Speaking of objective reviews, I came across that site because I am actually researching the benefits of fish oil supplements. The body building magazines seem to endorse their usage out of hand, but I’m having a hard time finding unbiased endorsement to verify the fat burning benefits claimed in so many places. Does anyone know of a good source of unbiased information on Omega 3’s and other supplements?

Check it out at:

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/

There is a channel finder so you can tune in on your TV system.

It just dawned on me … I can make it a network place in Windows Explorer and I have a folder with all of those utilities ready to use and the latest version to boot. Here’s how …

Windows Vista

In Windows Explorer, just right click on Computer and then Add a Network Location. When the Wizard Comes up use http://live.sysinternals.com and complete. Now there is an entry under the Network node in Explorer.

Windows XP

The steps are a bit different in XP ….

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections.
2. Under See Also, click My Network Places.
3. Click Add a network place. The Add Network Place Wizard starts.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. Click Choose another network location, and then click Next.
6. In the Internet or network address box, type the name of the network share that you want to use. ( \\live.sysinternals.com\tools)
7. Click Next.
8. In the Type a name for this network place box, type the name that you want, and then click Next.
9. Click Finish. 

Default security settings don’t allow the html help files to run off this folder unless you make it trusted. The choice is yours and up to you to figure out how to do it.

My next step will be to publish this via group policy so that it is available with my admin login on every machine in the place.

When I was a kid, a place that we lived had sulfur in the water. We had to cart our drinking water in from town. We were able to use the spigot that was connected to a freezer used to make and store blocks of ice for free. Since then I have considered the clean odor free water that comes out of the tap a blessing and I never really understood why bottled municipal water is such a hot seller.

Another routine my family had from this experience was drinking from our personal water bottle in the fridge. All three of us kids had “our” bottle and that’s where we went for a drink. Even after we moved we continued with the tradition because we didn’t use a fresh glass every time. I wonder if I can make this stick with my teenagers…

http://www.choosetoreuse.net/index.html

It is sponsored by CamelBak, so it’s a little bit commercial in spots, but good info just the same. Having a few PBA free water bottles around makes so much sense for waste management and one’s health.

Maybe I’ll trade in my coffee cup for a water bottle… Nah, won’t happen.

A body can sweat off ½ to (believe it or not) 2 quarts of fluids per hour, depending on heat and exertion, and this is more pronounced when walking uphill in the sun. Since a body can absorb up to a quart (about a liter) per hour, I encourage everyone that hikes to have a quart of water for every one to two hours that they will be out, especially when out during the high sun hours. Sure it’s heavy in the beginning, but the load lightens as it’s consumed.

Children burn off calories faster, can’t take calories in as fast, and need a far higher number of sips of water than adults. I learned this on a bicycle riding event that my family attended where my daughter was making it clear that she didn’t want to be there. There was a sandwich stand halfway through this bike ride and she got off the bike and ordered a sandwich without even asking. She was content for the rest of the trip and we all had a better day. Since then, I learned to quietly monitor them to insure they are refueling properly and I don’t think we’ve had a bad time since.

Three days in a row of not dealing with people complaining about broke stuff. I can’t decide which toy to play with first!

If I can afford the fuel, I think I’ll go puddle jumping and use up some of my carbon offsets. My new tires haven’t gotten dirty yet. If you’re out there, I monitor channel 13. Have a great holiday.