Thanks to Harry Potter a new game is in play...

Whatever happened to those Harry Potter-obsessed 11- and 12-year-olds who devoured the books and went everywhere dressed as Harry and Hermione? They're in college now, and instead of the usual campus sports, you'll find some of them running around on brooms, chasing the snitch. We visited the College Quidditch World Cup finals in Vermont to see how the game is played by young adults with brooms that can't actually fly.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97260173&ft=1&f=1032

Explore flu trends across the U.S.

OH SO Clever!

Google has found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional systems.

http://www.google.org/flutrends/

Wonder what else they'll accomplish with search?

Bored out of my mind

So, here is my horoscope for the day:

Taurus April 20 - May 20
For Tuesday, November 18 -People aren't listening very carefully, today -- there is a lot of distraction in the air, so be warned that what you say might be misinterpreted. When you speak the truth in a direct manner, some folks might think you come off as pushy or even pompous. It stinks that you have to exert extra energy to make sure they don't read you wrong, but you do. The good news is that by putting forth the extra effort to make things clear with them, they will give you a huge reward.

How Not to Look Old

I like this book. It's practical and I like how at the end of the chapter it has product recommendations. I'm at the age that I now require maintenance so these kinds of books come in handy. I also liked it cuz it's available on Kindle!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446581143/bookstorenow30-20

See my blog entry on Kindle here: http://urabrand.blogspot.com/


Here I have a picture of Helen Mirren. An example of a woman that will never look old. I hope I look this good when I'm her age!