It's a big holiday in the U.S. today, best wishes to all for a safe and happy holiday. We have to wait until Christmas before we start over-eating again! Maybe I should bake some squash today to help with the celebrations!
Yesterday, I went to see my blood pressure specialist for a checkup and I've been given the all clear and she doesn't need to see me anymore unless things change. This is a good thing.
Adam Lambert is all over the news and I'm having trouble keeping up with all his TV and radio appearances after his controversial AMA performance. He did a wonderful show on the CBS Early Show after ABC's Good Morning America cancelled his appearance as they were concerned about viewer complaints. His official website crashed about 20 minutes after he announced that his new music video was online. My sister thinks the real reason was that the moderators could not handle the volume of comments as people fight back and forth. This whole thing is unbelievable. I hope he survives this and safely. His new CD is doing really well.
Check out the genius marketing strategy video below. I think it means that if you don't have a Facebook account yet, you need to get with the times, as it has moved into the business world.
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Getting the friendly facts about fats
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Flu Mask
I heard that if your cellphone, ipod or whatever, is accidentally immersed in water, you can put it in the middle of a bag of rice and it will remove the moisture from the insides and repair your device. That sounds worth a try. And now, for the joke of the day:
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In case we run out of masks
during the flu H1N1 season,
here is a ‘homemade’ mask you
can make yourself. It is even
compatible with the wearing of glasses.
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Are nail polish removers bad for your health?
7 spices that heal
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Beef Stir Fry with Chili Garlic Sauce
I had luck with a quick beef stir fry yesterday and thought I'd share the recipe. I had a 2 pound beef sirloin tip roast and decided to cut it into small strips for stir frying. It was a tender cut of beef, which may be part of the secret. I'll call this:
Beef stir fry with chili garlic sauce
2 lbs beef sirloin tip, cut into thin strips
1 inch of fresh ginger, sliced into thin strips
2 tbs soy sauce (or to taste)
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbs oyster sauce
2 tsp chili garlic sauce (or to taste)
1 tsp corn starch
2-4 tbs canola oil
Mix all the ingredients together except the canola oil.
Heat half the oil in a large saucepan on medium high heat. Add half the beef mixture and stir fry constantly for about 5 minutes. I've learned it's not good to overcrowd the pan. Neither is it good to overcook the beef. Empty the now saucy contents into a serving dish. Heat the other half of the oil in the saucepan. Now stir fry the rest of the beef mixture for about 5 minutes. Empty into the serving dish. You're done!
We had it with steamed white rice and some mixed vegetables.
I think the chili garlic sauce sounds hotter than it is, and brings a lot of flavour to the dish.
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Beef stir fry with chili garlic sauce
2 lbs beef sirloin tip, cut into thin strips
1 inch of fresh ginger, sliced into thin strips
2 tbs soy sauce (or to taste)
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbs oyster sauce
2 tsp chili garlic sauce (or to taste)
1 tsp corn starch
2-4 tbs canola oil
Mix all the ingredients together except the canola oil.
Heat half the oil in a large saucepan on medium high heat. Add half the beef mixture and stir fry constantly for about 5 minutes. I've learned it's not good to overcrowd the pan. Neither is it good to overcook the beef. Empty the now saucy contents into a serving dish. Heat the other half of the oil in the saucepan. Now stir fry the rest of the beef mixture for about 5 minutes. Empty into the serving dish. You're done!
We had it with steamed white rice and some mixed vegetables.
I think the chili garlic sauce sounds hotter than it is, and brings a lot of flavour to the dish.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Inner growth
M and I were at the drugstore yesterday morning taking advantage of the 'Sunday/Monday' specials. We don't often get around to doing that, but the 'Quality Street' chocolates were on sale, so we got a bunch for his mom and one for us. They're great to hand out at the doctor's offices too. We ran into my friend S and as the weather was so sunny and warm, we decided to go for a walk while M headed off to the gym. S ran into some friends of hers at the drugstore. It turns out they have a child in a wheelchair, and S told me that mom's biceps are so developed from hauling the wheelchair around. It occurred to me that people who live with such a disability in the family must have developed a lot of real inner strength and would have grown in many ways.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Still Balmy
I took another nice, balmy walk yesterday evening, it makes you worry about global warming, much as I enjoyed it. But M did say we may even get snow by the end of the week. There is a lot of traffic about town on Saturday evenings, not to mention that a lot of dogs need walking.
Our dinner plans for this past Friday got cancelled as there is a problem with everyone not being available at the same time. It was the teenage girls' schedules that seemed to be the problem, so we've left it up to them to co-ordinate a future, suitable time. It was just as well because K had tons of homework that we are still struggling through for most of this weekend. He got a good mark on the latest Science quiz but the challenge is to keep the standard up. He seems more interested in perfecting the latest dance move (the C-walk) and in the finer points of editing it onto youtube. L said she saw him and his group members walk into their tennis lesson in a 'V' formation line, all cool. The teacher had to laugh.
