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Five Things To Do When Bored

Five Things To Do When Bored

  1. Exercise As you hear over and over again from every health expert exercise is the key to a healthy lifestyle and is incredibly beneficial to take the time to exercise regularly. As much as people might say that they enjoy being lazy and avoiding exercise in truth they have a desire to be healthier. There have been studies done where people who exercise regularly have much higher serotonin levels than people who don’t. Exercise is also energizing. People will often notice their energy levels go up once they start working out. So when your bored go for a run or walk, ride your bike, lift some weights, play a sport, or do anything that you might break a sweat. Exercise according to whatever level physically you are at, but any exercise is good for you as long as you are being safe.
  2. Do Something Creative? If the feeling of boredom is baring down you usually are feeling a little unsatisfied with yourself. Trying something creative is a non-physical way of being productive and can be incredibly satisfying. Everyone has the ability to do something creative. One look into the arts: Draw or paint a picture, play an instrument, or write a poem. If you don’t feel like creating yourself go to an art exhibit, listen to music, or read a book. Think about what you love and approach in some creative manner.
  3. Learn Our brains do not turn to mush once we stop attending school and curiosity is something that does not fade. You can always learn. Try to learn about new things and broaden your knowledge on subjects you don’t understand. The more well rounded you are the better. The possibilities are infinite.
  4. Help Someone If there is nothing for you to do for yourself, do something for someone else. This is probably the most satisfying act anyone can pursue as helping a friend or stranger makes people feel they are good which to some point we all desire.
  5. . Sleep Most people do not sleep enough. Rest is the best way to stay healthy and allow one’s body to recharge. A healthy night’s sleep can go a long way.

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Five Productive Things to Do When Bored

Five Productive Things to Do When Bored

When you are looking for ideas, try these things to do when bored.

  1. Clean out your old books and media. Sort your bookshelf for books that you don’t need. Sort the old CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes. Collect the unwanted ones and sell them on Ebay. You will get a few bucks for each. Take the money and put it in a savings account.
  2. Make a to do list. Go through your house and find everything that needs fixing or updating. Light bulb, filters, painting, cleaning are good places to start. Now get to work.
  3. Audit a course online. MIT has new program called opencourseware. Other universities have also joined the effort. They post course material for anyone to download. Download a topic like philosophy to listen to on the train.
  4. Go through your bills. Look for anyplace to cut $100/month. Start with your cell and phone bills. Look at your insurance. Raise your deductible. Cut out any extra cable or direct tv plans.
  5. Clean out your garage. Look for things that are not needed. Organize the rest to make easy access. Make a note of anything that you might need that is off season like salt. Have a garage sale with the leftover stuff.

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Five Free Things To Do When Bored

It’s time to find things to do when you are bored. Sometimes you have plenty of time and can’t think of anything to entertain yourself. I created a list of ten free things to do that are free.

  1. Clean your house and garage. Sort everything. Find items that you can give to a worthy cause. Items like clothes,old shoes, old toys are perfect for donation. Find a local center to donate. It’s not hard to find a worthy cause. The rest have a garage or yard sale. Use the money as a savings bonus
  1. Have some fun with your kids while washing your car. Make it a family project. But turn it into a water fight with squirt guns. Nothing beats making your kids laugh.
  1. Go to the community pool. Most are free for residences. Pack a lunch and get some rays.
  1. Go to the library. Have everyone find a good book. Bring them home and have everyone lounge around and read. At dinner it is time to discuss your book with everyone.
  1. Take a bike ride to the park. Bring a snack and don’t just sit there. Play ball or tag. Make it a real exercise.

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Take Quick Surveys for Prizes

I found a few sites that offer prizes for completing surveys. Most are around 5 pages long and qualify for an entry into the prize pool

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$75.00 worth of coupons

Win an IPhone

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Embed Google Maps

If you ever wanted to embed a Google map into a post, it’s easy. Go to google maps and search for your category. The example below is Vail hotels. Copy the embed code in HTML and the map appears. It’s interactive just like Google Maps. It gives red balloons for hotel locations. The other balloons are points of interest. Click on them and you get more in depth information.Try it. I’m adding these to some of my travel sites. Google may allow adsense into maps soon.
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Funny Reporter Videos



Who got it worse reporting a story?

