SYTYCD was fun but kind of a glorified dance recital w/ Nigel talking on a large TV.... however, dinner and drinks w/ girlfriends is always a good time in my book.  i hope y'all had a great weekend!!

*images courtesy of j crew, virgil bunao, lonny mag, architectural digest  

Google Giggles

I'm laughing because I've been in a nostalgic mood "in real life" all day today.  You see, a fast food restaurant, local and national icon, was closed when I drove past it today.   I've known for some time changes were to come, but this finality was a sudden twist.  The innards were up for auction, a food truck in the parking lot bearing franchise name still selling but nobody seemed to be buying ... 

I had my first date there at 14 or 15, unbeknownst to my parents, a double date set up by my equally "uncool" friend CJ who met "cool" guys at Jewish religious retreats.  I remember parts of it like it was yesterday.  The outfit I wore ... my hair painstakingly symmetrical in the Dorothy Hamill do.  I even recall the makeup I wore purchased from my school chum since grammar school Marjory, who had become an Avon "lady".  No ... I so do NOT pine for those days, but I imagine I feel a little like the Jersey Shore folks who saw their iconic boardwalks and amusement parks washed out to sea recently by Sandy, even if they didn't suffer real personal property losses.   A little part of me "died" today, even if just memories.

So why am I giggling?  Well, as regulars know, I occasionally post the Google searches that land people on my blog that tickle my funny bone.  This one just made me truly LOL.

how to change la vida 50 oil filter

Huh?  That's not so funny.  Well it is to me.  Because it's a rather ridiculous search to land anyone at a blog of this nature, but also for the nostalgia it evoked.  Any other day and it would have been ignored, I suppose.   See, I used to change my own oil ... up until around the turn of the century when it just became absurd to do so when it was cheaper to take the car to a Jiffy Lube or such.  Even after I married a more-than-capable man, I insisted on changing the oil for a few years!  

Is there such a thing as a "la vida 50" oil filter?  Who knows.  I don't really care.  I just got a giggle.

Trik Membuat Shortcut Metro Apps di Windows 8

Limit Komputer | Trik Membuat Shortcut Metro Apps di Windows 8 - Memang tidak di pungkiri lagi kalau windows 8 memang selalu jadi sorotan, karena pengguna windows 8 makin hari makin bertambah, sebab banyak fitur-fitur baru yang di sediakan oleh pihak Microsoft, salah satunya Metro Apps. Metro Apps sendiri merupakan sebuah Apps Store milik microsoft yang dilirisnya bersamaan dengan windows 8. namun untuk mengakses Metro Apps anda terlebih dahulu Membuka Metro Wall untuk menjalankannya.

Namun jangan bersedih dulu ? karena pihak microsoft juga menyediakan jalan pintas atau shortcut untuk mempercepat pengaksesan ke Metro Apps melalui desktop. berikut ulasannya

1. Klik kanan pada desktop dan pilih Shortcut dari Context Menu.

2. Setelah terbuka, Copy dan paste kode berikut.

%windir%explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}

3. Lalu, anda Klik Next dan beri nama shortcutnya sebagai Metro Apps.

4. Setelah selesai, Anda akan melihat Shortcut Metro Apps pada desktop anda.

5. Lalu kalian Klik 2X pada Shortcut tersebut, maka daftar aplikasinya akan muncul pada layar anda.

Some downplayed and/or ignored revelations from Shai

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This will be a relatively short post, but due to my recent offering, I re-read some of the original Shai et.al LF v. Mediterranean v. LC diet comparison study and had some commentary to add.  First, leaving aside reasons for withdrawal, there was a significant difference in compliance/completion between the three groups -- roughly 90% of LF, 85% of MDTN and 78% of LC subjects that completed the 2-year intervention.  

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Mashed Sous Veades Low Carb Logic

Well, the pudgy mirdled one, diet book author and former diet doctor Mike Eades has taken a break from changing the world** with his Sous Vide* to compose his ninth blog post of the year!  Last we heard from him here at The Asylum, he and his wife had resolved to -- yet again! -- diet in 2012.  You'll see why all of those links are relevant as we get into discussing his latest:  Are carbohydrates fattening?

His post refers to the 6 year follow-up (4 years after the initial 2 year study) from the famous diet comparison study from Shai et.al.  I discussed this study back in my more gregarious days (grin) in Gary Taube$, Shai-ster?   This study was done in a workplace setting in Israel, where through the cafeteria, they were able to assist participants in complying with the diet by offering choices labeled as appropriate for their assigned diet plan.  

In this 2-year trial, we randomly assigned 322 moderately obese subjects (mean age, 52 years; mean body-mass index..., 31; male sex, 86%) to one of three diets: low-fat, restricted-calorie; Mediterranean, restricted-calorie; or low-carbohydrate, non–restricted-calorie.

Lest there be any confusion as to how the diets were prescribed, here is that section from the original paper:

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