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Right now Im so swamped with work the only way I can get it all done is to make sure my stress levels are super low. I’ve discovered it makes me feel very content to work from my bed instead of the desk especially on those days when Im going to be doing an all-nighter. And to make things perfect I like to listen to a good story while Im working so I dont get bored and frustrated working the long hours…

I found the perfect solution on Chapel Perilous – TV Links – a list of some of the major TV shows where you can watch reruns of Lost, Rome, Scrubs, The Office, X-Files and many others including some great cartoon shows. I started with Weeds and watched Season 1 and 2 over the last two days. Once I’ve gone through the whole list its going to be really hard returning to talk radio.

Happy watching!

If your siamese fighting fish keeps getting fin rot and youre trying to medicate it but it keeps coming back – here is a great article explaining why its happening and what you need to do to cure your fish and avoid reinfection.

Click here if you can’t see the video above.

Every time an online store is contacted by a bank and notified that fraudsters used someone elses card to purchase goods on a website, the store owner has to pay a huge chargeback fee for each fraudulent transaction.

My brother who works the backend for a large online store and monitors illegal activity says that bank effectively get the chargeback and the original fee and refund fee. Banks make a fortune off chargebacks – that’s why they all offer online fraud protection on their cards.

I think this is outrageous and should be totally illegal. The onus should be on the bank to monitor illegal activity on their own customers accounts and they should pay if they miss anything – anything else should be covered by the banks insurance.

If a transaction is cleared by a bank to purchase completely legal items on a legal online store, then the store owner should be paid what they are owed by the bank. You’d think it should be that simple… dream on.

Did you know that the the USA banking system has massive fraud problems – apparently many US banks dont even do a complete security check for the transaction online. The name could even be wrong and the transaction would still clear. Its absolutely shocking that banks are getting away with this and small businesses are paying for it.

The whole system is so screwed up and if we dont keep an eye on it, it could devastate online businesses.

Licorice Surprise

Ingredients:
1 black extension cord
1 wall outlet
5 mg. Ambien

Plug extension cord into wall socket near bed.

Plug other end of extension cord into clock radio on nightstand.

Take Ambien, fall asleep.

Sleep 3-4 hours.

Roll out of bed, wake up on floor.

See extension cord, think, What a big delicious licorice rope that is!

Chew on essentially flavorless cord until you get to the metallic center, where the surprise is.

Click here if you can’t see the video above.

Thanks Cait!

True story.

A while back I blogged useful search phrases you can use to find mp3s on google. Its a bit tedious. So I am thrilled to present you with a really easy way to do it. Simply bookmark g2p.org and search away!

All this and more found on ClickNathan’s secret blog.

Its called IMS – Irritable Male Syndrome.

“Irritable Male Syndrome,” that state of hypersensitivity, frustration and anger is now used to describe men who suffer from testosterone deficiency. And while the condition may have been around for ages, the diagnosis suggests that men may be just as vulnerable to the complexities of biology as women. “This is very common,” said Dr. Philip Aliotta. “Low levels of testosterone manifest in irritability, depression, weak muscles, loss of self-esteem. Men have no interest in the joys of life. Their libido has dropped. Their interest in intimacy is declining. Sexual function diminishes. Work performance suffers. Oftentimes they are misdiagnosed as being depressed.
—Jane Kwiatkowski, “Goodbye, testosterone,”
The Buffalo News, January 28, 2003

How do you treat IMS?
“It can be helpful to have counseling. Those men with low testosterone levels may need testosterone restoration. We know that exercise and diet also figure into this pretty significantly. I keep harping on this with people because low-carb diets are the rage. People don’t realize that if you have extremely low levels of carbohydrates, you’ll lower your serotonin levels and get irritable. And we know when you exercise vigorously, your testosterone level goes up and your feeling of well-being increases.”

Do you have IMS? Take the MSNBC Quiz