{"id":856,"date":"2007-01-05T02:43:35","date_gmt":"2007-01-05T09:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=856"},"modified":"2007-01-24T22:47:15","modified_gmt":"2007-01-25T05:47:15","slug":"who-wants-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/856\/who-wants-ice-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Wants Ice Cream?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever ask a bunch of nine year old kids if they wanted some ice cream? Ever ask your 16 year old son if he wanted a new Mustang? Or my all time favorite — ever asked your wife if she wanted diamonds for Valentine’s Day? Did any of those questions need to be asked? Are the answers to those questions in doubt?<\/p>\n

So I have a question for you. But before I ask it, let me tell you in advance that I’ve been surprised more than once by the answer. Unlike the three questions above, this one sometimes gets run through some pretty funky filters, leading to surprising answers. In the time I’ve been doing this for a living, I’ve learned much about how people think. And the phrase ‘you never know’ doesn’t begin to cover it. What the mind believes can so easily overpower not only reality, but can lead people to do things against their own best interest. People will believe some things in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Here’s an example.<\/p>\n

Myth:<\/strong> Putting butter on a burn will ease the pain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reality:<\/strong> Immediately after receiving a burn, it is important to cool the skin in order to stop the burning process. Putting butter or other greasy ointments on a burn may actually make things worse, since the grease will slow the release of heat from the skin, allowing damage to the skin from the burn to continue. The best way to cool the skin after a burn is with coool water, not ice or ice water. An antibiotic ointment and a bandage will aid the healing process. According to doctors, leave the butter for your toast.<\/p>\n

Most of us have heard about using butter as a burn remedy. My aunt once told me to hold a stick of butter on my fingers after a 4th of July sparkler burned them. But don’t we all know someone who would, in the face Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever ask a bunch of nine year old kids if they wanted some ice cream? Ever ask your 16 year old son if he wanted a new Mustang? Or my all time favorite — ever asked your wife if she wanted diamonds for Valentine’s Day? Did any of those questions need to be asked? 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