Anyway the first discovery is gummy vitamins for adults! This is great for two reasons. (Well, three if you are an "adult" like me who still has a sweet tooth and likes cheapo candy.) The first reason is that I no longer have to start the day gambling on whether I will yet again gag on a giant horse pill vitamin with a delicious yeast coating. (Really, they should take a cue from Mary Poppins on this one and maybe try a sugar coating. Yeast? Come on!) Instead I just chew on a yummy gummy and swallow it like I do everything else.
The second reason is that a full serving is two gummy vitamins, which is great for me because I no longer have to saw horse pills in half every day. Instead I just take one. See I never take the full dose because really you should be getting the majority of your vitamins and minerals from your diet anyway. But my diet isn't always perfect so I like to take a multivitamin to make up what I miss. So now I just take one gummy vitamin and I'm good to go. No gagging, no chopping, just a little sugar for breakfast. What's not to like : )
The second discovery has to do with that expensive radio/pedometer I purchased a while ago. I still haven't downloaded any music to it because I am cheap and don't want to pay for it but I am also too guilt ridden to download it illegally. But that's ok because now I don't have time for music. I am too busy listening to the Stuff You Should Know podcast!
Some of you may remember a show on the discovery channel called "How It's Made." It was an interesting show detailing how everyday items like bowling balls and snowboards are made. Its only downfall in my opinion was the monotone narration. They needed somebody with a little more oomph to narrate it. Anyway, the show was based on a blog called How Stuff Works that was started by a college professor a few years back. It gradually gained popularity until it was purchased by the Discovery channel and now they produce several podcasts, blogs and the website.
My favorite of these, as I mentioned before, is Stuff You Should Know. It basically consists of two of the site's writers talking about stuff such as how food cravings work (its not your body telling you to get certain nutrients), whether flouridated water is a good idea (maybe not, since flouride is technically a hazardous waste), what happens when you get decapitated (hint, its not as quick an ending as you would think), how fear works, the history of freemasons, and how headhunting worked (that one was a little gross). There are over 300 podcasts already, since they started in 2008, and they release two new ones a week. So I am pretty much set for entertainment for the next little while : )
I think the best part of these podcasts is the chemistry between the two writers. It's pretty much the opposite of the narrator of How It's Made and it makes it really fun to listen to. Anyway, I would highly recommend it and for your convenience the site can be found by clicking here for the blog or here for the general website.
I think if I were wanting to pursue a career as a writer and wasn't opposed to moving to Georgia I might consider applying for a job with them because it would basically involve doing what I already do on this blog only more consistently. (Which is nice for you the reader because if you have a burning question about how something works and I am too slow to answer it you can search for it on their website and chances are they will have a page explaining it.) How cool would it be if your job were to find out about all sorts of interesting stuff and then share it with the world? Awesome.
Anyway, those are my latest discoveries. Hopefully they are as exciting for you as they are for me, though considering my low entertainment threshold I have my doubts. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go learn about how addictions work. I may need help kicking one if these podcasts keep coming : )
