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How to replace a toilet: First, break the old toilet blog.markcz.com How do you replace a toilet? Watch helpful video instructions, then get your wax ring and Johnny bolts ready. - Mark Czerniec

The nut would not budge. Remembering that such nuts might be backward-threaded, I tried turning the wrench in the other direction. That's when I heard a sharp, pinging pop, and noticed that a miraculous miniature waterfall was suddenly spilling from the side of the toilet tank onto the floor. I quickly flushed the toilet to empty the freshly cracked tank. [Full post here] - Mark Czerniec

'Mama Bird' Evelyn Johnson dies at 102; Logged 7 years of flight time www.npr.org Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a record-setting pilot who was born just six years after the Wright brothers made their historic flight, has died at the age of 103. She holds the Guinness world record for the most hours logged by a female pilot — more than 57,000. - Mark Czerniec

Streaming LIVE right now: Alton Brown hosting the Academy Awards of food. James Beard Foundation www.livestream.com James Beard Foundation on Livestream. The James Beard Foundation's mission is to celebrate, nurture, and preserve America’s diverse culinary heritage and future. - Watch live streaming Internet TV. Broadcast your own live streaming videos, like James Beard Foundation in Widescreen HD. Livestream, B... - Mark Czerniec

Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week: Is it possible to walk and work at the same time? www.npr.org The rule of thumb is that you get roughly half the reduction [about a 50 percent reduction] in the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes at the 150-minute mark. - Mark Czerniec

Also, it's delicious. Curry cancer fighting put to test www.bbc.co.uk A chemical found in curry is to be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer tumours in patients. - Mark Czerniec

Let's go hang with John Irving for six minutes: Video: At Home with John Irving lightbox.time.com A new video series—in which Shaul Schwarz visits luminaries at home—debuts today with a trip to see author John Irving. - Mark Czerniec

http://blog.markcz.com/scott-w... Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker compares himself to Vince Lombardi blog.markcz.com Scott Walker compares himself to Vince Lombardi, but could he be more like Ray Scooter McLean? - Mark Czerniec

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, quoted in an AP story Wednesday afternoon, is now imagining himself as legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. [Full post here] - Mark Czerniec

Would you buy a used tax policy from this man? The 'Fair' Question: If We Must Raise Taxes, Where Should We Start? www.theatlantic.com What does "fair" mean? - Mark Czerniec

http://blog.markcz.com/solitai... Solitaire, patience, and creativity blog.markcz.com Solitaire, Klondike, Patience — can playing cards alone help unlock your mind’s creative potential? - Mark Czerniec

Solitaire -- the pastime of playing cards alone -- is often regarded with disdain. Solitaire players are viewed as slackers wasting time when they should be doing something productive. Solitaire is even seen as a pathetic pursuit -- a game for outcasts and loners of limited mental capacity. I say it's time to reconsider solitaire -- to appreciate it as a clever and handy device for unlocking unlimited creative potential. [Full post here] - Mark Czerniec

Never heard of this band until this morning, but they may have a new fan by nightfall: Hot Club of Cowtown hotclubofcowtown.com Official Hot Club of Cowtown website featuring Elana James, Whit Smith, and Jake Erwin. Tour dates, news, discography, songs, exclusive merchandise, & more - Mark Czerniec

Worthwhile link tweeted this morning by Alton Brown: John Cleese on the 5 Factors to Make Your Life More Creative www.brainpickings.org 'Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.' Much has been said about how creativity works, its secrets, its origins, and what - Mark Czerniec

Four. Feet. Of hail. This is What Four Feet of Texas Hail Looks Like stateimpact.npr.org At first people didn't believe it, but it really is true. A photo from the National Weather Service's Amarillo office (NWS) posted on Facebook last night shows a local firefighter standing next to a wall of hail some four feet high. In an interview with MSNBC, Krissy Scotten, a spokeswoman for th... - Mark Czerniec

Two outstanding broadcasters converse: Rachel Maddow: The Fresh Air Interview www.npr.org The popular MSNBC host talks about her start in broadcasting, her life, and her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, in which she argues that our national defense has become disconnected from public oversight. - Mark Czerniec

