Nips' Conniptions

So a couple of weeks ago I flew to a Notre Dame football game. Flew. 59 minutes. It was awesome.

I was on the field, got to see some awesome people, and hung with some quality geriatrics.

Last weekend, I wanted to check out some foliage, if for no other reason than nostalgia's sake. I convinced Emily to go with me down highway 61 as far as Red Wing, MN. There, we found an art festival that SERVED MINIDONUTS. It's true. I also got made fun of in a Caribou Coffee shop housed in a renovated rail depot. Fact.

Anyway, while checking out some of the colors, we received word via Midwest Wireless' pervasive high-tech network of fiber and wireless cells that there were to be Norwegian Fjord horses playing soccer in Winona. Horses. Playing Soccer.

And they did.

Apparently I ended up at the world Norwegian Fjord Community World Gathering Pow-wow, and Rendezvous. People from all over the globe came to show off these ponies in a beautiful setting overlooking the mighty Mississippi River valley. I also met a gigajillionare. And took some of her food home.

I tried to get Emily to ride a horse, too.

She didn't.

And the leaves were OK.

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Everybody loves a good story (Especially one where somebody dies in the end).

Whilst brushing my teeth this morning I chuckled at my contact lens case (Slow morning). It turns out that the good people at Advanced Medical Optics happened across a fact I have known for quite some time: Left equals Awesome (Despite being shafted by the "right hand of God" thing).

And so I set about doing a little research (Slow evening). I came across the usual (probably false) statistics and compiled them for your easy perusal.

10 percent of all Americans are left handed. 10%! (There are more 100% Irish people in America than Lefties). What's more, left handed college educated men stand to earn an eye-popping 21% (doubtful) more in wages than their boring-pawed counterpart. This almost comes close to making up for the 9 years lefties sacrifice of their lives (66 vs 75 yr lifespan) (That was the death scene).

Interestingly, 2/3 of the world's population is right eye-dominant, which refers to the eye your brain favors. This makes the remaining, roughly 1/3 (some are neither) left eye dominant.

The chances of being both left eye and hand dominant, then, is .3%.

You guessed it: I'm one of the .3%.

Interesting play.

Too bad my left eye is 55% worse than my right one (dag).

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