Cynicism: Avoid it to stay healthy
When you’re friends start getting cynical… protect yourself! Avoid the mental poison!
Does shaving your body keep you cooler in the heat?
The idea that shaving legs or body hair keeps you cooler in summer is a common belief, but the evidence suggests otherwise. According to research, human body hair is not dense enough to significantly affect temperature regulation. A study on mammals indicated that it takes a minimum of 1,000 hairs per square inch of body…
The Monster claws are coming…
… to chew up part (or all?) of my wife’s little flower garden. Will it survive? Stay tuned!
Movies: Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
I can’t believe I missed this movie! I just caught on local tv, one of the benefits of having a 39C fever! I can stay home and watch movies like this…
Cyber Security – Be Vigilant, Be Smart… Stay Safe on the Net
Cyber security is increasingly something that worries me: And on a variety of levels. Why? Simply, viruses can be gotten easy on most PCs these days (Macs, too!), and many kinds of malware can infect PCs. I reckon that’s important to: keep backups of your documents (off system); get and use uptodate AV software to…
Whither this vacation? Stay tuned
We’re already planning our vacation for next week. Like most of our vacations, we really don’t plan that much at all. We tend to plan when places are far away or bookings are difficult. Otherwise we don’t. I’m not quite sure why. Our itinerary for part of the trip is going to be to Hualien…
Stay home and enjoy British life
When I was back in the UK, just a few days ago, and passing through Heathrow, the first impression I had was that UK people were always going away. It’s funny – I had just come back and the advertisements were all encouraging me to get out of the country to Spain for a weekend…
Where would you stay?
I was thinking the other day: it was nearly 10 years since my only trip to the States. We visited San Francisco, Hawaii, and Napa in January 1998, and we had a great time! I loved the states. I wish I could go back… 😀 There are so many places that I would love to…