t about forcing people out of traditional gender roles, it’s about giving people the choice to live their lives how they want to, regardless of whether it meets traditional expectations or not, without being shamed for it
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I didn’t get hammered or do anything dumb but still had a great time… am I becoming a loser or an adult… hard to tell sometimes. I prefer to think adult.
