Kids are learning what?

Posted 24 Dec 2008

Daily Life, The Little Things | 2 Comments 

Whilst at a family gathering this the holiday season, I stumbled across an old Fisher Price toy school house (literally – I tripped over it) like one I used to play with as a child. It brought back fond memories of growing up and of playing at home. As there were no children immediately about, I took a moment to look inside the toy school house to see how much of it I remembered.

The general look and feel of the interior was familiar to me, yet I was surprised by what I saw on the back wall. The globe looks like it was documenting what the earth looked like before the continents drifted to their present location. Is that big green blob Greenland or Europe? South America looks about right, but North America looks a fraction of its actual size.

And what about those mice in the cage? Are those ‘real’ mice? If so, is that cage sufficient? It looks really cramped in there … and where are the food and water dispensers?

Alcohol Mule

Posted 23 Dec 2008

Drinks | 4 Comments 

I enjoy vodka cranberry in a tall glass. But when sipping a glass of such over the weekend, I got to thinking about what percentage of all the folks who I see ordering a vodka cranberry at the bars would ever actually just drain a glass of cranberry juice (without vodka in it) on any given day?

I feel like cranberry juice is really just some sort of mule, used to port alcohol in our bodies. I can’t stand the abuse.

The secret to beautiful hair

Posted 22 Dec 2008

Daily Life, Language | 2 Comments 

Ladies and gentleman! Worry no more! After years of suffering through dirty, grimy hair that just wouldn’t get clean no matter how many times I washed my hair with shampoo, I have discovered something of a miracle elixir:

Folks, read the label closely. Only there will you see the real power of Tesco’s brilliance:

Did you read it closely? That’s Tesco’s Cleansing Anti-dandruff Shampoo. The secret is in the cleansing! I had never appreciated that before. A subtle but oh-so-important difference! Now my hair is not only dandruff-free but it is blissfully clean! Yeah!

CRAZY DRUNKEN NOODLES

Posted 19 Dec 2008

Daily Life, Food | Leave a Comment 

At the Thai restaurant where I ate last night, two menu items called for my attention:

They were begging to be combined into … CRAZY DRUNKEN NOODLES! And so they were, and the combo was delicious.

(Apologies for the horrendous quality of these photos … I was drunk on noodles when I remembered to wield the camera.)

Medicinal warnings

Posted 18 Dec 2008

Language | 7 Comments 

I was reviewing the usage warnings on a bottle of prescription medicine the other day.

The relevant warnings are:
May Cause Drowsiness. Alcohol May Intensify This Effect. Use Care When Operating A Car or Dangerous Machinery.

Whilst there are a few warnings on the label, it was the last item that caught my attention. It seemed more of a general warning than one specifically relating to the taking of that medicine. The pharmaceutical company could well have added the following warnings as well:

• Wait for 30 minutes after eating before swimming.
• On a related note, always swim with a buddy.
• Don’t drink and drive.
• Wear safety goggles when using a power saw or drill.