So i saw this and I couldn’t help but laugh… is that a lamp in your pocket or…
Stella Awards Take 2
As noted below, we have recently been informed that the Stella Awards FW is a fake, a fraud, a mockery of the email forwarding system… ok not actually a mockery as ALMOST ALL FWs are lies concocked by devious emailers. So that goes with the territory but it does point out a definate complacency on my part to protect you — our readers. Anyway, to make up for my hasty endorsement of urban legends I have been given some additional court cases (real this time for sure! ;D ) that will lift your spirits about our judical system, but not by much. Sure in the END these people didn’t get their money, but they came darn close. And these have come from a source other than an email forward so one can’t simply laugh and then find comfort it the fact that they most likely were made up (since they were contained in an email forward — can anyone say “send this to 10 people and MS will give you $$$”) and continue to have some misplaced faith in the system.
A San Carlos, California, man sued the Escondido Public Library for $1.5 million. His dog, a 50-pound Labrador mix, was attacked November 2000 by the library’s 12-pound feline mascot, L.C., (also known as Library Cat). The case was heard in January 2004, with the jury finding for the defendant.
In 1994, a student at the University of Idaho unsuccessfully sued that institution over his fall from a third-floor dorm window. He’d been mooning other students when the window gave way. It was contended the University failed to provide a safe environment for students or to properly warn them of the dangers inherent to upper-story windows.
In 1993, McDonald’s was unsuccessfully sued over a car accident in New Jersey. While driving, a man who had placed a milkshake between his legs, leaned over to reach into his bag of food and squeezed the milkshake container in the process. When the lid popped off and spilled half the drink in his lap, this driver became distracted and ran into another man’s car. That man in turn tried to sue McDonald’s for causing the accident, saying the restaurant should have cautioned the man who had hit him against eating while driving.
Although the cases cited above were all eventually dismissed, they still managed to work their way to the highest levels of our court system.
Diet
Once regarded as a status symbol in the far east, being fat has become an increasing problem (no pun intended) here in the US. Surrounded by fast food, TV dinners and fad diets ranging from no carbs to all veggies. Secrets like grapefruits or meat or points or pounds or calories or fat (and now different kinds of fat) — all claim to be the path to a thin wonderland. It’s enough to make your head swim. While the dieting industry is making Billions and continuing to swell — unfortunately so are many American’s waist lines.
So how do you know what works and what doesn’t? Well you can do what I did and spend several years learning what ACTUALLY works and WHY or you can read on. I have discovered over the past several years a number of tips, tricks and methods to lose weight and feel great — both physiologically and psychologically. More importantly, I can explain why certain things help so that you can both understand how these tips are effective and customize your own diet program that fits your needs and personal tastes. So come on and learn how I was able to go from an out-of-shape average-Joe to a Triathlete. That’s right, I first lost 30 lbs of fat and then I gained 5 lbs of muscle and now I run in Sprint Trathlons and actually enjoy it.
This piece is the begining of a new section for this site called Dieting & Weight Loss. It is a way for me to tell others about some of these great things that I have learned about losing weight without starving yourself or spending lots of money while I complete my larger work The No Sides Diet (TM). The lawyers, of course, want me to mention that I am not a doctor nor have I had any formal nutritional training. I am simply a friend sharing with other friends the things that have worked for me (and WHY) and that can work for you.
The greatest dieting secret I have discovered (and anyone that wants to achieve real and lasting success with their weight-loss goals must realize) is this: A food’s calorie content, its ability to satisfy hunger, and its nutritional content are three MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVELY THINGS. Stated another way this means that a food’s weight gain/loss impact, its ability to make you full, and the amount of useful vitamins and other nutrients it contains are three completely unrelated attributes of said food item.
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Lazer Tag III
That’s right it’s back: Lazer Tag! Again! Lazer tag was a hi-tech hit in the late 80s… that success was followed by Laser Challenge in the late 90s… and now one more time and complete with heads-up display glasses: Lazer Tag Team Ops.
Silent Computing
Is the fan whine from your computer driving you crazy… or is it even getting to the point where it sounds more like a vacuum than a computer? Trusted reviews has some tips on quieting your computer down.