cell phone use

News of the Day

Extended cell phone use causes hearing loss
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070919/cellphones_070919/20070919?hub=Health

Bone drug news and more

News of the Day

The five foods that can help stop allergies
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14836.aspx

Asthma symptoms worsen at this time of year
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14830.aspx


Bone drug cuts deaths, breaks in elderly

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070918/bone_drug_070918/20070918?hub=Health

Study suggests kids taking longer to grow up

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070918/kids_statistics_070918/20070918?hub=TopStories

Fall came in and it's blustery

Fall came in yesterday I think, with blustery winds and cold sweater weather. And I'm starting to think about turning the heat on for the chilly mornings, but my husband likes to wait until at least October. The cold really affects me these days, the joints feel stiff, etc. although I haven't been diagnosed with arthritis yet. Something about the middle years. Time to start hunting out the gloves and coats.

We're having our garage and window trim repainted as it was time. Found a painter doing work up the street, so we'll see what he and his team does.

K needs a bit of homework help, I find the History kind of interesting in spite of the fact that we all hate homework. Being an immigrant myself, I never studied Jacques Cartier (one of the first European explorers from France) and native history and it's a good thing to know about the country you live in. If I knew, I had forgotten that Canada was derived from the name the Iroquois gave the area around the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Montreal and Quebec.

Last year I became aware (during homework time) that water is not a renewable resource, and it evaporates into the air, comes down again as rain, goes into the earth, makes our food. So we do have to take care of our environment and all the pesticides we use, etc. Good stuff they're teaching the kids.

Harvest wine bar and more news

Had a great lunch at Harvest Wine Bar on Main St Unionville yesterday. The soup of the day was a potato and corn soup with a bit of cream which was absolutely delicious. Then I had a grilled roast beef sandwich with brie, also good. My friend had a prosciutto and bonconcini sandwich which she liked also.
http://www.dine.to/harvest


News of the Day

Police continue officer's legacy in Jamaica, heartwarming story
http://www.yorkregion.com/article/48456

Her Worship - Hazel McCallion, a woman to admire
http://www.thestar.com/article/255951

Colin Farrell helps homeless and more

Colin Farrell helps Toronto homeless man
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070913/farrell_toronto_070913/20070913?s_name=tiff2007

Pollution raises exercise risks
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070913/pollution_exercise_070913/20070913?hub=Health

Hairdresser's wife

The mornings are cooler now, some of the trees have started changing colour. Still, a great day with balmy winds and lots of sun. Stopped by a new restaurant on Main Street during my walk to make a reservation for lunch tomorrow. A friend's treat.

My hairdresser's wife made an interesting comment today, in that she hates dusting (so do I). But she does one room per day in her apartment and that's how she gets it done. She can't figure out where all the dust comes from as she lives on the 9th floor of her building (ha ha). She seems like an organized person, and I think I might give it a try..well, maybe upstairs one day, then downstairs the next. Her theory was that she does a better job in that one room per day. I don't think she realized what insight she gave me. The other thing she said was that the number one most important thing is your health. Without that, you can't do anything. True when you think about it.

The Oct 2007 Chatelaine magazine that I read at the hairdresser's seems to have a lot of good articles and interviews. It's a Canadian women's magazine.

I'm getting so absent-minded. I had some sliced potatoes baking in the oven and remembered them about an hour too late. The kids would've enjoyed those for supper. The breaded pork chops are fine. Well, time to fold the laundry and catch up on the Thursday junk mail and school letters and we'll see what else the evening brings.

Millionaires and billionaires and more

German city removes all traffic lights and stop signs to cut down on accidents
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14623.aspx


Women's shoe obsessions worth 4.2 billion
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14620.aspx

Multi-Millionaire wins 2nd biggest lottery prize in UK history
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_14622.aspx

Canada's billionaires few and far between but an ingenious bunch....
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070910/forbes_billionaires_070911/20070911?hub=TopStories#commentSection