400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery.

http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_sanderson_pictures_new_york_before_the_city.html

I've been keeping track of the most inspiring and informative words that I've come across. Here's ten of the best:

1) Eat your food slowly.

2) Regulate with the gas, not the brake.

3) Before you go to sleep, write three things that you will do tomorrow on an index card and do them.

4) All successful programs of personal change have the same element at their center: a clear redefinition of personal identity ("I don't smoke" instead of "I'm trying to quit").

Remember these? Chuck Norris Facts were huge in 2006. I was hanging out at Borders the other day and noticed that good ol' Chuck has written a new book. Flipping through it reminded of many past LOLs so I bring you some new facts I found while perusing the web.

• Chuck Norris beat the Sun in a staring contest.
• Chuck Norris does not dance.  He roundhouse kicks to the beat.
• Chuck Norris doesn't cheat death. He wins fair and square.
• On a high school math test, Chuck Norris put down "Violence" as every one of the answers. He got an A+ on the test because Chuck Norris solves all his problems with Violence.
• If you were killed by Chuck Norris, your tombstone would read RIP, ripped into pieces. 
• Chuck Norris once lost both his legs in a car accident and still managed to walk it off. 
• Chuck Norris secretly sleeps with every woman in the world once a month. They bleed for a week as a result.
• When Chuck Norris falls in water, Chuck Norris doesn't get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris.
• When Chuck Norris does pushups, he doesn't lift himself up. He pushes the world down.
• Chuck Norris's tears cure cancer. Too bad he never cries. Ever.
• There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
• Ghosts are actually caused by Chuck Norris killing people faster than Death can process them.
• Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a Jeep.
• The only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistake.
• Chuck Norris doesn't use pickup lines, he simply says, "Now."
• Most men are okay with their wives fantasizing about Chuck Norris during sex, because they are doing the same thing.
• The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris's fist.

This one goes out to all the 25+ year olds that are finally realizing that things aren't quite how they used to be.

1. Staying up late is more taxing than it used to be
2. Snow is now a huge pain in the ass
3. Hangovers are no longer just the product of mixing 6 different liquors while alternating shots with beer. A couple of glasses of wine is all you need.
4. You are constantly thinking about your next vacation
5. People your own age are starting to look old
6. You haven't been carded in months
7. College students are starting to look young
8. You can no longer have a meaningful conversation with a teenager
9. You can drive the speed limit and be totally fine with it
   
10. You are always a little bit tired
    

I built this neat little carousel (thanks Amazon) to show my favorite books on investing. Definitely worth the read for anyone that plans on trading (especially daily).