Who Knew

OK my peeps, it's Friday so let's kick it up a notch for the weekend. Short, but oh so sweet!!


Youth:

In some cases the younger generation is a lot smarter than we were. I'm sure you have all heard and know what the term "Friends with benefits" means today.

In our day "Friends with benefits" meant you had a buddy with a pick up truck whom you could call to help you move something big.


Now this is what I'm talking about:

Normally I don't read books but I have found one that I have to read and I suggest it to everyone who wants to keep their brains active.

Boost your brain with chocolate, sex ... and cold cuts?

The secret may lie in our lifestyle and what we eat to fuel our bodies.

Dark chocolate and plenty of cold meat for breakfast top the list for boosting grey matter, researchers suggest, while sex is essential for keeping the brain fit in later life.

The theories, based on research from experts around the world, are contained in the book Teach Yourself: Training Your Brain.

The book contains mental exercises and radical thinking on how diet, the environment, stress and other aspects of modern life affect our mental capacity.

It claims sex has a positive impact, listing seven chemical reactions the brain undergoes during intercourse which improve its functioning ability.

For instance, raised levels of oxytocin - or the "trust" hormone - increase a person's readiness to think of novel or risky solutions to a problem. Elements in dark chocolate also prove beneficial.

Magnesium and antioxidant chemicals increase the supply of oxygen to the brain and reduce the chances of brain damage through a stroke. Ditching a low-fat diet is also recommended to boost performance.

The book recommends that readers should seek a concept known as BLISS - Body-based pleasure, Laughter, Involvement, Satisfaction and Sex - which all enable the mind to perform well.

"Mix with people who make you laugh, have a good sense of humor or who share the same interests as you, and avoid people who whinge, whine and complain, as people who are negative will make you depressed."


The author must have been somewhere and heard me talking because I have told the same things to everyone that would listen.

In fact it is the creed I live by!!!

How stupid am I? I should have written the book and made the big bucks.



OK next...

Question: Do you know how a deaf person gets his wife to stop nagging?

Answer: He turns off the light.



Going Green:

So Al Gore has been in the Hollywood news lately. You remember him, he was the one that thought Florida should do away with the death penalty - too many hanging Chads. Anyway he is promoting going green.

Well I thought we should do what we can to go green so I brought home a donkey and a camel.

I told Vicki we had new transportation because we were going to go green.

Vicki told me I should sit on my ass and smoke a camel as she was not parting with her red Denali.

She told me she previously had a green Denali and is quite happy with the red one!!

She was pretty mad at me so now instead of green I'm going black and blue.



Tips for doing your part for going green:

Shower together. Not only do you save water, but you are sure to have a steamy time.

In the winter time, some nice warm loving before bed can get the bedroom toasty, meaning the thermostat can be lower.

And of course the classic candle-lit dinner is a delicious way to set the mood and save on energy bills.


And so it goes for this week.

Activate your mind and seek out your bliss for the weekend.

Turn on and tune in next week for more of nothing much.