Tag: Healthy living

We in Chicago just had 22 consecutive days below 32 degrees. That’s the longest streak in 23 years. 1984-85 had a string of 33 below freezing days (whoa, 33 days). You’d think this was one of the coldest 3-week periods…

(The number of times Pepsi, Coke, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mountain Dew were searched on Google) Coke spikes in July 2006 with rumor of secrets being sold. Ok, so there can be a sharp spike in searches when there’s a juicy news…

While in McDonalds there was this dude in his 40s talking to himself loudly. He was talking about how this year is the “two double-oh-seven.” That’s a cool name for this decade, “the double oh’s.” And “double oh seven” just…

1) after working out Your body desires carbohydrates after a workout to repair the muscles and make them stronger. Otherwise, the muscles end up eating themselves to repair themselves. Apples have a good amount of carbohydrates. It tastes soooo good…

Tom Saaristo had an excellent post on his foodie blog about plastic disposable food containers. He suggested several options including Gladware, Ziploc, and his choice US Plastics. But I wondered how much it costs per ounce for these containers. Here’s…

The McDonalds across from the Trump Tower is where you overhear all the current news on the construction status on the Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago. I was standing in line behind a construction worker with a bunch stickers…

“HE GONE!” is a catchphrase that Chicago White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson likes to say when people on the opposing team strikes out. It’s so incredibly annoying as it does it all the time and in a 5th-grade tone. Now,…

The reason why Apple names all their operating systems after jungle cats (leopard, panther, jaguar, tiger) is cuz jungle cats like to eat apples. It’s just a fact that most people don’t know.

It’s so much easier to eat ice cream out of the container with a fork rather than a spoon. A fork is able to really dig in.

Size comparisons like this Brachiosaurus Dinosaur Heart is just so neat. (I believe this is at the Dinomation Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Fruita, Colorado) That dinosaur needed a heart so big to pump blood through a 30 foot neck to…

Does drinking hot tea or coffee make you warm? I never felt any warmer after a hot drink. The same thing with ice cream, never noticed feeling any colder. But then a couple of days ago I moved my temperature…

McDonald’s current tray liner promotes their new Arch Card. It very cutely lists what all the things the Arch Card can be. Some are very nice like “grandpa’s morning coffee” or “my night away from the kitchen.” And then some…

In the comments of the previous post we were talking about how static cling happens more in the winter. But has anyone noticed that you get more boogers in the winter? WINTER BOOGERS!

Walking behind someone who is smoking is like walking behind someone who is urinating in public. Who wants to walk behind a trail of smoke? There are many similarities between smoking in public and peeing in public: ‚Ä¢ Both ends…

Going out for all-you-can-eat sushi with 12 people will take some time for the chefs to keep up with your order, but it’s lots of fun to order whatever sushi you wish without worrying about price. Sushi Para II in…

Riding along in a car on a vacation sipping on an old soda that has been resting for a couple hours… that’s what drinking a warm soda reminds me of.

This is a vegetable tray that Lisa and I made for a tiki party.

Whenever I see someone buying hair products, I check out their hair. “oh they have beautiful hair, I’ll try their product.” or “oh boy, I’m sure not gonna buy what they are using if their hair looks like that.” But…

Tomsaaristo posted the revised food pyramid by Harvard University. Here’s my comments: It’s much better than the new one. However, it’s kinda odd how you have alcohol and vitamins floating outside the pyramid. I can see content-wise that it’s nice…

Are there any cultures that eat bees? I’m afraid of bees so I was just wondering what it would be like to consume them. Here’s a site that mentions this: “people eating bees, which is more common in Asia than…

Yesterday I explained why the simple standard 57-year-old classic is so delicious. Now here’s a tutorial on dine a hamburger from McDonalds: 1) Do not order a cheeseburger Order a hamburger. Not only because it’s ten to twenty cents cheaper,…

The McDonalds hamburger is delicious. How is it so good? Here’s how: 1) It’s proven So many people have eaten a McDonalds hamburger so many many times. 2) Practice makes perfect McDonalds has made billions of these burgers. You try…

Does $1.25 in nickels equal the same weight as a soda pop? That handful of nickels sure has a nice hefty weight. It was fun putting all 25 nickels all into the soda machine as fast as I could. Next…

Every year Chicago has their fireworks a day early on July 3rd. It gets millions of people gathering to the lakeshore resulting in a very packed event. Here’s six tips I realized this year: Don’t get there earlyYes, this is…

What other sounds do farts make? Leave them in the comments please.

The McDonalds in downtown Chicago on Michigan Ave right behind the Wrigley Building is store #4444. I just saw this on my receipt. Numbers like this make me happy.

AP says, “This photo released by McDonald’s Corp. show a new, slimmer and sportier Ronald McDonald, the latest evidence the fast-food chain isn’t clowning around about its image. A TV commercial making its debut Friday, June 10, 2005, will show…

Let’s say you are going to drink a bottle of soda over the course of two hours. Which soda would be more flat? A) One where you put the cap back on after every sip. B) One where you keep…

Pepsi Lime is just regular Pepsi with a tad wee bit of lime. If I were to take a taste test, I would have just guessed it was regular Pepsi. I guess that’s why they put the word “Pepsi” first…

There’s a new dance song by DJ Otzi called “Burger Dance” Here’s the German: Oooooooooohhh…. The Pizza Hut, the Pizza Hut, Kentucky fried chicken in the Pizza Hut, the Pizza Hut, the Pizza Hut, Kentucky fried chicken in the Pizza…

Here are photos from the (not-so) exclusive opening at the Chicago Supersize McDondalds at Clark, Ohio and Ontario Street today on April 15, 2005. The Giant McDonalds on Steriods in downtown Chicago The wait wasn’t too terribly long. The even…