Tim Abbott

The influence of TV

The all pervasive influence of TV has claimed another victim.

My 19 year old beer connoisseur son has been watching back to back episodes of Frasier and has thus been inspired to start drinking sherry. As a responsible father I have felt it necessary to help him in his research.

Food for a week

What does food for a family for a week look like around the world?
This post from Fixing the Planet has photos of families from different countries with the food they will eat in a week and an approximate cost in dollars. Inspired, and challenging.

Nice cup of tea and a sit down

Random link of the day. Take a tea break and read all about the joys of taking, well... a tea break. With biscuits. Or cake.

NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown.com

Crumbs... The site authors (Nicey and Wifey) have even published a book on the subject!

[Pics: scraped from NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown.com]

The Coke effect

Coca Cola. Youth groups run on the stuff (well, ours do anyway). And I've found that it works as a cure for a dehydration headache. But what really goes on once you down a bottle of coke?
Healthbolt has the answer in an article titled, What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?