Archive for August, 2009

Pun of the Day

Did you hear that park rangers in an African nature preserve found the body of a lion that they said was incredibly egotistical and narcissistic. They say it looked as if the female lions had turned on him.
The rangers say it’s just another case of a male whose pride did him in.

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Attack of the Killer Zombies!!

Every so often you come across an opening to a story that just stops you dead in your tracks. In this case the phrase “dead in your tracks” is particularly apt. Here is the opening paragraph from the BBC Science News page. “If Zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse [...]

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News You May Not Have Wanted To Know!!

If you smoke or are having a problem losing weight you may not want to read this. But then again, if you smoke or are having a problem losing weight maybe you should read this. It may be the incentive you need to finally make a change.
First, more on the obesity blues. A study in [...]

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Pun of the Day

Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft.  Unsurprisingly, it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too.

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Workout Wednesday –

It was a late night last night, we had dinner in the hinterlands and got home very late.  I told Mr. McCormack that I would write Workout Wednesday this morning.  However, I have a better idea.
As you know, Workout Wednesday is about finding new ways to exercise, finding new exercises to add to your workout. [...]

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What Are You Waiting For?

I see him every so often, standing at the bottom of the hill, swinging his arms around in lazy circles, bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet and shuffling around in odd, uncoordinated ways. Every so often he glances up at the hill as if he’s trying to will himself to begin. [...]

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Pun of the Day

Two hydrogen atoms meet.  One says, ‘I’ve lost my electron.’      The other says, ‘Are you sure?’ The first replies, ‘Yes, I’m positive.’

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Why a Study is Like a Painting

Because the way it’s framed is so important.
You may have seen or heard about that study with the screaming headlines “Organic food no healthier than conventional”. It cited what researchers were calling the world’s biggest research project into the issue, saying there are no significant nutritional differences between conventional produce and organic fruits and vegetables.
Now, [...]

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Good Enough…Is!

Sometimes you get flashes of insight from unexpected directions. That’s what happened to me when I was wearing one of my other caps, as a Media Trainer.
That’s right, I have many hats, hypnosis (which I love), producing Power Sewing (which I love), writing for Healthy and Simple (which I do…and also kind of love when [...]

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Pun of the Day

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal?  He wanted to  transcend dental medication.