Zack @ MindSay 
Today is the birthday of my little brother, Zack, who is now 28 years old. Happy Birthday Cracker!
And in honor of his birthday, his favorite "research librarian" is going to dazzle him with a story:
Once upon a time, there was this very smart girl who grew up to become a librarian. She had a full life, with plenty of interests, including the occasional visit to her friendly, neighborhood chiropractor. Because he was a friendly, neighborhood chiropractor, our very smart girl signed up for his monthly newsletter of health tips. Each month, on the first day, our very smart girl would open up her magical electronic mail and read the latest healthy tips. Since they were from a "real" doctor, our very smart girl just assumed that the information she was receiving about her health was information she could trust.
The heart of our story takes place on the first day of June, which is coincidentally the birthday of super-brother, the younger brother of our very smart girl. Well, on this day, our very smart girl opened up her magical electronic mail account and eagerly opened up the health tips newsletter. Suddenly, something seemed wrong! Our very smart girl was reading a story about the benefits of drinking water versus the detriments of drinking Coca-Cola. But wait, some of the claims in the story seemed so incredibly farfetched that they couldn't possibly be true! Never fear, our very smart girl knew that if she just read to the bottom of the article she would see the origins of the information and could rest assured that her friendly, neighborhood, trustworthy chiropractor would never lead her and the other faithful readers astray. Alas! Upon reaching the bottom of the story, our very smart girl saw that there were no indications that any actual research had been done prior to printing this story and forcing the loyal readers to read it.
Undaunted, our very smart girl used the skills she had acquired in her pursuit of a degree in Research Librarianship, skills she uses every day, and set out to discover the truth. In a matter of moments, our very smart girl had found some information on one of her favorite websites called Snopes. You see, the very best thing about Snopes is that they ALWAYS list the sources they used to verify the truth in their claims.
The first thing our very smart girl found is this story about Coke. Then, digging a little deeper, she also found this story about Water. Imagine the utter shock our very smart girl felt when she couldn't help but notice that the claims in the stories were identical to the claims in the article sent out by her friendly, neighborhood chiropractor. It was clear, somehow, the friendly, neighborhood chiropractor had stumbled across the information, declined to look into it any further and then sent out the information as fact in the newsletter read by his faithful subscribers. It was heartwrenching for our very smart girl to realize that very few people will take the time to find out if something is true. They are usually just willing to believe whatever information falls into their respective laps. Demoralizing, sure, but at least our very smart girl can take comfort in the fact that if people continue to be willing dupes of an information saturated society, then she'll always have a job. People need Research Librarians to set them on the path toward true and honest facts.
So, in light of this pure mission, our very smart girl immediately sent off a reply to her friendly, neighborhood chiropractor, informing him of his mistake, enlightening him to the error of his ways (with a positive attitude nonetheless!) and asking him to fix the misconceptions he perpetrated so that he'll not fall from grace as the favored, friendly, neighborhood chiropractor.
Then, because she does so enjoy the information (all properly cited) found at Snopes, our very smart girl hunted around until she found this article; which clearly explains why there'll be NO SINGING to super-brother today. In a popular, open venue such as this, we wouldn't want to be found guilty of copyright infringement. Why, that would undo all the good we've done today by setting the friendly, neighborhood chiropractor back on the path to right.
Plus, super-brother doesn't really like it when I sing to him.
The End.
Happy Birthday, Zack, I hope you enjoyed this little adventure of "our very smart girl," the research librarian. And maybe you even learned some things you never knew you never knew.
In this Kevin Smith movie, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are two lifelong friends who find themselves very deep in debt and unable to pay their rent. To make ends meet, they decide to make a pornographic movie. Sound good? Well unfortunately, the problem is... they are in love.
Zack And Miri Make A Porno is written and directed (and edited by) Kevin Smith and stars mostly Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, but it also features Jason Mewes, Craig Robinson, Traci Lords, and also Kenny Hotz from Kenny vs Spenny.
But tell me, would you make a porno for extra cash?
Because of the controversy surrounding the title, Kevin Smith could have his first 30 million dollar opening next weekend.
Well, birthday season continues here in the family. Today is the 27th birthday of my favorite brother, Cracker (aka Zack).
Rumor has it he celebrated by golfing with The Parents and Girlfriend Extraordinaire (aka Kimmy). Then dinner with the rest of us and off for an evening of drinking with his buddies.
Happy Birthday little brother! Hugs? Really?
I win.
Did you hear that? I win. Yes, Zack, I am talking to you. I can't believe you would go up against me when you know I am always right.
Wondering what I'm talking about? Well, yesterday, my brother Zack was over visiting for Mother's Day. We got on the subject of mountains, I think because of a charades clue or something. Anyway, my dad brought up K2, and I said, "that's in Pakistan." Zack piped up and said, "no, that's in Nepal." I wasn't sure enough to argue, so I let it go, until Zack followed it up with, "it's the tallest mountain in the world." NO--it isn't.
I told him Everest was the tallest mountain in the world, but being Zack, he argued with me. Eventually, (to save the game) we let it go and moved on with our lives. But, it kept floating around in the back of my brain, so I looked it up.
Here it is: Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. (That's the "I win" part). It stands 29,029 feet tall. K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world at 28, 251 feet. Ha-Ha!
But then, there's this. K2 is located in...wait for it....Pakistan! Okay, it is actually on the border of Pakistan and China, but that's close enough for me. I win again. And Everest, well, turns out Everest is in Nepal. Which is fine, maybe Zack mixed the two up or something, but still, I feel that this was an all-around win for Team Olivia.
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