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I just found out today, August 13, is Left Hander’s Day.

Here’s an interesting tidbit of knowledge for y’all:

In his book Right-Hand, Left-Hand,^[29] Chris McManus of University College London argues that the proportion of left-handers is rising and left-handed people as a group have historically produced an above-average quota of high achievers. He says that left-handers’ brains are structured differently in a way that widens their range of abilities, and the genes that determine left-handedness also govern development of the language centers of the brain.

McManus also says that the increase in the 20th century of people identifying as left-handed could produce a corresponding intellectual advance and a leap in the number of mathematical, sporting, or artistic geniuses.

In 2006, researchers at Lafayette College and Johns Hopkins University in a study found that left-handed men are 15 percent richer than right-handed men for those who attended college, and 26 percent richer if they graduated. The wage difference is still unexplainable and does not appear to apply to women.

So apparently, I have a widened range of ability. Like an X-Men.

I am in Vegas. Unfortunately, I went by myself (it’s a business trip), but I will be bringing my loved ones in a few weeks. This place is amazing, and if you’ve ever been to Vegas before, I bet you’ve never seen it like this. No slot machine within walking distance (unless you’re Forrest Gump).

Today is the day that I have been waiting for over a decade. The new X-Files movie!

So my wife and I started to watch it on DVD and I am reminded of a time where I was captivated by story telling, twists, and plot-which is way more than I can say in this age of reality tv and M Night Shymalan.

I am hoping that the crowds are still going over to watch the Dark Knight, because as much as I like the series, very few things are worth spending a day in line for two hours of entertainment.

I just heard about this new iPhone program that allows me to blog on my phone. This is sweet and, along with Todo and Bejeweled 2, is the iPhone killer app.

It is quite awesome.

Just updated to Wordpress 2.6. If you have this site cached, best to clear it and refresh it.

I’d scoop you up faster than Cold Stone ice cream.