Living
My Most Expensive Ticket So Far
just cost me $220 yesterday, but didn’t buy me anything to enjoy because it was a speeding ticket!
Two months ago I was pulled over on my way to work after dropping off my daughter at day care. The officer asked if I had any idea how fast I was traveling and I said no. In [...]
My Microwave Sponge Experiment
Last night on my way home from work, I heard WCBS radio mentioned that the best way to kill bacteria in kitchen sponge isn't wash it in dishwasher, but put in microwave oven for 2 minute at full power. That sounded a fine and simple idea to me as we only use hot water and [...]
So Money Can Indeed Buy (Limited) Happiness
So much have we heard what money can buy and can't buy and top the list of can'ts is happiness.
Yesterday an article on USAToday, however, offered the opposite: Money can indeed buy happiness, though only to some limited extent. The conclusion (only one among many) is supported by findings from a research conducted by economist [...]
Chocolate Milk, the Next Sports Drink?
Apparently, chocolate milk not only tastes good, it can also speed up your recovery from strenuous exercises, at least that the conclusion of a study conducted by some scientists at Indiana University (the study, however, was supported in part by Dairy and Nutrition Council).
According to AP Health news, athletes who drank chocolate milk had [...]
Want to Live to Age 85? You Could if
you are
not being overweight
having low blood pressure
having low blood sugar levels
having low levels of bad cholesterol
not drinking alcohol excessively
not becoming overweight
not smoking
having a strong grip
achieving a high level of education
and finally
being married
according to a 40-year study of nearly 6,000 Japanese-American men living in Hawaii.
