Maverick

I can picture the day. Rice flying, a limo pulling up to take her and me to the airport, white clusters of flowers on the pews, tears in my eyes, in lavender chiffon.... Oops. That's an important part, huh? L O V E It's a commonly thrown around four-letter word. "I love macaroni and cheese." "I love Vanilla Ice." (Remember that?) Sometimes, even an "I love him" or "I love her." What is real love ? And is there a difference between that and the heart-pounding adrenaline rush I feel when I see...? You know the person I'm talking about. That hot guy playing basketball at the gym... the cute girl who makes eye contact as she passes by... the friend of a friend of a friend... maybe a best friend. It's that person we keep track of when he or she is in the same room, whose comments and actions we analyze to no end. There are a few things love isn't. Love isn't a feeling. Although real love is often accompanied by strong fe...

A hilarious moving curtain illusion If you stare at one yellow dot for a while, the other yellow dots disappear. Stare at the four black dots in the center of the image for 30 - 60 seconds. Then quickly close your eyes and look at something bright (like a lamp or a window with sunlight coming through it). You should see a white circle with an image inside it. Stare at the dot in the center of the circle and then move your head closer to it. Neat! This is one of classic optical illusions - it is called dancing elephant. Try to count the number of his legs (by Roger Shepard).