12.12.12 (+1)

It's the last time in our lifetimes that the day, month, and year will be the same. As my brother says, "Enjoy it people." Hope you did!

Seems only appropriate to do 12 days of Christmas, which, on this blog means 12 awesome facts/things you should look at:

1. Yikes! Could it be true? The F-word? Me? (Disclaimer: I don't necessarily agree with all of these, or deem this an exhaustive list. But it's pretty good and at least somewhat entertaining.)

2. Incredible photos of the young and old, overlapping and colliding and coexisting in Tibet.

3. Want to do something fun with those lemon seeds, instead of just throw them in the trash? Here's a good idea!

4. Look back upon 2012 and forward to 2013 with this thought-provoking "Unravelling" exercise. It's quite lengthy but also interesting and useful even if you only answer one of the questions to recognize the passage of time, what you're thankful for in past and present, and/or what you want to do in the year ahead. (See #8 of this list for inspiration!)

5. There are about 20,000 species of bees.

6. The Mayan calendar will simply start over on December 22, 2012. Stop worrying :)

7. On average, people have 200-300 eyelashes per eye.

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9. If your looming New Year's Resolution is to save more money, check out one blogger's list of 56 Things To Do Instead of Spend Money.

10. If your heart beats 60 times per minute, it beats 86,400 times every day. Yeesh!

11. Speaking of hearts, this video of a dog waiting while a toddler plays in a puddle has gone viral, and deserves to be watched just a few more times.

12. Shoutout to the young musicians in Brockton tonight (and their good-looking band director) - good luck!