Have you ever dreamed you were falling? If so, you're in good company. Falling, and being on the verge of falling, are two of the most prevalent dreams, say experts. Others are: Being chased or pursued, having sex, arriving late and anything to do with school. Researchers report that dreams are a treasure trove of information about our inner thoughts and the people in our lives. Psychologists use dreams to help their clients resolve problems by "sleeping on it." The following are some of the most common themes of dreams and what they mean:
- Angels -- Important messages from the subconscious that should be given serious attention.
- Bathing or Baptism -- The need to purify or cleanse or a spiritual awakening and rebirth.
- Car -- If you're driving, you're in control. If you're in the passenger or back seat, you are being controlled.
- Chase -- Being chased implies helplessness. Doing the chasing implies pursuit of a difficult goal.
- Digging -- Uncovering something hidden or ignored, either physical or spiritual.
- Falling -- Failure to achieve a goal.
- Heaven -- A high state of consciousness and harmony.
- Hell -- Fear of punishment for wrongdoing.
- Jail -- The need to break free.
- Keys -- The ability to unlock a secret or solve a problem.
- Sex -- Indicates a desire for romance.
- Late -- Dreams of being late reveal anxiety and pressure.
- Map -- The need for direction or guidance.
- Operation -- Drastic changes are needed or things should be patched up.
- Red Light -- Warnings.
- Revolving Doors -- Moving in circles, going nowhere.
- School -- A place to be tested, to learn or to recount the past.
- Storms -- Violent emotions are need to be released.
- Water -- Being overwhelmed by something, often shown as drowning.
The editors of Spinner.com have compiled a list of the top 10 worst songs of all time.
1. Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men
2. Ice, Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
3. She Bangs - Ricky Martin
4. Barbie Girl - Aqua
5. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
6. I Am Woman - Helen Redey
7. I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
8. Ebony And Ivory - Paul MCCartney And Stevie Wonder
9. MACarena - Los Del Rio
10. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion.
CareerBuilder.com recently surveyed a bunch of middle managers around the country and put together a list of the most unusual excuses they'd heard in the past year for why their employees missed work. Among the excuses on the list:
I'm too fat to get into my work pants.
The ghosts in my house kept me up all night.
I forgot I was getting married today.
I'm too drunk to drive to work.
My house lock jammed and I'm locked inside.
The University of Florida tops The Princeton Review's list of the Nation's Top Party Schools.
1. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
2. University of Mississippi, University, Miss.
3. Penn State University, University Park, Pa.
4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
6. Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.
7. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
8. University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
9. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
10. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
11. University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
13. University of Colorado, Boulder, Co.
14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
15. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
16. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
17. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
18. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
19. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
20. Loyola University-New Orleans, New Orleans, La.
The following is a list of the top 20 "stone-cold sober schools," according to Princeton Review's survey of 120,000 college students.
1. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.
3. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.
4. College of the Ozarks, Point Lockout, Mo.
5. Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.
6. U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
7. U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
8. Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
9. Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif.
10. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
11. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
12. Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.
13. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, Mass.
14. City University of New York-Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.
15. Webb Institute, Glen Cove, N.Y.
16. Berea College, Berea, Ky.
17. Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
18. City University of New York-Baruch College, New York.
19. Simmons College, Boston.
20. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.