Things I Wouldn't Know Without The Internet

I have never been a voracious reader...never had the patience to sit still the time it would take to read a book.  Not proud of that but that's the way it is.  That's why I'm a fan of the internet.  I know that a lot of it's garbage.  A lot if it's mindless minutia, of little use, to most people.  But, it's quick and with the touch of a finger, there are things online that you can't find anywhere else. I hit on some gems that I wouldn't know, were it not for the world wide web.  

I now know....

That "A sloth lives upside down and on the edge".  Yeah, so do I!  Many days, things are topsy turvy around here and going out on the edge is an attractive option.

That there are women who have unhealthy "home images", much like some women's "body image" issues.  Puleeze!  There are women who think that spending money, way beyond their means, to furnish their homes,  makes a difference in the way they're viewed?   I knew that and would ask "How will you look in the poor house, darlin'?   I can only handle one kind of image issue at a time, so leave my home out of it!

That "Liz Taylor had seven husbands and 8 marriages."  If she didn't get it right the first time or even the second time, why keep going?  She pretty much spent her entire lifetime, breaking new husbands in.  Except the time she remarried the same guy (Richard Burton) twice!  Sounds exhausting, doesn't it?  

That "substituting honey in what you would normally use sugar can help you lose three pounds a week".  They then add on the need to cut out refined carbs, go totally without carbs for one day a week and fill up on fruits and veggies.  Why must there always be these kinds of addendums?  Why can't the honey swap be enough?  If I could do all this, I wouldn't need to eat honey or, for that matter, lose weight in the first place!

That "Hawaii is one of the "hot spots" -one of the most desirable destinations- in 2014".  Do I look stupid?  I'm sitting here, looking out at my snow-covered lawn, 8 degrees on the thermometer, and I don't know that?  Anything with sunshine and a temperature over 50 degrees would be a "hot spot" in MY book!

Speaking of which, maybe I should start reading them, heh?