10 June 2011
09 June 2011
Does anyone else notice the irony?
07 June 2011
Is Olive Oil bad for cooking?
I've had some interesting conversations recently with people about the health benefits (or lack thereof) of using Olive Oil with food. Some people argue that cooking with Olive Oil is healthier than other oils and others argue that it's a lot unhealthier.
Never being one to accept face-value information from people that aren't experts, I decided to do a little digging around the unquestionable global knowledge repository, the Internet.
In a nutshell, heating Olive Oil is no worse than normal oils and in fact in some instances has a higher Smoking Point temperature than other oils which makes it better for frying. Of course, the main reason to get expensive Olive Oil is for its myriad household uses and its flavour but the purpose of this post is to briefly illustrate the cooking qualities.
This is by no means a complete thesis on the health benefits (or lack thereof) of Olive Oil but just a brief so you can rest assured about what parts of the Olive Oil myths are in fact myths and which are true.
Never being one to accept face-value information from people that aren't experts, I decided to do a little digging around the unquestionable global knowledge repository, the Internet.
In a nutshell, heating Olive Oil is no worse than normal oils and in fact in some instances has a higher Smoking Point temperature than other oils which makes it better for frying. Of course, the main reason to get expensive Olive Oil is for its myriad household uses and its flavour but the purpose of this post is to briefly illustrate the cooking qualities.
This is by no means a complete thesis on the health benefits (or lack thereof) of Olive Oil but just a brief so you can rest assured about what parts of the Olive Oil myths are in fact myths and which are true.
06 June 2011
03 June 2011
02 June 2011
FREE Android Apps
[ UPDATE: apparently the app access is restricted in South Africa so if anyone is willing to try this fix or this one please let me know if it works and I'll credit you for your pioneering tendencies ;)
END OF UPDATE]
I'm a bit of a fan of ANDROID even though I don't yet own an ANDROID device (note, I said "yet").
There was recently a special on at Amazon that allowed any ANDROID owner to get a free "Plants vs. Zombies" download - not sure if it worked outside of the US, but it was a great offer (saving you around $3).
Since I'm a big fan of free, I decided to include a link to the current list of FREE games available for ANDROID users. Please comment below if these work for South African users if you try them out?
Click here to go to the free Android Apps (as far as I can tell, they're free ;))
END OF UPDATE]
I'm a bit of a fan of ANDROID even though I don't yet own an ANDROID device (note, I said "yet").
There was recently a special on at Amazon that allowed any ANDROID owner to get a free "Plants vs. Zombies" download - not sure if it worked outside of the US, but it was a great offer (saving you around $3).
Since I'm a big fan of free, I decided to include a link to the current list of FREE games available for ANDROID users. Please comment below if these work for South African users if you try them out?
Click here to go to the free Android Apps (as far as I can tell, they're free ;))
30 May 2011
A friends' burden
A friend that I grew up with (we were born around the same time, went to the same schools, had brothers the same age that were also friends, etc.) has just given birth to a little baby boy today at 8:19am. It's her third baby and also third son.
Usually this wouldn't be something to blog about since most people at some stage of life have kids.
In my friend's case, however, her experience is something altogether unique and altogether heartbreaking.
Near the beginning of her pregnancy she and her husband learned that their child would be born with a severe heart defect that would mean he wouldn't survive. They were faced with the agonising choice of whether or not to accept the medical prognosis and keep the pregnancy or to terminate.
There are going to be people that argue for both options and in every case there will be a moral justification for it. Having been through a similar circumstance and having faced the same decisions to make I can appreciate how difficult it is to even have to be considering those options you previously thought were never going to be options. I know our personal experience doesn't equate to their nightmare but I believe we can still empathise.
Usually this wouldn't be something to blog about since most people at some stage of life have kids.
In my friend's case, however, her experience is something altogether unique and altogether heartbreaking.
Near the beginning of her pregnancy she and her husband learned that their child would be born with a severe heart defect that would mean he wouldn't survive. They were faced with the agonising choice of whether or not to accept the medical prognosis and keep the pregnancy or to terminate.
There are going to be people that argue for both options and in every case there will be a moral justification for it. Having been through a similar circumstance and having faced the same decisions to make I can appreciate how difficult it is to even have to be considering those options you previously thought were never going to be options. I know our personal experience doesn't equate to their nightmare but I believe we can still empathise.
29 May 2011
Great Nando's Value!
There's a new meal at Nando's for R24 - strips, rice, and veg. This is comparable to my favourite meal, strips & rice, and at R24 as opposed to R39 (for the latter) it's a great deal.
Kat & I share this and a large wedges and a KFC coleslaw for a total of R24 + R20 + R10 = R27pp. A great, wholesome meal (especially compared to other takeouts) for under R30 each ... And it tastes great!
With a Discovery Vitality Card you also get up to 20% back in rebates so it's a fantastic deal!
27 May 2011
Today is FRIDAY!!
And to honour our dearest Rebecca Black I am referring your attention to this crazy internet phenomenon. Her original video has over 150 MILLION hits (that's like almost half the current USA population). If you factor in all of the covers and spoofs and such*, this is easily closer to (possibly even over) 200 MILLION hits. That's quite an achievement!
* by such I mean videos like a slowed down version (why make it 5 times longer?) and sped up version, which together have added on another TWO MILLION hits on their own. I can't completely fathom this!
I have to confess that I actually rather enjoy the original song; well, it gets under your skin at any rate :)
Enjoy the weekend guys!
ScreenTeamShow:
("yesterday is today if you go back one day")
* by such I mean videos like a slowed down version (why make it 5 times longer?) and sped up version, which together have added on another TWO MILLION hits on their own. I can't completely fathom this!
I have to confess that I actually rather enjoy the original song; well, it gets under your skin at any rate :)
Enjoy the weekend guys!
ScreenTeamShow:
("yesterday is today if you go back one day")
24 May 2011
Web2Pin - send BlackBerry PIN messages via the web
http://www.web2pin.com/web2pinfree.aspx
* To find out a PIN type mypin in a message box on the BlackBerry handset and the autocorrect will pop up with the PIN of the phone.
(I'm interested to see if I can find a way to feed in parameters to this solution to have automated scripts ...)
Golden Oldies: Crazy Vintage Ads
Life today is no longer simply about climbing the corporate ladder: it's evolved into a fast-paced digital information era where social networking is king (in fact, it's so important to be noticed that some idiots are planking themselves to death just to receive a 'like' from a total stranger on the other side of the planet, but that's another story altogether).
It sometimes pays to look back on life and see how far we've come (or how far we've strayed). I present to you my Golden Oldies of the Advertising Era!
It sometimes pays to look back on life and see how far we've come (or how far we've strayed). I present to you my Golden Oldies of the Advertising Era!
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| I don't know if this is a (c) violation but am presuming it's not :) |
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