Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines

Maybe I should've done more of this???


https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/26/587735283/lost-art-of-bending-over-how-other-cultures-spare-their-spines

Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel [Official Music Video]

Here's the other new Janelle Monae music video. The comments section is declaring this the "Bisexual Anthem" and they're got a strong argument.

Rather a bit more NSFW than the other video so be warned...but also be sure and give this a listen. Ericka Crouse -- the other discreet office jam for you.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRzz0oqgUE

OK!

OK! Janelle Monae, one of my favorite artists is releasing a new album this year. She just released the first two music videos for the new record and...um...HOT DAMN! This first one might just be the music video of the year.

Mildly NSFW but oh so worth it. Ericka Crouse your discreet office jams for the day have arrived.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTjQq5rMlEY

When life gets tough, nothing soothes like watching Bob Ross paint some happy little trees...

When life gets tough, nothing soothes like watching Bob Ross paint some happy little trees...


https://vimeo.com/211758157

These Australian Bees Have Upped Their Architecture Game and Build Spiral Hives - Core77

Australia -- in a world where everything is venomous, the bees lack stingers. But they do make some fancy hives. Kathy Journeay -- call your office.


http://www.core77.com/posts/73133/These-Australian-Bees-Have-Upped-Their-Architecture-Game-and-Build-Spiral-Hives

The Most Metal Band...

The Most Metal Band...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voqCQSDAcn8

Let me be the first to say, Canadian Geese are complete assholes.

Let me be the first to say, Canadian Geese are complete assholes.

But even assholes can be on the side of angels occasionally...


http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Billionaire-takes-a-property-tax-stand-over-12550245.php

These days it's a bit of a joke about J.

These days it's a bit of a joke about J. Edgar Hoover's private proclivities, but he also helmed a secret police that spied on US citizens and attacked anyone he considered anti-American (including Martin Luther King, Jr.). Even today, you might remember the FBI operation that took down a terrorist attack -- that was largely instigated and encouraged by the FBI.

Anyway, the reason we know the FBI under Hoover wasn't quite a bastion of justice is due to the Church Committee which investigated the nefarious activities of a number of US intelligence agencies. What sparked that was the theft of over 1000 classified FBI files from their offices in Media, PA. The perpetrators sent the files to a number of newspaper outlets and then vanished. The FBI never caught any of the members of the "Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI" who organized the break-in (as an aside, group names in the 70's were awesome). Only in recent years have they broken their silence. One member, Judi Feingold, stayed on the run for decades and has only recently come in from the cold. Her story is fascinating -- especially considering she was just 19 when she helped with the break-in.

Jason Morningstar -- perhaps fodder for more WHITEHORN material if you haven't seen all this already.


https://www.thenation.com/article/breaking-43-years-silence-last-fbi-burglar-tells-story-her-years-underground/

A little over a month ago I got an MRI to figure out what was wrong with my back.

A little over a month ago I got an MRI to figure out what was wrong with my back. Turns out it was a slipped disc but also...

"...when we were reading the results of your MRI, we noticed that your spleen was bigger than normal"

To which I thought, "Lady, have you seen me? Everything is bigger than normal on me."

"This usually isn't a big deal, but we'd like you to get an ultrasound of your abdomen to confirm what the MRI is showing."

I looked it up and it's true, an enlarged spleen isn't usually a sign of anything bad, certainly not on its own. Since the back was the more pressing issue, I put off the ultrasound until yesterday.

"Well, your spleen has this little extra lump of tissue but that's not a problem, some people have that and some don't and it's not a big deal. Your spleen is a bit larger than normal, but given how tall you are that's probably fine too."

So all that rigmarole to tell me what I already knew and they couldn't even tell me it's gender. (I mean, I'm assuming male, but it'd be nice to have confirmation).