More proof that anger is good

From today's Globe and Mail:
"Fits of rage can cause high blood pressure and even heart disease," says BBC Focus magazine, "but controlled bursts of anger can be healthy". So say psychologists from UCLA, who asked volunteers to count backwards in steps of 13 and shouted at them when they made mistakes. Reactions ranged from fear to disgust while researchers analyzed their faces and took readings of blood pressure, pulse and secretions of the stress hormone cortisol. Those who got angry were more controlled and optimistic. Those who showed fear had higher blood pressure."

Guide to Letters to the Editor

A helpful guide to writing letters to the editor has been added to the angryman website. It is easily the best guide on the net. Guaranteed to get you published, or your money back. Angry? Grumpy? Bored? Write a letter to the editor.

It ain't easy being angry

From USA Today:

A new study suggests angry people are more likely to suffer injuries serious enough to require emergency medical care. The risk is higher for men than for women, says lead author Daniel Vinson of the University of Missouri-Columbia. "Workplace injuries are more likely when one is angry," he told USA Today.

It is no doubt true that angry people get injured more than others. But we're also tough enough not to go balling our eyes out when we do. Suck it up nancy boy.

The Mail

This month, Western Union sent its last telegram after more than 150 year of offering the service. Of those people who even remembered telegrams, most were shocked to learn that they were still around. The demise of the telegram was blamed on the rise of faxes, email, text messaging, cheap long distance and the world wide web, all of which made telegrams silly and obsolete. And yet, the mail, which precedes the telegram by several hundred years, continues to operate. Today I got a consumer survey, a credit card bill and a shampoo sample. Truly this is modern communications at its finest. What is the secret to the postal system’s success? Each year, make service a little worse (mailman, don’t think I haven’t noticed that you never deliver anything on Mondays) and charge one penny more for a stamp. What’s my proposal? Cut the number of postal workers by 80 percent and reduce service to once per week. I think I can wait 5 days to experience the awesome volumising benefits of vitamin E and aloe.