Day In The Life of Baz

No, I’m not crazy. It really is true. I know that people generally think of a fan as something that keeps you cool. However, people often forget about using their ceiling fan in the winter to keep them warm. Yep, it true.

Trying to Keep Cool

The blades on a fan are angled in such a way so that it pulls air from one side and blows it out the other end. So how does that keep you cool? Well, everyone perspires. Even ever so slightly. There’s usually always going to be moisture on your skin, even if you can’t see it.

When air moves over your skin it helps the water to evaporate, thus cooling your skin. This is called the wind chill effect. Now that’s about all I remember from college Biology class.

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I Love Criminal Shows

One thing everyone should know is that I’m a CSI freak:

• CSI
• CSI Miami
• CSI New York

I love these shows. I’m also a sucker for any shows like CSI:

• NCIS
• Law and Order - SVU
• Law and Order - CI
• Shark
• Cold Case
• Without a Trace
• Close to Home (did they cancel this?)
• Criminal Minds
• Even Bones

Wow, that’s at least 13 hours of television every week. That’s 52 hours or over two (2) straight days a month. That also works out to ten (10) straight days every season/year. That’s a lot investment in television, huh?

It’s my version of a woman’s soap opera; sorry ladies. I know a lot of people hate these shows; calling them fake and unreal. Yes everyone knows that it takes weeks, sometimes even months to process DNA evidence. All the equipment costs tons of money and you don’t just pull out that stuff for any John Doe that turns up dead on the street. There’s even mention of the CSI Effect, where juries in real life cases tend to expect all the fancy stuff they see in these shows.

After years of watching these shows, I’ve picked up a few pointers here and there. I mean, they all work off of a baseline of rules. If you follow these simple rules, you too can escape the clutches even the most ambitious CSI.

1. Wear Gloves

That’s a given, isn’t it? You can get a box of latex gloves for a few bucks in the store. Stay away from leather: learned that from OJ. Latex gloves have that powdery substance on the insides. It’s supposed to absorb the excess moisture from your hands, but they also have the added benefit of preventing your prints from remaining on the insides.

Cotton gloves are also a great investment.

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