Archive for the 'Miscellaneous' Category
Sure, hand sanitizers might be the in thing for the slightly obsessive compulsive aspect of the population out there, or for people who just want to keep their hands clean for one reason or another. The thing is, I hate them – hate them with a vengeance. If you’re wondering why I hate hand sanitizers, [...]
May 11th, 2009 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments
There had been one week, in college, when didn’t get a wink of sleep for an entire week. That was because I was cramming for four exams and three different papers. Oh, and it was Party Week at one of the dorms. Of course, I spent fifty per cent of my time in a semi-sentient [...]
May 7th, 2009 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments
So, you’ve lost your hair. Nothing wrong with that, but you’re worrying that people call you cue-ball and baldie behind your back. On a sunny day, you worry that you can blind passersby with the glare reflecting off your scalp. Sure you don’t have to worry about brushing your hair in the mornings, and your [...]
May 1st, 2009 | Posted in Health Conditions, Miscellaneous | No Comments
Some wise person once said that programmers or webmasters are the plumbers of the future. Well, someone wise will say it and that future is getting closer and closer every day. The concept of computer ergonomics is one that’s becoming more and more applicable. The image of people foiling in the fields has changed to [...]
April 9th, 2009 | Posted in Alternatives To Crap, Home & Office, Miscellaneous, Mother Earth | No Comments
There has been a lot of talk involving soy health benefits – so much in fact that it’s becoming synonymous with eating healthy. Like a presidential promotional campaign, somehow, people are left with the idea of soy just being good for you without any real idea why or if the dangers of soy could apply [...]
April 8th, 2009 | Posted in Foods Worth Eating, Miscellaneous | 1 Comment
There are many ways to improve posture, but many people misunderstand the concept. It simply has not gotten the exposure it needs to make it household knowledge. There are many ways of helping you achieve that, from posture support with magnets to what is helpfully known as a posture bra, but before you look into [...]
April 5th, 2009 | Posted in Health Conditions, Miscellaneous | No Comments
Most people know what stress is. In engineering, it largely refers to forces that can destabilize and ultimately destroy a structure, whether it comes from outside or from the existence of the structure itself. It happens to people to and although we need a little stress to function correctly, too much of it just doesn’t [...]
April 4th, 2009 | Posted in Health Conditions, Miscellaneous, VITAL Information | No Comments
We’ve heard about sex for procreation, sex out of love and of course, casual sex. Combinations of those kinds of sex are also possible for the adventurous. Sex as an act is so much fun most of the time that we don’t even consider that it could have other benefits… health benefits. Now, I realize [...]
April 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Exercise, Miscellaneous, VITAL Information | No Comments
If you’re lucky, you’ve got a significant other willing to work your body over with a massage after a particularly tough day at the gym. If you’re not that lucky, or if you don’t even have a significant other, you probably have to give yourself some love. And a self massage. If you work out, [...]
March 31st, 2009 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments