Mackgurl's Musings

At work yesterday, I somehow got into a conversation with a coworker about an ice cube.   Source:   http://flickr.com/photos/48600107944@N01/230644097 No, not THAT Ice Cube! THIS ice cube...wait, not quite that large. But the ice cube floating around in your favorite beverage right about now. Source:  Google Maps   -  Google Earth Anyway, I don't really remember the whole conversation - ok maybe I do - but that's not really the point. The point is by the end of the chat, she informed me that chewing ice gives you anemia. I was completely shocked! ICE? Giving you anemia? So I asked her, "Where did you hear this? Some urban legend or OLD WIVES TALE?"  "No, " she replied "from my doctor." Ok, now I was really concerned~ about a couple things: 1. What sort of doctor was this that he would state that chewing ice causes anemia? My first thought~ a dentist but she assured me that it was her GP and not her dentist. Before we go any further, let...

I admit that I'm a a bit of a gadget girl but man oh man do I ever want a Nook! Okay - wait, it's not what you think. Sheesh. A Nook is a this nifty little invention for avid readers like moi! I suppose the when-ever-I-get-a-spare-moment reader could benefit from it, too. This is a nook http://images.barnesandnoble.com/pimages/bravo/whiteout/21970_nookforgrads_f1.jpg Is it not gorgeous? This little guy will allow me to read books electronically! No more trying to find storage space for all my books - and believe me, there are quite a few. No more papercuts - ok so that may be a slight exaggeration - but it could happen. Really, people, this little gizmo can do for my books would my iPod did for my CD's. We're talking endless shelf space here folks. The Nook is Barnes and Noble's version of the eReader. I believe Sony has one as does Amazon. But it's the Nook for me. Why:  it's wireless can lend ebooks to other Nook readers for 14 days has wi-fi acces...

Okay,  so I may have a few conspiracy theories running around in my head - but before you cry "NUT ALERT" just  hear me out. The government, or more specifically, the USDA, has had a list or pyramid, if you will, of foods that we should eat. Well at least the types of foods that the average person should consume as well as the quantities of such foods. Over the years, the pyramid has been tweaked here and there. Here's a link for the new revamped pyramid  http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html . This is a great link. It's interactive (gotta love that) and it breaks it down for you by food group. AND, there's also a link specific to children! So clearly, the government has made sure that the information is out there so that we know what to eat. Or at least know what we are SUPPOSED to eat. But are we eating it? Really? All the time? No? Why not? Come on, we're all friends here, right? Because it's expensive to eat "right". Let's exami...

So in my sister and I have decided to "get in shape" in time for an upcoming family reunion. Now, I'm not trying to whittle my way down to a size 0, just shed a few more inches/pounds...whatever. My goal is 20 pounds - and NO, I'm not telling you how much I weigh currently. Let's just leave it at I weigh more than I would like to presently. We started this family reunion countdown on Monday and have until June 30 to reach the goal. Boy, do I miss my gym membership right about now (but I don't miss the monthly dues!) Anyway, so I've started working out the cheap - ahem, low cost way...WALKING - power walking to be exact. For 45 mins, I walk as fast and as hard as I can in effort to get my heart rate up and work up a sweat. The plan is to do this AT LEAST 3x/week EVERY week but  I'm shooting for 5x/week. Hey, a girl's gotta have a goal, right? www.webster-dictionary.org/. ../power%20walking Additionally, I'm trying to eat a little health...

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 Which one of these two people is African? Photo copyright Chris Kirchoff.    Photo by Colin Mead. Copyright SA Tourism Go ahead, give it some thought...I'll wait (cue game show music....) Ok. All done? Great. So by a show of hands how many of you chose photo number 2?  Raise them high so I can get a good count (1, 2, 3, ...500,.....) Okay,  so quite a few of you. Now, just for fun, how many of you chose photo number 1? Anyone? Ok, there's one hand raised -ooh I think I see another hand - yep waaayy in the back. Well, the correct answer is - (cue drum roll please) Photo Number 1...AND Photo Number 2! That's right - both of these handsome young people are African. Surprise anyone? I'm sure it did. So why bring this up? Before I get to that take a look at these photos:     http://african-american-hairstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/african-american-hairstyles2.jpg    photo located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin Wh...