It turns out that the light fixtures a builder used in my kitchen a few years ago have all begun to fail. One by one, each one stops working. My guess is that he has no idea, and continues to…
A heavenly drink for a cake of blue swimmer
Crab cakes were the perfect accompaniment to a traditional Summer favourite -- a Pimm's with lemonade and dry ginger. Is it "the most heavenly drink on Earth"?
A cheesy pasta with a chocolatey drop
A Donna Hay-inspired three-cheese pasta (OK, maybe four) washed down with a Amherst Pyrenees Dunn’s Paddock Shiraz 2009 -- just one of Michael Vaughan's wine highlights from the past week.
Fix Your Bad Habits, Personal Issues And Other Stupid Brain Problems This Weekend
via Lifehacker AustraliaWe’re human, so there’s something wrong with all of us. Fortunately, thanks to modern science and psychology ......
Crowdsourcing Science Promises Hope For Curing Deadly Disease
via Fast CompanyWhen cataloging images of tuberculosis cells became too daunting for a research team at Harvard, they turned to crowdsourcing, ......
The Lifehacker Workout: Exercise For Normal People
via Lifehacker AustraliaExtreme exercise programs like P90X, CrossFit and Insanity will without a doubt kick you into the best shape of your life in a ......
Stupid and lazy
via Seth's Blog(Is it that you can't do it or perhaps you don't want to do the work?) When I was in college, I took a ton of advanced math ...
Christmas in October — a festive Shiraz
Christmas has lobbed early. The Oomoo Sparkling Shiraz was decidedly festive -- even with a Middle Eastern lamb tart as accompaniment.
Infographic: People Are Starving, But There Is Enough Food To Go Around
via Fast CompanyOne in seven people in the world is malnourished. But the solution isn't producing more food. We already produce too much. It's ......
In the company of a Canadian (scallop) and Aussie (chardy)
A night in with some big, fat Canadian scallops and an Ashcroft 2009 Chardonnay from Margaret River offered the perfect company after a dinner date gone wrong.
The atomic method of creating a Powerpoint presentation
via Seth's BlogThe typical person speaks 10 or 12 sentences a minute. The atomic method requires you to create a slide for each sentence. For ...
Open conversations (or close them)
via Seth's BlogA guy walks into a shop that sells ties. He's opened the conversation by walking in. Salesman says, "can I help you?" The ...