Too much time on their hands

Poor cat...because his owner had too much time on his hands...he was subjected to this humiliation...

Static Cat vs Balloon

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Toxic Ingredients

I just finished Toxic Ingredients The Top 10 Factors That Get Your Kid In Trouble by Inspiring Indy. This book is the result of three years of experience from a program Mr Indy created for the Youth Service Bureau in Covington, La. This programs works with teens who are coming out of jail and/or who are on probation. The author states, "Over the past three years these details have consistently showed up over and over again into what I have put together in this book..."

This is a easy read that gives you the ten factors and what you can do as a parent to help your kids out. One of the "parenting ideas" he gives is that "far too often parents(and people in general) hear one thing and jump in it with their own thoughts or opinion, which in turn, shuts off the whole conversation...". This book has a lot of great proactive things for parents to watch out for and do.

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I give this book a 5 out of 5.

Saturday's too much time

I can't believe it's Saturday again so here is your "People with too much time on their hands" offer.

Sometimes you can doo some very cool things with your time...case and point, OK Go




Wicked cool people!

Quick & Easy Tips to Lose Weight

I just finished Quick & Easy by Georgina Salgado Chavez.

The book opens with...

"I designed this book to inform you about the causes, side effects, and the solution for weight gain."

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There is a lot of information and statistics in these pages. I'm not sure it isn't anything I haven't heard before...it's just all contained in one book. When I read through it the first time I was floored by some of the information, but when I went back through it I thought some things sounded off so I did some research. For example, tip #28 it to include good fats in your diet. Here she states: "Olive oil is another great fat, but beware of frying, it can become carcinogenic." After I read that my heart dropped...I may inadvertently been poisoning my family. Thing is, just because its in a book (or online) doesn't means it is gospel. You should check it out with reputable source. So I looked all over the internet and basically it seems to come down to the smoke point of oils. Olive oil has a low smoke point and that means that it can't take high heats that are normally associated with frying foods. When an oil is at its smoke point it is close to its flash point at which point it will burst into flames. Also, if I understood all the info I found, when you overheat oils it alters their chemical compound at which point it can become bad for you to ingest. Maybe that is what she meant by her statement...it seems as long at you keep the oil within its frying temps you are fine to fry foods with it.

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Tip number 38 is to beware of what you use for body care. She states that your skin absorbs 90% more than your digestive system. She warns us to watch what we put on our body stating if you can't eat it you should not use it. She also reports that "some studies indicate that lipstick has 180 chemicals that are carcinogens, and most women eat around 4lbs of it a year." So, again, I did a little research and found an article that states the Canadian government declared two chemicals in lipstick to be toxic. This article state "D4 and D5 toxins are found in such everyday items as body lotions, hair-care products, soaps, baby bottle nipples, cookware and home cleaning products. Both chemicals are linked to uterine tumors and other types of damage to the female reproductive system in animals. Effects in people have not been studied, despite the likelihood of near universal exposure. According to an analysis of Environmental Working Group’s own database of ingredients in over 41,000 personal care products, D4 and D5 are in more than 1 of every 7 products. "

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All in all, this book has 49 tips, some very simple recipes, and a list of good food suggestions. Some things I didn't really agree with(believe) but it actually helped me because I took a little control and did my own research which empowers me and drives things home.

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I think this a handy book to have and refer to for a little extra help for a healthier lifestyle.

I give this a 3 1/2 out of 5