“Those who seek the truth, seek Wikipedia.” - anonymous

Since the dawn of mankind, we have perpetually sought out the answers to life’s questions.

Who are we? Why are we here? What does the future hold? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

For thousands of years we have searched high and low. We have crossed continents. We have cured diseases. We have even landed on the moon. We have accomplished more than ever thought possible. Yet, the more we achieved as a species, the more we yearned to know.

In the early years, we looked toward philosophers to provide us with the answers we sought. These brilliant minds gave it their all, but could never quite figure it all out.

As time passed and society progressed, we resorted to almanacs, encyclopedias and atlases as our primary sources of information. These books were good, but not good enough.

The World Wide Web was brought to the masses in the 1990s, and along with it a new hope. An almost bottomless pit of information quickly became available at our finger tips. Powerful search engines such as Yahoo, Google, and Ask Jeeves quickly scoured the internet for whatever we asked. We were on the right track, but not even the charming Jeeves had all the answers.

On a winter’s day in 2001, the flood gates finally opened.

I speak of the historic moment we were dared to, “ask not what your World Wide Web can do for you, but what you can do for your World Wide Web.”

I speak of the glorious moment when people all over this great earth threw their Encyclopedia Britannicas in the dustbin of history.

I speak of the historic moment when high school and college textbooks became obsolete.

I speak of the glorious moment when thousands of years of knowledge became consolidated into one ultimate source.

This moment that I speak of is when wikipedia.org went live.

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This isn’t talked about much, but P.I. is all about facing the tougher issues of life, head on. We’re not going to sit back and ignore the issues that everyone else won’t discuss.

Have you ever said hello to someone, only shortly after to be in a situation where you have to say hello, again. It happens to all of us.

How do you go about it? Is there a solution to this patently awkward situation? Let’s explore, together, these fundamental questions.

In my studies, I’ve come across 3 ways to deal with the circumstance of having to say hello twice.

The first one is simply dealing with it. Sure you just crossed paths with Roger in the hallway. Oh, look - it’s unavoidable! You’re now crossing paths again, and just 5 minutes later. So what do you do?

You both say hello one more time (with reluctancy plastered on your faces) and pretend there’s nothing awkward at all about it, when there sure as hell is. For crying out loud, you two just said hello 5 minutes ago!

Then there’s the tried and true method of preemptive avoidance. With this one, people go to extraordinary lengths in order to prevent having to say hello a 2nd time.

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1. They are impossible to get out of. I hereby propose legislation to replace all handcuffs with finger traps.
2. They are so entertaining, the word boredom will be purged from your vocabulary the second you get your paws on one.
3. The colors are downright mesmerizing. (Prepare to be hypnotized)
4. They are the rock stars of the trap universe. They are far better than both mouse traps and booby traps.
5. They are brought to us by the same nation that blessed the world with Dim Sung and Kung Fu.
6. They can be purchased with the currency of arcade tickets. If you spend a small fortune on tokens to play skee ball for a few hours, you too can have a finger trap of your very own.
7. They are the 8th wonder of the world.

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Walking around my apartment I noticed garbage, piled up plates, random things on the floor and lots of dust. I then realized I was in a cage at the zoo…

Did I really want this mess everywhere? Of course not, but when you’re in a cage at the zoo - what can you do? I mean, we’re talking metal bars here.

Truth is, there’s always a way out of the cage, and I’m going to tell you how.

Whenever you’re presented with challenge and it could be anything: there’s always two voices going on at one time. There is the voice that says be lazy, or show no restraint because it’s so gratifying at the time and then there is the voice that says, I got the power, and long term success is more important to me.

Whenever we side with what we feel like but don’t actually want - we have just put ourselves in the cage. We have forfeited our freedom. If you’re doing what you feel like at the cost of what you want, you’re not living a life of freedom. You’re living a life of servitude. Is that any way to be? Hell no.

When you find yourself in the cage at the zoo - the metal bars are symbols for all the voices you have listened to. All the times you listened to voices that led you into situations you really didn’t want. Those voices when listened to - hold you captive.

I’ve spent my fair share of time at the zoo, believe me I have. But I’m ready to break out of this hell hole, and besides - the monkeys are beginning to smell. They don’t make the best neighbors to tell you the truth.

Next time you’re tempted to do something you really don’t want to, try this visualization on for size:

Imagine that if you go through with what you really don’t want to (for example, procrastination) you’re now in a cage at the zoo with a bunch of hooting apes as your neighbors. Yet if you stick to your guns, and do what you know is wise, you’re sitting in a field full of lavender flowers. The sun is shining warmly on your skin, and the calm aroma is permeating your being.

The more we do what we actually want, the more we live outside of the cage. The more we listen to what we don’t'want but merely feel like doing at the time, the more we live in a cage filled with monkeys at the zoo.

Where do you want to live?

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1. Synchronized Swimming

Is there anything more pure and beautiful than dancing in unison with a few of your closest friends, in a large body of chlorine, while sporting shower caps?

This Olympic event is the perfect fusion of swimming and contemporary dance.


2. Curling

Of all the weird Olympic sports, curling is by far the weirdest. Competitors help guide a 42-pound granite stone towards a target — on a giant sheet of ice — using brooms.

Some of the world’s finest janitors have gone on to successful curling careers.

See it with your own eyes:


3. Racewalking

This Olympic event is exactly what it sounds like. A bunch of competitors speed walk to the finish line. If you break into a jog, you are immediately disqualified.

Racewalking is actively practiced by more people on a regular basis than any other Olympic sport. Let’s just say Young Urban Professionals dominate.


4. Pommel Horse

What happens when you take break dancing out of the streets and into the suburbs?

The Pommel Horse event.


5. Biathlon

Like Oreos and milk and Romeo and Juliet, cross country skiing and rifle shooting simply belong together… or so the Olympic Committee seems to think.

In this event, competitors ski race along a flat, snowy surface with a rifle attached to their backs. They must periodically stop and fire their rifles at targets.

Sounds like funny business to me.


6. Fencing

In the good old days, petty arguments were settled with the sword. Modern day duels however, take place on the Olympic stage and end with award ceremonies instead of death.

If you have a score to settle, pick up fencing. You may even win a medal or two.


7. Bobsledding

What’s a roller coaster enthusiast living in the arctic to do? Take up bobsledding of course.

Eskimos all over the world come together during the Winter Olympics to see whose sled packs the meanest punch.

If you’re interested in bobsledding but don’t fancy the cold, check out the 1993 classic, Cool Runnings, which tells the inspirational story of the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team.

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If your children are reading along with you, I’d advise you gently ask them to go play with their toys. They don’t need to learn what I’m going to tell you, not this way.

What I’m about to convey to you is disturbing to say the least. But it is also true. Nearly forty percent of all bloggers are extra terrestrial; they are not of this world, and their intentions are anything but benevolent.

Before you respond with the knee-jerk reaction that everything I have just spoken is pure rubbish, allow me to shed a few facts.

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