Archive for February, 2008
Brain activity linked to parental instinct
Friday, February 29th, 2008
A possible basis for parental instinct has been found in the brain, according to a team led by Oxford University scientists.
101 Ways to Annoy Your Co-workers
Wednesday, February 27th, 20085 Reasons You Shouldn’t Panic When She Brings A “Toy†Into the Bedroom
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Absinthe Returns in a Glass Half Full of Mystique and Misery
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Dear reader! Should this column impress you as being more than usually lyrical, recalling perhaps the imagery and elegance of poetry by Baudelaire or Verlaine; should it seem a bit decadent, redolent of Oscar Wilde’s withering hauteur; should it have a touch of madness or perversity, combining, say, the tastes of Toulouse-Lautrec with the passions [...]
Explosive Hand
Wednesday, February 27th, 20085 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Interested in a life of constant arguing, withering stares, and no sex? Just keep using these phrases
SPEAK NO EVIL
Women freak out. Often at you. Often for no discernible reason.
You say something that you consider totally innocuous, or even downright nice, only to find that you’ve offended, enraged, or annoyed us.
Your first problem–being attracted to women, [...]
Nine Secrets Health Insurers Don’t Want You to Know
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
They make it hard to get the money you’re entitled to. Here’s how to get them to pay.
by Suz Redfearn
Health insurance companies like to keep secrets. And they like to save money. Example: You have surgery, and weeks later you get a bill for using an out-of-network anesthesiologist. Ridiculous, right? You didn’t choose who put [...]
Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; maintenance etc.)
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 - 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)
6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much.
7. Guns, [...]
How to Build Muscle and Lose Fat
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
This is a guest post by Mehdi, author of StrongLifts.com. Every Friday is Health Tip Day at Zen Habits.
After my previous post 7 Ways to Build the Exercise Habit, Leo asked me to write an 8-week program to build muscle and lose fat.
However, I believe that to have long-term success, the plan must become your [...]
9 Little Known Ways to Sleep So It Counts
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
“If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.â€
- Dale Carnegie
Can’t sleep? You may have tried medication. You know you have to stay away from bad guys like caffeine, alcohol and nicotine. And you’ve probably heard it’s [...]