Verse of the Day: "Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he’d do, What he swore to our father Abraham— a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world, made holy before him as long as we live. And you, my child, “Prophet of the Highest,” will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins." (Luke 1:69)

Book Review: ... Basically a combination of two things I love. This book was a 10/10 on the awesomeness scale.  It's a collection of articles by different psychologists talking about House and the other members of the show in terms of various psychological topics, from relationships, to politics, to addictions, to learning, to the journey of a hero. I've always thought that House was a psychologically fascinating character, and this book definetly proved my point! I learned a TON (you've seen some it it in the form of my 'psych facts of the day' of late, and I'd definetly recommend this book to anyone who loves the show House, or just loves to learn about amazing things in general. :)

Daily Play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g


House Quote of the Day:
                                  Cuddy: "Your billings are almost non-existant... you ignore requests for
                                                consults..."
                                  House: "I call back, its just sometimes I misdial."

Far Side of the Day:

Psych Fact of the Day: xenophobia= excessive fear of foreigners or strangers.

Verse of the Day: "Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God’s Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.” (Luke 1:70)

Book Review:  8/10 on the awesomeness scale, this book was a little slow in places, but overall a great storyline. Basically tells the story of this women who is about to get married when she accidentally loses his daughter on an outing to the beach.  She spends and entire year looking for her, while the book goes back and forth in time, describing the life that leade her up to that point. What she discovers about what happened to the little girl (Emma) will blow your mind. Check it out!!      

House Quote of the day:

                                        Foreman: "Are you crazy?"
                                        House: "As a former patient of a mental asylum, I take offense to that
                                                      terminology!"
Far Side of the Day:

Psych Fact of the Day: Many of history's serial killers/school shooters/ building bombers (Eric Klebold of Columbine for one) were clinically diagnosable as either sociopaths or antisocial personality disordered, according to DSM-IV criteria.

Verse of the Day:“Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free. He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant, Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets:" (Luke 1:68)

Things that are awesome: .. Peole with wrapping skills.  Over the years I have tried (and failed) to wrap presents with the kind of finesse that some people have.  I seem to always make some kind of error.. cutting the paper too short, or having part the paper rip once I"ve got it taped down... but seriously, watching some people do it is like watching an art form.  I surrendered to my fate as an subdefective wrapper, and did all bags this year, but this one lady I work with told me she loves wrapping and does EACH present in a diffferent color wrapping paper! How awesome is that.  I should have given her my gifts to do...

House quote of the day: Dominica: "in your head!"

                                       House: " ... It's face"

                                       Dominica: "on your face!"

                                       House: "close enough."
Far Side of the Day:

Psych fact of the day: optimistic bias= people's tendency to underestimate their risk if suffering unfortunate life events , and to overestimate their chamces of experiencing positive ones

Verse of the Day: “While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God’s angel spoke in the dream: “Joseph, son of David, don’t hesitate to get married. Mary’s pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God’s Holy Spirit has made her pregnant." (Matthew 1:20)

Things that are awesome:  .. Not only are hippos adorable (though dangerous) this song is completely creative and hilarious. Best christmas song EVER! My sister has the whole things memorized, and I am almost there. Check it out!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOzszFIBcE

House quote of the day:
                                Cuddy: "How do you know? You don't have access to the hospitals mainframe."
                                 House: "No, but "partypants" does.
                                 Cuddy: " You stole my password??"

Far Side of the Day:

Psych fact of the day: becoming a widow / widower significantly decreases life satisfaction

Verse of the Day: "She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves’—because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:20)

Things that are awesome: .. People who are bilingual.  Even though I took French classes in high school, and have done a little Rosetta stone, I'm still painfully limited to English, and envious of those who aren't.  One of my best friends is fluent in four languages, and several people at my church know at least two.  One of them told me he sometimes dreams in his native Spanish, even though he lives in America now, and has for some time. How cool is that?? Seriously- people with more than one language will never cease to impress me. :)

House quote of the day: "humanity is overrated." (House)

Far Side of the Day:

Psych fact of the day: agency= ability to draw respect from others. People w intelligence, competence, achievement, or power have this.

Verse of the Day: “And Mary said, I’m bursting with God-news; I’m dancing the song of my Savior God. God took one good look at me, and look what happened— I’m the most fortunate woman on earth!" (Luke 1:46)

Things that are awesome: ... Compassion International. This organization matches up kids in impoverished countries with Christian sponsors who donate 38 dollars a month so a child can have education, three meals a day, health care, and Bible classes.  You get to choose a child, and then exchange letters and pictures once a month. Its awesome!  My family's been sponsoring kids for years, and this year I finally took one of my own.  Her name is Mangali.  I'm excited!!


House quote of the day:
                                      House: (about a patient) " is he Canadian?"
                                      Cameron: "he's just..."
                                      House: "Happy. I've gotta stop this before it spreads."

Far Side of the Day:

Psych Fact of the Day: better-than-average effect: the human tendency to view oneself more favorably than objective reality warrants

Verse of the Day: "But the angel assured her, “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.’(Luke 1:31)

Things that are awesome:  Lately there has been a huge boom of this expression- its showing up everywhere, from cell phone covers, to t-shirts, to posters... Some people have added stupid adaptations to the "keep calm," but I still think the original version is awesome.  Not only do I have a predilection for anything British, it has some sweet history behind it. This mantra first appeared in England in 1939, when the government designed the poster pictured above as a morale lifter for the people during WW11. Even 70+ years later, it is still a great motto to live by, especially in light of things we can't control, like the horrible tragedy that occured yesterday in Connecticut.  This world is not our home, and sometimes the best thing we can do when tragedy strikes is keep calm, and do our best to carry on.


House quote of the day:

(After a bet to see who could keep a chicken at the hospital for longest undetected...)

                                House: "To the victor the spoils!... Your chicken recover ok?"

                                Wilson: "Physically, yes. Emotionaly... it was a long night. Next week... ferrets?"

Far Side of the Day:

Psych fact of the day: unmitigated agency= personality type that believes that personal goals should never be compromised by insipid socialization