14 Tuesday Aug 2007
Posted in health & happiness, life stuff
Italian mayor offers diet subsidy
The mayor of a town in northern Italy is offering overweight residents a cash incentive to slim down.
Residents of Varallo Sesia who lose 3kg (6.6lbs) in one month are entitled to 50 euros (£34). A doctor must certify dieters as being overweight.
They can claim a further 100 euros if they keep the weight off for another five months.
Well hey, why not?
It would be interesting to see the longterm results of this scheme …
10 Friday Aug 2007
Posted in health & happiness, media, rants, television, video
This ad drives me mental. Check it out. 
In the Spanish version the woman actually kisses the guy when he walks in!
07 Tuesday Aug 2007
Posted in health & happiness, life stuff, quizzes
The test assesses five different areas. Autistic-like responses will show poor social skill, attention switching, communication and imagination, and an exaggerated attention to detail. In other words, geekiness. You scored 13.
Disclaimer: This test is designed for fun. It is not meant to test you for any disorder (real or imagined). You can’t glean anything meaningful from this test without consulting with a mental health professional. It is not intended to make light of those who are suffering from autism or Aspergers syndrome. If you are worried about your mental health, see a professional.
So, it turns out I’m not terribly geeky. No surprises there . . .
~ found on running through rain ~
06 Monday Aug 2007
Posted in health & happiness, home, sevilla
SeviciCool eh? New public rental bikes.
And quite reasonable. It costs 10€ for an annual membership card and when you pick up a bike the first half hour is free, the next hour is 50 cents and after that it’s 1€ per hour. Conceivably you could always ride for free as long as you kept swapping bikes every half hour, but that sounds like more trouble than it’s worth.
I’ve got a very pretty mountain bike that’s been up in storage for ages because there’s really no place to keep it in this apartment (when I lived next door there was a nice roomy entrance that was perfect). Lately I’ve been thinking about getting it back in action because there are all kinds of recently installed bike paths in Sevilla, but Nog also wants to go out cycling so the rental bikes are an excellent solution.
Sent in our applications today so we could be riding by the weekend. 🙂
03 Friday Aug 2007
Posted in health & happiness, humour
casa azahar 