Woman extends some grace to a Wal-Mart employee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KzwkAQcxjY

Loosely related, but I’m reminded of the time Parkland Hospital called to tell me my mother was about to pass and I needed to get there as soon as I can.  It was around rush hour and I remember trying to get on I35, the worst possible part of the day.  The driver of a large tan truck just wouldn’t let me in and was giving me a stink face and hand gestures thinking I was a jerk trying to squeeze in ahead of him.  I wish there was a way I could have communicated why I was in a hurry, but all I could think was they had no idea why I was in such a hurry and I was often in his place making a bigger deal out of something I shouldn’t, like a vigilante for proper driving etiquette.  And then for some reason, I just connected with the scripture, “Forgive them, father, for they know not what they do.”

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How dangerous are magnetic items near an MRI magnet?

Fun, games and safety implications with a 4 tesla (T) MRI magnet that was about to be decommissioned. Note how magnetic objects let loose tend to oscillate along the magnet bore. That’s because the peak magnetic field gradients are at either end (near the magnet face), causing peak acceleration as the object enters, followed by progressively damped changes of direction. See practiCalfMRI.blogspot.com for more information.

I was particularly fond of the levitating wrench trick.

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Seinfeld – The Note introduction

This episode was the only one (other than the original pilot) with a different version of the theme song, which included female back-up singers harmonizing over the iconic slap-bass tune. The singers were added by composer Jonathan Wolff at the request of Jerry Seinfeld, who wanted to add “a little sparkle” to the music, suggesting the addition of some scat lyrics. Seinfeld and executive producer Larry David both liked Wolff’s additions, and three episodes were produced with the new style music. However, they had neglected to inform NBC and Castle Rock of the change, and when the season premiere aired, they were surprised and unimpressed, and requested that they return to the original style. The subsequent two episodes were redone, leaving this episode as the only one with the additional music elements. Also, since this episode’s credit music played “Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio”, this leaves the full version of the vocalists’ version of the song to be unknown.

Wikipedia

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