The sledding guy

The bird poop guy

The (pseudo)Science of Homeopathy

The (pseudo)Science of Homeopathy
8:20
Views: 28,200
A mashup of Charlene Werner's and John Bennet's profound explanations of the science of homeopathy with similar levels of technical understanding found in popular media. Charlene Werner's website: http://www.visiontherapysolutions.com/ Charlene Werner on the uncut video. Hilarious on its own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0c5yClip4o&feature=player_embedded John Benneth's YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/Bandershot John Benneth is also Jack Hammer on Liveleak: http://www.liveleak.com/browse?tag=jack%20hammer Is John Benneth a performance artist pulling a fast one by pretending to be a homeopath, or has he really swallowed the extremely diluted Kool-Aid? I have no idea.
Supersonic Flight, Sonic Booms
3:04
Views: 103,593
Sound travels at about 760 miles per hour, or 340 meters per second and about 661 knots on an average day at sea level. And sometimes, you can almost see it. Going close to that speed through air can cause some unusual visual effects. This compiled footage includes F-14s, standard and Blue Angels F-18s, plus the SR-71 and an Atlas Rocket launch. AVweb contacted sources at NASA to research the phenomena.
Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin
1:43
Views: 8,792,885
"CBS News RAW": Actor Matt Damon criticizes Alaska governor Sarah Palin, citing her inexperience in national politics and comparing her candidacy to "a bad Disney movie."
Chris Hedges: "AMERICAN FASCISTS" The Christian Right vs USA
10:18
Views: 42,999
YES! I did put Nobel instead of Pulitzer. I promise not to post vids in the wee morning hours if those of you that get SOO excited about minutia all make yourselves a HUGE Javex n Orange Juice and slam it. This is an interview on CBC's "THE HOUR" last week with author Chris Hedges. It obviously goes into a lot more detail than the clip from the Colbert Report. Very scary, very prescient, check this out. Hedges examines the growing right-wing fundamentalist movement in America and argues that it resembles the early fascist, cult-like movements of Germany and Italy in the 1920's and 30's. Check out this story on the CEO of Religion, Pat Robertson: Threatened to KILL a man and his family. Sounds like a GEN-U-WINE Christian. Not... http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/09/pat-robertson-threatens-life-of-plaintiff-in-suit/
6 week old golden retrievers playing and tackling
1:20
Views: 694,087
On a visit to see my puppy to be, my dad and I were having fun being tackled by the wee little pups. This litter had 13 goldens...poor momma dog.
Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009
5:38
Views: 19,083,126
Filmed over the period of a few months in and around Edinburgh by Dave Sowerby, this video of Inspired Bicycles team rider Danny MacAskill (more info at www.dannymacaskill.com) features probably the best collection of street/street trials riding ever seen. There's some huge riding, but also some of the most technically difficult and imaginative lines you will ever see. Without a doubt, this video pushes the envelope of what is perceived as possible on a trials bike. Credit to Band of Horses for their epic song 'The Funeral.' You can find out more about the band and their music at www.bandofhorses.com or you can buy the featured song from itunes here: http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D129649334%2526id%253D129649178%2526s%253D143441
7.2 Mexicali Earthquake.MOV
1:29
Views: 352,874
7.2 Mexicali Earthquake - Mountains 30K south of Mexicali
Christopher Hitchens Goes After Rabbi Harold Kushner re: Circumcision
7:59
Views: 103,000
This Forum now available at www.theforumchannel.tv Connecticut Forum panelists, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Rev. Peter Gomes and Christopher Hitchens answer the question, "Why do good things happen to bad people?"
Brandon Lee Interview ~ The Sheltering Sky
0:46
Views: 1,943
Brandon Lee interview, commenting on quotation from The Sheltering Sky.
Ding Dong Burger
0:40
Views: 8,135
Ding Dong Burger skit from Mr. Show.
Hitchens Aggressively Interrogated
5:48
Views: 42,738
Copyright owner: CondeNet VanityFairMagazine From vanityfair.com How does it feel to be "aggressively interrogated"? Christopher Hitchens found out for himself, submitting to a brutal waterboarding session in an effort to understand the human cost of America's use of harsh tactics at Guantánamo and elsewhere. vanityfair.com has the footage.
Hitchens: why fight religion?
6:08
Views: 97,154
Christopher Hitchens last words in the debate with Turek, answering a question from the audience. Youtube-atheist Alecs De Large comments the complete debate starting here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-3fgjX2mU4
Christopher Hitchens debunks all religions in debate
6:54
Views: 110,430
Another classic Hitchens moment.
The Known Universe by AMNH
6:31
Views: 5,826,294
The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010. Data: Digital Universe, American Museum of Natural History http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/universe/ Visualization Software: Uniview by SCISS Director: Carter Emmart Curator: Ben R. Oppenheimer Producer: Michael Hoffman Executive Producer: Ro Kinzler Co-Executive Producer: Martin Brauen Manager, Digital Universe Atlas: Brian Abbott Music: Suke Cerulo For more information visit http://www.amnh.org
Top Ten Creationist Arguments
7:56
Views: 163,698
We hear the same Creationist arguments SO OFTEN, we decided to assemble our 10 favorites and address them here. Feel free to use this video as a response to the Creationists in your circle.
The God of the Gaps (by Neil deGrasse Tyson)
27:35
Views: 53,523
From: Beyond Belief 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Belief_%28symposium%29 http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-science-religion-reason-and-survival
Dylan Rhymer - Televangelists
3:19
Views: 4,368
http://toofar.tv presents comedian Dylan Rhymer as he talks about Televangelist scumbags like Oral Roberts and Jack Van Impe... the true antichrists of the world.
Two state ballot propositions based on hate
6:24
Views: 3,758
This is a clip from episode 578 of "The Atheist Experience" TV show Watch the TV show at http://www.atheist-experience.com/
Les Claypool-Bass solo
0:53
Views: 3,051,422
Les Claypool bass solo during One Better @ Wakarusa '06
CNN: Spreading Islam in Britain
4:16
Views: 15,165
November 12, 2009 on CNN - Nic Robertson reports on a radical Islamic fringe active in Europe and close to al Qaeda. via http://AtheistMedia.com