Tonight we have to tape the Amazing Race because we want to watch the American Music Awards on TV. What a dilemma. But Adam Lambert is apparently closing the show with his new single. My sister and I are still avid fans.
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Our dinner plans for this past Friday got cancelled as there is a problem with everyone not being available at the same time. It was the teenage girls' schedules that seemed to be the problem, so we've left it up to them to co-ordinate a future, suitable time. It was just as well because K had tons of homework that we are still struggling through for most of this weekend. He got a good mark on the latest Science quiz but the challenge is to keep the standard up. He seems more interested in perfecting the latest dance move (the C-walk) and in the finer points of editing it onto youtube. L said she saw him and his group members walk into their tennis lesson in a 'V' formation line, all cool. The teacher had to laugh.
Tonight we have to tape the Amazing Race because we want to watch the American Music Awards on TV. What a dilemma. But Adam Lambert is apparently closing the show with his new single. My sister and I are still avid fans.
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Popcorn, soda at the movies pack the caloric punch of three burgers: study - this is disheartening, as I LOVE buttered popcorn at the movies.
Best & Worst Ice Cream in America
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Christmas Prices
K and I stopped by the mall after school yesterday to buy him some new clothes and the prices literally went up overnight. I know because I had been at the mall the day before and brought him back to try some stuff on. So, unless you really need something that's not a gift, it's better to wait until after Christmas. Well, we still got him a few outfits, but it hurt.
M heard on the news last night that Santa is now asking kids to hand sanitize before sitting with him! I found a similar news story below.
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M heard on the news last night that Santa is now asking kids to hand sanitize before sitting with him! I found a similar news story below.
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Visit with Santa includes hand sanitizer
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Friday, November 20, 2009
The Kids are Alright
Mind of a Mom gave me a 'heads up' on this website where you can send a free 'thank you' postcard to U.S Military personnel.
Well, I went for my usual haircut yesterday. It turns out my hairdresser of 25 years had been ill recently and went for an angioplasty. He said he was in hospital for about a week and worked shorter days for a few more weeks after that, but he said he's fine now. He had to quit smoking and takes about 5 medicines a day now. He's close to 60 years old, I think. The other thing was that he cut into my cheek by accident with a snip of his sharp scissors and was most apologetic, but I'm wondering if it will soon be time to find a new hairdresser! M doesn't think this is a major incident and K found it a bit hilarious, it not being his cheek. L is totally horrified and advised me to put polysporin every hour until it heals to prevent scarring and that furthermore I should stop going there. Hmm. It's not that he's that great, it's just a comfortable habit I developed.
Here's a funny email I received:
The Kids Are Alright, Part 1...
Below, are examples of sixth grade research projects. Enjoy...
1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. the climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere.
2. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread which is bread made without any ingredients. Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten commandments. He died before he ever reached Canada.
3. Solomon had three hundred wives and seven porcupines.
4. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people and without them we wouldn't have history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is a female moth.
5. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.
6. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java.
7. Julius Caesar extinquished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out Tee hee, Brutus.
8. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was canonized by Bernard Shaw.
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Well, I went for my usual haircut yesterday. It turns out my hairdresser of 25 years had been ill recently and went for an angioplasty. He said he was in hospital for about a week and worked shorter days for a few more weeks after that, but he said he's fine now. He had to quit smoking and takes about 5 medicines a day now. He's close to 60 years old, I think. The other thing was that he cut into my cheek by accident with a snip of his sharp scissors and was most apologetic, but I'm wondering if it will soon be time to find a new hairdresser! M doesn't think this is a major incident and K found it a bit hilarious, it not being his cheek. L is totally horrified and advised me to put polysporin every hour until it heals to prevent scarring and that furthermore I should stop going there. Hmm. It's not that he's that great, it's just a comfortable habit I developed.
Here's a funny email I received:
The Kids Are Alright, Part 1...
Below, are examples of sixth grade research projects. Enjoy...
1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. the climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere.
2. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread which is bread made without any ingredients. Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten commandments. He died before he ever reached Canada.
3. Solomon had three hundred wives and seven porcupines.
4. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people and without them we wouldn't have history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is a female moth.
5. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.
6. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java.
7. Julius Caesar extinquished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out Tee hee, Brutus.
8. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was canonized by Bernard Shaw.
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Stressed out with papers and exams? Just say 'om'
Sitting all day can be hazardous to your health, and exercise doesn't help
Canadians falling short in all food groups, nutritionist says
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