How GOP candidates get Europe wrong www.cbsnews.com Germany has a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, an immense export surplus, and world-leading innovative companies. And its economic system, according to former U.S. ambassador John Kornblum, is closer to what the U.S. was in President Eisenhower's time than it is to socialism. - Mark Czerniec

Lots of Racine highlights for a 30-minute show: Racine, Wisconsin on ‘Around the Corner with John McGivern’ blog.markcz.com Racine businesses, kringle bakeries, bars, restaurants, arts and entertainment, beaches and recreation on Milwaukee Public Television. - Mark Czerniec

For a few months now, we've been watching Around the Corner with John McGivern on Milwaukee Public Television. It typically airs Thursday nights at 7:30 on WMVS Channel 10, and Friday nights at 8:00 on WMVT Channel 36. [Full post here] - Mark Czerniec

How Aspirin May Help Prevent Certain Kinds of Cancer | PBS NewsHour | March 21, 2012 www.pbs.org A daily low dose of aspirin could potentially combat a variety of cancers, according to a series of studies published in the medical journal The Lancet. Ray Suarez discusses the studies and the health benefits and risks of aspirin with Harvard Medical School's Dr. Andrew Chan, who wrote a commentary... - Mark Czerniec

Radio interview with Alamelu, who cooks up healthy and delicious Indian-style meals from Milwaukee ingredients: Whitefish Bay Woman Shares Love of Indian Cooking www.wuwm.com A Whitefish Bay woman and her infectious enthusiasm for healthy Indian cuisine come to a TV near you. Alamelu Vaivaran is the host of “Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu,” a 13-part series weekends on Milwaukee Public TV. She’s also a cookbook author and presenter on Indian cook… - Mark Czerniec

Maybe this will finally force folks to get serious about global warming: Wall Photos DYNGUS DAY ORGANIZERS WARN TO PICK PUSSY WILLOWS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE: Record Breaking Warm Weather in the Northeast Forces Buds to Bloom In Advance of Easter Monday Buffalo, New York - Dyngus Day organizers in Buffalo are encouraging Western New Yorkers to quickly harvest their pussy willows before it is too late. Above normal temperatures, with many days exceeding 70 degrees means that the normal late March pussy willow blooming cycle is occurring well before this year’s festivities. “Fuzzy buds on pussy willows, known as catkins, emerge from a closed bud stimulated by an increase in ambient temperature,” explained "Airborne" Eddy Dobosiewicz, co-founder of Dyngus Day Buffalo. “This current spell of historically warm weather has area pussy willow bushes thinking its April. Many pussy willow bushes that have been harvested in the past, have already bloomed causing the fuzzy little buds to start... - Mark Czerniec

Uh, oh: Magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico -- where the president's daughter has been vacationing: Media scrubs Malia Obama Spring Break vacation AFP story www.politico.com The AFP, the Huffington Post and other websites have scrubbed a report about first daughter Malia Obama's school trip. On Monday, the AFP reported that Obama's daughter was on a school trip along with a number of friends and 25 Secret Service agents. The story was picked up by Yahoo, the Huffington ... - Mark Czerniec

The refreshing historian examines our 50th state: Sarah Vowell on 'Unfamiliar Fishes' www.wuwm.com A familiar public radio voice tackles the history of American in Hawaii in her newest book. Sarah Vowell is a writer and regular voice on public radio’s This American Life. Her latest book, on the history of Americans in Hawaii, is called Unfamiliar Fishes. - Mark Czerniec

Season 2, Episode 1 of Morgan Spurlock's documentary series on Hulu: A Day In The Life: Marc Maron apps.facebook.com Experience a day in the life of comedian and podcaster Marc Maron. - Mark Czerniec

The favorite food of Facebookers is a threat to your life. Death by bacon? Study finds eating meat is risky www.npr.org People who consumed about one serving of red meat per day had a 13 percent increased risk of mortality. And processed meats raised the risk higher, to about a 20 percent increased risk of death from diseases including cancer and heart disease. - Mark Czerniec

Spices have been found to lower triglycerides and insulin levels, reducing the chance of heart disease and diabetes: To cut the risk of a high-fat meal, add spice www.npr.org No need to be stingy with spices. Research from Penn State finds heavily spiced meals — think chicken curry with lots of turmeric, or desserts rich in cinnamon and cloves — may do the heart good. - Mark Czerniec