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Trails.com is a Great Site for the Outdoor Enthusiast

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If you love the outdoors then you need to visit TRAILS.com. It is the premier site for information on hiking and mountain biking. Right now they are running a special trial 14 day offer. They cover just about every popular trail in every state. It includes summaries of each of the trails with reader reviews. Trail guides with maps are detailed. Topo maps and satellite maps are also available. Check out the screenshots. The link for the free trail is in the Sponsors site.

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A Online Survey Review

Online Surveys are an easy way to make e few bucks on the side. They are easy to join. They are free. The typical site sends periodic surveys for your demographic. Complete the survey and you are awarded cash or redeemable points.

Ipsos Survey Panel

They advertise emphasizing their $5000 monthly giveaway. After completing surveys members are awarded points. The points are redeemable in contests or retailer gift cards. The surveys are quick and easy.

ECN Research

They offer $500 sweepstakes for completing surveys. Offers and coupons are awarded after you finish surveys based on your responses. Refer friends and you get rewarded.

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TheNetpanel

It is the longest signup progress by far. The progress bar on the top right of the screen never seems to move. They really need to streamline the process. I’m still in the sweepstakes but my patience is waning.

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My Favorite Game Sites

I admit it. I like to play those goofy games on my computer. Here are some of my favorite sites. They are all free to join and offer prizes. Hey, you might as well get a chance to win some dough for your wasted time.

Bejewelled

I like this site for the competition. Play against other members. The game list is huge with card games,strategy games, arcade games and word games. Give it a try. It’s FREE.

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King Games

They have 50 games including Deal or No Deal and 1 vs 100. The games cover the major categories including puzzle,card, action, strategy, word, sports ,and social. They have tournaments and cash prizes. It is simple to join and will kill your work productivity.

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