IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

November 18/08 — Every time I leave the living room (even if it's momentarily to get a snack) I turn the T.V. off.

Tuesday Tooth Report

I think under the pressure of the elastics, a bracket popped on Friday. I called my Orthodontist and the receptionist says that the elastics can still be worn and that the bracket doesn't urgently need to be fixed. It can wait until my regular appointment that's just a week away.

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

November 17/08 — Made very tasty salmon cakes that are more than 50% veggies!

Salmon Cakes Heavy on the Veggie
Grate or finely chop 1 scallion or green onion, 1/2 carrot, and a handful of spinach. Add 1/4 cup drained tinned salmon (or leftover cooked). Add 1-1/4 cups leftover mashed potatoes. Sprinkle liberally with pepper and mix thoroughly. Divide the mixture into 6 then make each pile into a palm-sized patty. Heat a non-stick frying pan to level 4 on your stove. There is no need to butter the pan unless you'd like to add that flavour to the patties. Place the patties (cakes) in the pan with a little space between each so that it's easier to flip them later. Set the timer for 4 minutes. To flip them, quickly scoop them up with a flat spatula. If you hesitate they might break and fall apart so be brave! Cook another 4 minutes. Serve with steamed vegetable, coleslaw or a salad. Congratulations! You just added a whole lot of veggie and some fish to your diet.

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IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

November 16/08 — Made a wonderful tuna salad that is more than 50% vegetable! (inspired by my big sis)

Tuna Salad that's Heavy on the Veggie
Grate or chop 1 small onion, 3 carrots, 1 parsnip, 3 lettuce leaves or a handful of spinach, and a handful of any other veggies that you have (cabbage, red onion, parsley, green pepper, etc.). Add a drained tin of tuna. Sprinkle liberally with pepper and mix with mayonaise to taste.

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Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself."
— Leonardo da Vinci

Tuesday Tooth Report

My tongue and bite are much more comfortable this week. I'm grinding less so they must feel better!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
— Francis Bacon

Seller big enough to dictate shipping boxes

Amazon's "Frustration-Free" packaging is more than consumer- and shipping-friendly. It's environmentally-friendly. Kudos to Amazon for doing the right thing.

Tuesday Tooth Report

Wow. Who could have known that one of the most painful stages would be this set of elastics?! It seems even worse than the actual application of the braces. Teeth feel like they are about to pop out of their sockets! But they continue to straighten so I have to trust my Orthodontist.

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

October 31/08 — Began eating according to the Canada Food Guide. This will reduce my meat intake and increase my vegetable intake. This should help reduce the carbon dioxide contribution to the world by livestock. And, the best thing is that this new approach to eating will reduce my intake overall and help me lose weight. I have a new reason to be environmentally-friendly! Check my complete list of "Green things done to date" in the right-hand column.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."
— Michelangelo

Tuesday Tooth Report

My bottom front teeth are beginning to pull together. They're tightening and making my bottom jaw feel too small for my tongue again. I hope that this is simply a part of the process and that the final result at the end of the 2 years will be a more comfortable space for my tongue.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."
— Pablo Picasso

Tuesday Tooth Report

I spent the week with my 2-1/2 year old niece. Every few hours she'd ask "they popped"? If they had, she'd supervise the application of new elastics. So cute.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

When love twists into hate, there's nothing you won't do."
— said by Detective Elliot Stabler in Season 7 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Tuesday Tooth Report

This week my teeth feel like they are being yanked out of their sockets by the elastics. A small price to pay for straight teeth!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb."
— Constantin Brancusi

Tuesday Tooth Report

Yikes! Those new elastics, spanning over 5 teeth, are super-tight. No pain, no gain.

Canned Heat

As indicated in a previous posting, I'm collecting pop cans. 240 cans, to be exact. All in the name of building a solar heater.

A few people are wondering what this solar heater will look like. Well, I haven't selected a prototype for the final product yet but I can give you a good idea of what it will look like...

--Cansolair: Newfoundland inventor uses recycled aluminum cans to create solar heating panels
--Cansolair video on YouTube
--Ezine Articles.com: How to Build a Solar Heater

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

I had reservations about making art a business, but I got over it."
— Mary Boone