It’s amazing how many people still cling to ancient beliefs about what cars are more reliable. Tell me if you haven’t heard this one before: American cars are terrible, German cars are the best, etc. Everyone has their own personal experience with particular vehicles/brands and automatically think that their singular…

Hi there, checking sources and using common sense is my specialty. There are a variety of different calculations for calorie burn, and rather than quibbling between them, what’s useful is to figure out what works for YOU, using the calculations as a ballpark. Dick’s post on setting reasonable calorie goals gets into…

Excersise followed by reduced sugar consumption. Some natural sugars, as far as I am aware, are good for you and you shouldn’t cut sugar from your diet entirely as it is bad. Many fruits have natural sugars in them but don’t overeat fruits. I would suggest backing off from using BMI as its not very practical with…

Here I thought they were going to advocate making a list of things you never want to do or go to. "Small childrens' birthday parties", for example.

Some of us need to drink to make being around people like you tolerable.

How to handle repeated failure. How to be content with doing "alright", not "outstanding" in life. How to be gentle with myself.

Believe it or not in the 1930's General Mills intentionally changed their Betty Crocker instant cake recipe to make it more difficult to cook for this exact reason. Their original product only required adding water to make, but it didn't sell well.

Yeah, I think one of the more important things about Valentine's Day is that you don't need a designated day to do nice, thoughtful things for/with your partner.

If you have 1 iota of self control, you should use Credit Cards for every purchase. They offer complete fraud protection, they also often include extended warranties on purchases etc... But even if you get no benefits/rewards the fraud protection itself is worth using it over Cash or Debit.

It may not always be cheapest, but most of the time it is. Anytime I buy I always check other sites just incase and of course always check retailmenot for all of those sites to see what's the best deal. But the other big thing is shipping. Maybe another store has the same price or slightly lower than Amazon, but then…

I'm terrified at what we'd do in a D&D game. Grider the Barbarian Uses Binder Clips on Orocon the Ogre for Zero Effect. Legobo the Dark Elf Deseeds a Pomegranate to No Effect.

Hooray for non-heteronormative stock photos!

I give them the 8 hours I am supposed to be there. 5:00 I am putting on my jacket and out the door. the second I step outside phone is on mute and my drive home is thinking about dinner and my family. the ONLY time I work late is when it is required to get a special job done when I am out of town. And every hour I…

This adage represents so much that is wrong with the American work culture. And perhaps NZ work culture, too, if your username is any indication.

The more I look at this photo, the more I think it looks like a dirty dish-eating monster. Anyone else?

Nah, next week isn't Evil Week ;)

I seem to be the only one who actually likes email. I regularly need a paper trail because I have to refer to agreements made and information provided 6-9 months ago. I'd rather use email for this than phone or in-person conversations with notes. It's also easy to organize and manage if you just take some time to come…

The best part about it is the first sentence:
"I'm a work-at-home-mom"

What if they are getting married or going on a honeymoon? Family Reunion? Many events are planned six months to a year in advance, especially oblications.

That second app gives Facebook the right to access your phones camera or microphone at any time, along with a bevy of other features. It's a privacy nightmare.