What I’ve learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0070

3451.  (It seems like) Mr. Gwen Stefani (i.e., Gavin Rossdale) hasn’t aged much;

3452.  It’s kind of awkward hitting on a girl with her father sitting (just) two feet away (and he can hear your entire conversation);

3453.  Julie (Porcelli) said I have nice hands;

3454.  Apparently, Julie likes her fingers sucked;

3455.  Julie’s hands are smaller than mine;

3456.  Apparently, Julie likes tongue;

3457.  A life is like a garden.  Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory;

3458.  It’s interesting how someone can become unhappy about her/his job, even though s/he’s very well paid, once s/he finds out s/he’ll never get promoted;

3459.  No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you’re still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying;

3460.  It’s not a good idea to “hit on” a uniformed, on duty cop when she’s buying snacks at 7-Eleven;

3461.  There’s a parts discount (i.e., about 25%) if you get your GE appliance serviced by one of their company technicians;

3462.  The Kiwis (i.e., New Zealanders) celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (too);

3463.  “Cary Brothers” is a one man act.  There’s no brother;

3464.  Rachael Yamagata has gained (some) weight;

3465.  Rachael Yamagata grew up in Arlington(, Virginia,) and she went to Holton-Arms (School) in Bethesda(, Maryland);

3466.  Rachael Yamagata seems like she’s drunk or (that she) has A(ttention )D(eficit )H(yperactivity )D(isorder);

3467.  Cary Brothers, Rachael Yamagata and Joshua Radin went to school together (at Northwestern University);

3468.  According to Joshua Radin, Cary Brothers and Rachael Yamagata like to drink into the wee hours of the morning (when they’re out on tour together);

3469.  A warmed Starbucks chocolate caramel muffin is a pretty good substitute for a lava cake;

3470.  Surprisingly, Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner works really well;

3471.  Don’t ever burn popcorn in the microwave.  It smells really bad and odor just lingers . . . for days;

3472.  You can make popcorn in the microwave by putting a ¼ cup of kernels in a brown paper bag, folding the top over (to seal it) and microwaving it on high for 1 ½ minutes. . . . After you eat the popped kernels, you can put the bag back in and microwave it again for 1 ½ minutes to pop the leftover kernels;

3473.  Fear is a monster, a beast that devours happiness.  Being comfortable is fear’s greatest strategy.  Comfort is attractive.  Comfort feels like success (even though it’s stagnation).  It stops you from trying.  It stops you from growing;

3474.  If you define yourself by what you do not have rather than what you do have, your spirit will weaken and your heart will fail you.  The world is full of abundance.  Focus on what the world gives you and then take action to create the rest.  Stop waiting for luck.  Create your own;

3475.  According to a cardiologist, the 10 worst foods for your heart are: 1.  French fries (i.e., pure carbohydrate fried in saturated & trans-fats and covered in sodium); 2.  Sausage (i.e., saturated fat); 3.  Red meat, including pork (i.e., cholesterol & saturated fat); 4.  Potato & corn chips (i.e., pure carbohydrate fried in trans-fat and covered in sodium); 5.  Soda (i.e., processed sugar); 6.  Baked goods made with tropical oils (i.e., coconut, palm kernel & palm oils); 7.  Chinese food (i.e., saturated fat & sodium); 8.  Pizza (i.e., crust: carbohydrates & sodium; sauce: sodium; cheese: saturated fat & sodium; and meat toppings like pepperoni & sausage: saturated fat); 9.  Canned soup (i.e., sodium); and 10.  Butter-, mayo- or sour cream-laden foods (i.e., saturated fat & cholesterol);

3476.  Change is the essential process of all existence;

3477.  Kaitlan said I have soft hands;

3478.  Alexander Ovechkin is (only) the 6^th player in NHL history to score (at least) 50 goals in 6 (different) seasons (in the league);

3479.  Apparently, my body type is between an ectomorph and a mesomorph(, but predominantly ectomorph);

3480.  If you want your life to go beyond ordinary to extraordinary, you must expand your concept of yourself.  To reach extraordinary levels, where all things are possible, you must change what you believe is true about yourself;

3481.  If you’re in the Air Force, you can be a flight attendant on “Air Force One;”

3482.  When the president travels, they take two “Air Force Ones” with one on standby;

3483.  89 percent of bank robbers are caught at (either) their mom’s or their girlfriend’s house;

3484.  99 percent of bank robbers are men;

3485.  Check cashing places are not F.D.I.C.-insured;

3486.  Money is not the most important thing in life, but it does affect many things that are important to a full and happy life;

3487.  Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine;

3488.  (I can say) I was at the game that Braden Holtby tied Olaf Kolzig for the most wins in a season by a Capitals goalie (i.e., 41) as well as tied Jim Carey for the most shutouts in a season by a Capitals goalie (i.e., 9);

3489.  Braden Holtby got his 9^th shutout of the season and his 3^rd (this season) against the Bruins. . . . Apparently, it’s the first time in the 91-year history of the (Boston) Bruins that they’ve been shut out with no goals (scored) in a series against the same team in the same season;

3490.  The “Nick Howard” sign has been abandoned in L.A.;

3491.  What has this world come to? . . . Besides at a (night) club or a hotel bar, when did a Jack (Daniels) and diet (Coke) become a $12.00 drink?

3492.  Success isn’t something that just happens.  Success is learned, success is practiced and then it’s shared;

3493.  When we’re stressed at work, the high levels of stress and anxiety translate to higher cortisol throughout the body.  The excess cortisol creates an increased appetite, weakens the immune system and, among other things, causes weight gain;

3494.  Apparently, “War Machine” (i.e., Don Cheadle) is an environmentalist;

3495.  Apparently, Freida Pinto (the actress from “Slumdog Millionaire”) is an environmentalist too;

3496.  Usher is a U2 fan;

3497.  Gwen Stefani is rather attractive in person . . . at least from 50 feet away;

3498.  Don’t get the lobster roll at Bonefish Grill. . . . It’s tiny;

3499.  Life is a storm(, my young friend).  You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next.  What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.  You must look into that storm and shout (as you did in Rome.  )”Do your worst, for I will do mine.”  Then the fates will know you (as we know you);

3500.  Women value physical symmetry because it’s a sign of good health and good genes.  The deeper a man’s voice, the more likely he is to be symmetrical;