Thursday, February 26, 2009

Flushing trees

I read an interesting article in The Guardian about American (and presumably Canadian) bathroom habits. The article explained that the desire to have thick soft toilet paper has the consequence of more trees being cut down. According to the article and Green Peace fluffy toilet paper requires virgin pulp, as recycled fibres don't provide as soft a product.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Facebook Privacy Tips

A link from Lifehacker.com provides 10 suggestions on how to make your Facebook Life more private. I used several of these.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Pad Thai

I made me fiancé Pad Thai this evening for Valentine's Day based on this recipe. I made a few substitutions and opted for no tofu, and it turned out very well.

Friday, February 13, 2009

O Canada

On his blog (http://www.jarche.com/2009/02/o-canada/) Harold Jarche wrote an interesting commentary on the issue of "patriotism" in schools. It is worth a read.