Coffee Mocha

Kay at Musings said she has her coffee with 1/3 chocolate milk (mocha), so I decided to try it yesterday and it was delicious, thanks for the tip, Kay.

They have now started giving H1N1 shots to the general public, so I was one of the first in line yesterday morning. I got to the clinic about 20 minutes before it opened at 10am and I was given number 61. I left the building at about 10.30 am, so I was happily there less than an hour.

News

High income translates into longer life: Study

More Canadians to give gift cards this Christmas: Study

World's Top 5 germiest attractions

CN Tower casts a shadow on a low cloud layer (photo)

Charter for Compassion

This is a moving 2 minute viral video that is very inspirational:

Charter for Compassion

News

Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease

Stressful Jobs That Pay Badly

Create Tuesday 12

Here's my entry for Lissa's Create Tuesday 12.
Click on the link in the sidebar for more details if you would like to participate.

This week's theme is:

Procrastination





I just found out about this new website called Evernote:
'Welcome to your notable world. Use Evernote to save your ideas, things you see, and things you like. Then find them all on any computer or device you use. For free.'

It sounds perfect for someone like me, I'm always saving clippings and all sorts of things to remember and now I could possibly reduce clutter and have it online and readily accessible. It's such a new world out there.

News

'Unfriend' selected as Oxford dictionary's word of the year

2 year old touched by Michael Jackson's music (video)

Vitamin D deficiency linked to strokes, heart disease: Study

Canadians Plan To Curb Spending This Holiday Season

Beware 90# on your telephone

I got this in an email from my sister, and it sounds legitimate in North America, anyway:

BEWARE!!!!!!!!!
90# on your telephone

I dialed '0', to check this out, asked the operator, who confirmed that this was correct
so please pass it on . . . (l also checked out Snopes.com . This is true, and also applies to cell phones!)

PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service Technician (could also be Telus) who was conducting a test on the telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine(9), zero(0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up. Luckily, I was suspicious and refused.

Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number.

I was further informed that this scam has been originating from many local jails/prisons DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.

After checking with Verizon they also said it was true, so do not dial 90# for anyone!!!!! PLEASE HIT THAT FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!


To continue with the rest of this post, I went for a late evening walk yesterday, just before dusk. It was lovely, the air was balmy and fresh. It was strange to see the houses all lit up as I'm usually out earlier in the day. It 'warmed up' the atmosphere. M and K went to get a Festive Special at Swiss Chalet Restaurant for our dinner. Roast Chicken, stuffing, cranberry sauce, Lindor chocolate truffles, what's not to love? (-: I think everyone's tired of my cooking, including me, so takeout was in order.

For those of you living in Canada, McDonald's is giving out free small coffees around breakfast time for the next 2 weeks. They had a similar promotion last year.


In the News:

Just Thinking of a Loved One Can Reduce Physical Pain

Kids aware of racism by age 9, study finds

Rescue of a teenage boy trapped on an ice floe in Nunavut

Indian Summer

We're having the most gorgeous 'Indian Summer' weather, where it's unseasonably warm. It just spoils us for the cold to come. We've had a few frosty mornings, but then it gets warmer in the days. We seem to have dinner plans for next weekend and maybe 2 engagements for the week after. And it's not even December yet. They are already playing Christmas music in the stores. L went to a tennis banquet and won a lovely tennis racquet bag. She can't make it to the dinner next weekend, as one of her good friends is having a birthday party.

At church yesterday, I noticed there was no 'handshake of peace' during mass. They also did that during the SARS outbreak. It gets really dark by 6pm now, so it was a bit tricky walking home.

We bought a carpet steamer that will even do upholstery, like couches. I hope we use it, it will be a good thing. We got a new food processor a few months back and I still haven't used it! I don't think I'm machine oriented.


News

Canada has more H1N1 vaccine than most countries

Conrad Black on teaching fellow inmates - interesting article by a former Canadian newspaper magnate serving time in prison. Read the comments too.

Bird Cloud (video)

My Life is Average

L was telling me about this website called 'My Life is Average', it's actually quite funny once you start reading the entries a few times. This is how it describes itself:

'About MyLifeIsAverage

MyLifeIsAverage is a place to share your everyday mediocrity. It is a place to post the mundane things in your life, and read about what makes life normal for other people.

We believe that for every fail story, or good story, there are about a million normal stories. So tell the world what makes your life average. Anyone can submit a story, because everyone's lives are unexciting and insignificant at some time or another.'

News

The best window on overall health? Your mouth

Go beyond plain ol' porridge: It's a piece of cake

Advertisers shifting their dollars to digital

8 fat fighting foods

Humans Still Evolving as Our Brains Shrink

Tooth Whitening

I did the laundry after 9 p.m. last night. This is to take advantage of the 'time of use' on our electricity bill. The charge is 4 cents per kilowatt hour at low peak periods and 9 cents at high peak. In the spring, I would have to do the laundry after 10pm to get these prices. It's also helping the environment.

Yesterday, at the gym, there was a lady selling a tooth whitening procedure. She basically bleaches your teeth with some kind of peroxide that keeps them sparkly white for about a year. She was right beside my elliptical machine, so I was curious about what she was setting up. She said she usually charges $300 at the dentist's office but here, she was doing it for $120. I did see a girl come in for an appointment.

I also watched a bit of the FoodTV channel as I did my workout. Ricardo was on, a French Canadian chef. He was doing a special on Asian pears. Surprisingly, the trees can grow in Canada and they are very resistant to disease as the insects find the pears too crispy to bite into. I also did not know that these pears can be stored for up to 6 months in your refrigerator which is a good thing. Then he proceeded to cook the pears in carmelized sugar and make a delicious, healthier dessert.

News

Chocolate Reduces Stress, Study Finds

Facebook status update saves teen from jail