Why put off until tomorrow what pleasures you can enjoy today? Because people have the mistaken notion that someday they won’t be as busy as they are today. (via Metafilter)
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10 Things You Might Not Know About the New Year. Of course we don’t know anything about the year 2010 yet; this is about the New Year holiday and how we celebrate it.
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Some may not realize that you don’t have to be actually driving a car to get a DUI. Read 11 bizarre stories of people arrested for driving other things while drunk. (via Gorilla Mask)
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How to Start Freelancing (Without Quitting Your Job). This is the safest way to do it; however, I know from experience that desperation is a wonderful motivator.
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Enjoy a new holiday song, “Happy New Year”! This should eventually become a standard because of the emphasis on “happy”.
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Anatidaephobia, the fear that you are being watched by a duck. It’s more common than you might think. (via Bits and Pieces)
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9 Hollywood Scandals Long Before Lindsay, Paris and Britney. Back in the old days, when a scandal might even hurt one’s career!