As a college student, I had my fair share of sleepless nights. But as I matured (and learned from the adverse affects I suffered because of those late nights), I began to realize that at the core of a healthy, long life is good sleep. Surprisingly, what we hear about health usually revolves around exercise and nutrition; the truth about sleep—one of the most important factors to attaining vitality—is often left out of the mix.  Click to Read More!
Just posting a test entry from my iPod. This is the neatest thing ever.
– Posted from my iPod!
Credit: https://frugaldad.com/2010/09/21/uses-for-vinegar/
Thanks to the acidity in vinegar, it has more uses than you might imagine. For years frugal folks have found numerous ways to save money using it. From health benefits to use as an environmentally-friendly cleaning product, vinegar is a versatile substance that every household should have on-hand.
Here’s a look at ten uses for vinegar that you’ve probably never thought of before.
1. Control Your Cholesterol
In May 2006, a study by Japanese researchers published in The British Journal of Nutrition showed that lab rats fed with acetic acid, which is the primary ingredient in vinegar, had much lower harmful cholesterol than the control group. Additionally, the rats eating the acetic acid also had lower blood pressure and other health benefits. Although the same study hasn’t been performed yet with humans, the results seem to indicate that regular intake of vinegar, whether in salad dressings or other means, is a great natural way to lower cholesterol and other risk factors in heart disease.
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We live in a world  and a state (Florida) where natural or man-made disasters can happen without any warning.
Our checklist covers 8 simple categories:
Each category has several emergency items that you will need. Please feel free to share this list with your friends and family. We hope that this list will help keep your house and family prepared for whatever disaster may come:
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Aesop’s Fables—Professor Copper Giloth at the University of Massachusetts Amherst teaches Introduction to Computing in the Fine Arts. She assigns her students the task of illustrating the traditional Aesop’s fables alongside their own retellings of the fables in a modern setting. This website showcases their work and can be used in several ways. You and your child can read the fables, you can compare the fables with versions found elsewhere, or you can use the student work as incentive for your children to illustrate stories or poems.
Neuroscience for Kids—Learn about all aspects of neuroscience in a format that uses helpful graphics. Try the many experiments that make use of games and activities. View questions that have been submitted and then answered by basic and clinical neuroscientists from around the world. Search the numerous links provided, sign up for the free newsletter, and much more.
Insects—Brought to you by the Amateur Entomologists’ Society, this website helps the visitor identify bugs, learn about bugs, find out how to care for bugs as pets, and many other interesting things about insects and invertebrates. There is also information on how to become an entomologist.
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Yep! It finally happen! My trusty ol’ Macbook fail me for the first time in 4 years. The truth really is…I fail him. His fan had been complainin’ and I had been disregardin’ for some time now. So now he doesn’t even come on.
So now I will just have to risk taking off my “dunce cap” for a bit and have at it…it’s either that or get raped by some Bahraini Indian dude, with a PhD in Agronomics (is that a word?), who nods approvingly at every friggin’ word you utter or even think about uttering, whether he understands what you’re saying or not. Ahmm…think I’ll take my chances with me on this one; the worse that could happen is…I just break the damn thing…reason enuff to get a new one right?
It’s a good thing the “female-unit” doesn’t hang around my website and read my postings. Will report back soon…hopefully on his NEW computer…ssshh!