The Planet is Getting a Little Crowded Yes, folks, it’s time to move over. As the song goes: There were ten little kids lying in the bed And the little one said, “Roll over, roll over,” They all rolled over and one fell out, And the little one said, “Roll over…” 7,000,000,000 people are now hugging [...]
Archive for October, 2011
30 Oct
To Ponder
You have to admire talent… and a good bladder. Boys never really grow up, they just become bigger boys.
29 Oct
Make you Fink on Friday
Does your mail box look like this at Christmas? Full of fliers, brochures, pamphlets, magazines, and junk mail all telling you what to buy and what you have to buy to make your Christmas and that of your loved ones happy; where to go and what to do and how to do it. Really it’s [...]
26 Oct
Change the World Wednesday – 26th Oct
I sit here with writer’s block for most of the week waiting for CTWW, then it comes around all too fast, it’s here already this week… Last week’s CTWW was about pets. There were two things that I left out of my post, one was the important issue of neutering or spaying your pet to [...]
25 Oct
Smart Thermostat
iPod creator switches attention to ‘smart’ thermostats The man known as the “godfather” of the iPod has invested his energy in a home appliance: a thermostat. Tony Fadell caused surprise when he quit Apple in 2008 after heading its music player division. Fortune magazine once tipped him as a successor to former chief executive, Steve [...]
25 Oct
Man’s Finest Hour
Javan rhino ‘now extinct in Vietnam’ A critically endangered species of rhino is now extinct in Vietnam, according to a report by conservation groups. The WWF and the International Rhino Foundation said the country’s last Javan rhino was probably killed by poachers, as its horn had been cut off. Experts said the news was not [...]
24 Oct
Monday Moaning
The argument about natural fat from animals and cooking oil has been around for a long time now. People have been convinced that animal fat is bad and cooking oils are good for the health. Who did the convincing? Why the producers of cooking oils, of course. But the issue goes much deeper. Cholesterol, is [...]
23 Oct
Old Boots
Another idea to recycle old stuff. Most households have a corner in the garage, an old shed, an attic or basement where they have old stuff that ‘might be needed one day.’ Check this out. Yup, literally fill them with dirt and use as planters, make a false decoration. You can leave them as is, [...]
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