- I had my CPAC sleep study Monday night. Even though they try to make the experience as comfortable as they can, I didn’t find much comfort in a mattress that seemed too soft, knowing a camera was watching me, having close to 20 wires attached all over my body, and sleeping with a CPAC mask for the first time as various amounts of air pressure was adjusted throughout the night. Oh, and the medical technician looked like a young Hannibal Lecter, seriously. It looks like I’ll just need a nasal mask as opposed to one that covers my mouth and nose.
- I guess it will just take some adjustment on my part as I’m use to breathing out of my mouth. With air pressure going through my nose, when I open my mouth, the air pressure is forced out, which makes it uncomfortable to breath through my mouth. But I’m told that ‘normal’ folks only breath through their nose while sleeping and I did when I was actually dozing.
- I was told that Asians are more prone to sleep apnea because of a small their anatomy . . . they have small . . . air passage ways. Too bad this half-Asian didn’t luck out getting the white air passage.
- As a government contractor, all I know is that this NSA whistle blower is going to make me take several more annual ethics training courses, and it seems we take plenty of them already.
- If you are going to throw a Purity Ball, try to avoid the $69 ticket price.
- The CBS Evening News had a segment on one of the women pioneers of the space race. She passed all the tests the original Mercury astronauts, including drinking radioactive water, and I beleive she teaches flying lessons out of local Roanoke, TX.
- John Oliver is doing alright.
- North Texas commuters can swap a gasoline receipt for a week of free transit June 16-22
- Top paid Texas lobbyists – PDF
- All sorts of data – America’s Worst Charities
- Beauty queen with one arm crowned Miss Iowa
- 16-Year-Old Cindy Crawford’s First Magazine Cover
- The best part about living in Alabama
- Breakdancing Jesus mural unveiled in Bristol
- Univ. of Houston professor identified as victim of fatal stiletto stabbing
- Blue Lagoon dyed black to deter swimmers
How to tie your shoes super fast
DoorBot
DoorBot: the battery operated Wi-Fi video doorbell that connects to your smartphones and tablets.
DoorBot — The Wi-Fi Enabled “Smart” Doorbell from Christie Street on Vimeo.
Santa Clause Kickstarter Documentary
If you are short for time, I’d recommend just viewing from 0:15 – 2:07
We have documented an entire year in the lives of six real-bearded professional Santa Clauses to find out what the rest of the year is like for a man who perpetually looks like Jolly Saint Nick. In the process, they are shown for who they actually are: flawed, flesh and blood men who feel an overbearing responsibility to protect the integrity of the spotless, untarnished reputation of the “Red Suit.” ‘I Am Santa Claus’ is a documentary that poses a question about a ubiquitous holiday figure that few parents ever ask themselves; “Whose lap is my child sitting on?”