5 Things I Learned This Week #102 (health, P.O., jokes, books)

The Great Outdoors

When reading I'm Outnumbered by Laura Lee Groves, I read this following quote from Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv that I found very interesting:

A growing body of evidence indicates that direct exposure to nature is essential for physical and emotional health. For example, new studies suggest that exposure to nature may reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and that it can improve all childrens cognitive abilities and resistance to negative stresses and depression.

I MUST get out more!  (My review is at Grab A Book From Our Stack.)

Post Office

When going for stamps, I discovered the convenient post office in the building across the street from where I work is permanently closed. There is another one not too far, but I don't know if I'd have time to go there on break.

Health

I noticed in one of the Yahoo news articles, Sitting Shortens Your Lifespan that "even if you exercise every day, sitting for long periods can shorten your life span. . . . Recent studies have shown that sitting for prolonged periods of time can increase your risk for serious health issues, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and possibly cancer--even if you exercise on a daily basis." This is NOT good news for me.

Jokes

Gerard learned a couple animal jokes when he went to the zoo from the tram driver:
Where do kangaroos go for breakfast?

Why is it hard to get a card game going in the jungle?
ANSWERS:
iHop and because of all the cheetahs
The New Year's celebration at the Cleveland Zoo is at noon today. (Lions at the zoo looking up at the ball they are dropping at noon.)

Gerard's Favorite Book

I learned that Gerard's favorite book ever is Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult when I asked him to answer few questions for a Book Tag which will post this week on our book blog. If you like to read, sure hope you visit Grab A Book From Our Stack. We post a book review almost every day! A list of his favorite reads of 2010 is up now and mine will go up about 7 p.m. tonight. Have you learned anything new about your husband lately?

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