From the wall street journal two days ago, here are two articles worth checking out:

The first one involves real exercise being the best tool for keeping your memory (relevant to me and my family).

Article 1:

How to Keep Your Aging Brain Fit: Aerobics
Forget Crossword Puzzles — Study Says
3 Hours of Exercise a Week Can Bolster Memory, Intellect
By SHARON BEGLEY
November 16, 2006; Page D1

The second article is a short one various versions of the Gettysburg Address and who owns them. Cool fact from the reading: J.P. Morgan offered $50k to buy the second draft (perhaps the actual reading copy). That $50k offer is around $1 mil today. But that’s nothing compared to what Bill Gates paid for Da Vinci’s papers: $30 mil.

Article 2:

Change of Address: The Gettysburg Drafts
By GABOR BORITT
November 16, 2006; Page D6

Rida called me up from the road the other day and asked me to send out an email to her professor. As I was browsing through her inbox trying to find the right e-mail to reply to, I couldn’t help notice what the bulk of Rida’s emails were.

Below is a cropped version of the screenshot from Rida’s inbox after I did what I did. ( Click on the image to see the full version. )

(Oh, and for all the non-south asian people reading this, tutty = shit )