The Introverted Detective

Lighthouse keepers were known to go mad quite often, but it wasn't just being alone too long. No, it was the mercury. There are some horror stories out there.  4th order (mercury floated) Fresnel Lens  Photo Courtesy of TripAdvisor In this blog today we're going to be talking about the perils of lighthouse keepers, people who had a hard job to begin with - even without the mercury poisoning that happened. It wasn't out of the question to have a lighthouse keeper go mad every once in a while. Go mad, in this instance, is not rage; it refers to someone going crazy. There are even stories of a man being trapped with his dead fellow lighthouse keeper because of a storm not allowing authorities to come closer. Even worse, the arm slightly outside the coffin seemed to wave at him in the wind. It was bad. Suicides were also common occurrences here.  What was it like keeping a lighthouse? Lonely, that's what. You are at the beck and call of keeping the lights on and everything ...

 What is normal? Let's find out today.  Courtesy of thesimplecatholic.blog First of all, we need to consider that people come from different regions, countries, homelives, and traditions. We are raised uniquely and with different personalities attached. Normal to one person can be abnormal to another. I can point out lifestyle choices that make sense to me, but not to others raised in cities. Even in the same region habits differ.  The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as  "a: conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern: characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine b: according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, procedure, or principle" As well as free of impairment or occurring naturally.  From this, we can glean that normal is meeting the standard set without deviation and being without impairment. By this definition, I can already see that asylums (which hid the 'abnormal') functioned based off of societ...

 If you have ever wanted to track your reading for the year this is the blog for you. If you ever wanted to make a TBR list this is the blog for you. Even if you wanted to create a card catalog for your library, I'm here for it. Let's dive in.  Courtesy of shilpaagarg.com Today I will explain how to do three things: making a card catalog for your personal library, making a TBR (to be read) list, and tracking your reading for the year. I personally use Excel for all three, but I will add some other options in case you don't want to use that. It is also a viable option to open a notebook and handwrite your personal logs. You can access them offline if the power goes out when something doesn't depend on your battery life and technology.  Card Cataloging Your Library The first thing you need is time. Take a day and do this. Plug in some lofi or play some Pandora while you sit and log your book collection. Depending on whether you have one bookshelf or five, it may take all ...

 Did you ever wonder if the aliens already invaded and they live in our houses? Our cats - aliens? No, I'm not at all serious, but let's talk about it anyway.  Courtesy of Pet Paradise Truthfully, I need some posts that are easy to throw together and fun to make. Cats being aliens? Sure, let's do it. Again, nothing about this post is at all serious. I just love cats and think it's a fun idea that the aliens have decided to get pampered (conquer us by being cute). Others shared that thought, according to my Google search. Let's look at what I found on this conspiracy.  Proof? A sci-fi horror movie had the same idea. The Cat or The 1000 Years Cat is a film about cats (and some other beings) being aliens. I'm not sure what level of horror this is. I don't know how intense it is. I just know I'm not the only being on earth to ponder the question.  One of my (not serious at all) sources gives me a list of when your cat might be an alien. Let's run down ...

When I say beauty tips, I mean you don't have to get your wallet out for anything. These are things you can do with no product. Courtesy of Clearclinic.com Today is a day for a light topic and a good time. I found tips and tricks that cost nothing to do. Some of it should be common sense and a few things are little hacks that save you from running to the store. Most of them have to do with your skin.  Common Sense Taking care of yourself overall is the first thing we should note. Everything is connected to everything else (mental and physical), so having good habits and health are at the top of the list. Drink water, eat meals...etc. On this list we find sleep is vital. Please sleep. It will not be good if you don't. It is also vital to manage stress and exercise.  Not smoking is great for you. I think we were taught this from a young age. Unfortunately, many people do smoke. It was found in a 2012 and 2022 study that wounds heal slower and skin cancer happens more often in sm...

 This one is a bit of a joke for kicks and giggles. Can we find proof of time travel in old photos and other goodies? Let's go hunting.  Courtesy of Cracked.com Today we're going to look at some photos. I have chosen a few of them for us to view. The rest are in my sources. Before we go there, let's talk about the possibility that it is or isn't possible to travel through time.  According to one source, it is possible to travel through time - just not to change it. It suggests that anything you try to change would be altered back in order to avoid a paradox. The grandfather paradox is the idea that if you kill your grandfather by going back in time you're never born, yet, who would kill the grandfather? According to physics events could move in a circle and the ducks would all come into place to correct the paradox. Something would always get in the way of you killing your grandfather or your grandmother would already be pregnant to prevent the paradox. Richard Mull...

Everyone who knows me well and sees me at work says "How can you read so much?". To this I say anyone can do it; you just have to know what you like and don't like. A good story can have you sitting on a couch or chair for hours on end. You'll look up at the clock and realize that the time just melted away.  Courtesy of inclusiveteach.com Warning: reading can be addicting!  I'm not joking. I have shelves of books all over the apartment, double stacked in two layers. And furthermore, I don't have enough space to put more shelves until I move into a house (at which point my carpenter father has plans to make me a book chair). I also read all of the book types (audio, ebook, and physical versions).  Today I'm going to get you started on your book dragon journey (whether you have your books stored in the online cloud or they are double stacked on shelves). There are three types of books; you have audiobooks, ebooks, and physical turn-the-pages books. Genres of...