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Four More Reasons to Drink Red Wine

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  ·  4 Comments   

From Newsweek.com:

It’s common knowledge that a glass or two of red wine a night will do more than enhance a great meal or put you to sleep: it can reduce production of “bad” cholesterol, boost “good” cholesterol and reduce blood clotting, all of which will help reduce the risk of heart disease. But recent studies are showing that wine aficionados may also reap even more benefits, from inhibiting tumor development to helping form nerve cells. Here’s a roundup of four recent studies that might encourage you to uncork that bottle of merlot …

Coffee in the morning (see yesterday’s post), nap in the afternoon (see earlier post today) and red white wine in the evening. Life is good.

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Idle thought

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  ·  2 Comments   

What exactly does the phrase “’tis of thee” mean? You know, as in “my country ’tis of thee.” I never have understood it.

The Library of Congress, by the way, has a page about the song. The music is from the national anthem of the United Kingdom, “God Save the Queen” (or King as might be), published as early as 1745.

Here’s Aretha.

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Best line of the day

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  ·  One Comment   

“A slew of recent studies have shown that naps boost alertness, creativity, mood, and productivity in the later hours of the day.”

The Huffington Post

The secret of life is finding the balance between the health benefits of naps and the health benefits of caffeinated coffee.

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Best line of the day

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  ·  6 Comments   

“My children’s school was canceled today, because of what? Some ice,” Obama said, and all at the table started laughing.

“As my children pointed out, in Chicago school is never canceled,” he continued. He said that in their old hometown, “you’d go outside for recess in weather like this. You wouldn’t even stay indoors.”

The Huffington Post

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Don’t miss commuting on the Metro one bit

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  ·  4 Comments   

I posted an item titled “Don’t miss commuting on the Metro one bit” here four years ago today. (It was lifted from tequila mockingbird which seems to have stopped blogging in 2007.)

If you’ve ever commuted via mass transit I think you’ll be amused.

For my part, I thought getting a free parking place at my federal office building was about the best thing that ever happened, and environment be damned I never took the Metro to work again.

The only problem I ever had parking at work was once when I didn’t realize what the guards were saying and I attempted to pull into the garage by cutting off Secretary of State Albright’s town car and chase vehicle.

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Thinking of Retiring? Hire A Coach.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  ·  One Comment   

From the Wall Street Journal’s The Wallet, all about retirement coaches.

When I was ready to retire I was more interested in getting a retirement couch.

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