Field & Stream - Photo Gallery - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin

Field & Stream - Photo Gallery - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin: "The Pocket Kit
Fitting inside an altoids tin, this kit is easy to keep on hand at all times
This is ideal for anyone who wants to have the essential survival gear along each time they head into the field. Everything fits in the Altoids tin. It fulfills all the component groups except for shelter and protection, but add a survival blanket to your pocket and you'll be covered"

Just what I need for my backpack! //bob

Life is a Journal or Self Help and Personal Development for Lazy People.: 10 tips on leading a balanced life.

Life is a Journal: "FREE self help and personal development for lazy people. I have read a ton of self help books and I feel a site like this would have saved me a lot of time and trouble. This site tries to cut through all the jargon and provide you with plain and simple self help and personal development tips. Personal development is far from a lazy process but I hope to reach people who normaly wouldn't consider it. I even include the odd funny or interesting story based on life in Ireland."

Some of these I already practice and I need to work on some of the others. Good list to start on if ya haven't done any self-improvement latey... //bob

Wired 14.08: Enter the New Age of DIY

Wired 14.08: Enter the New Age of DIY: "Hacking is a frame of mind – a sensibility, not a skill set. If you gotta have tickets to the big concert, we’ll show you how to outsmart Ticketmaster. And if your boss hates you, we’ll teach you how to suck up so he’ll be your best friend forever.

Kiss Default mode good-bye – and step up to the tweaked-out, souped-up, overclocked life you crave."

Photojojo » How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera

Photojojo » How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera: "How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera

Stop-Motion Video TutorialStop-motion animation is one of the simplest, most fun animation techniques.

Mix equal parts digital camera, computer, and imagination (you've got all three), and you're on your way.

Although flashier computer-generated animation is in vogue, stop-motion has a rich heritage of its own. After all, who doesn't love the Gumby shorts of the 50s and 60s, Gumby's comeback in the mid-90s (you know you've arrived when you're a spokescharacter for the Library of Congress!), and the ever-popular Wallace and Gromit?"

The Art of Motion - Google Video

The Art of Motion - Google Video

I think this is a cool stop motion movie!! //bob

What financial records to keep and how long to keep them

What financial records to keep and how long to keep them: "
You can't take everything with you, but the following are suggestions about how long you should keep personal finance and investment records on file.

Always wondered how long ya have to keep this stuff //bob"

Achieve-IT!: No Time for Exercise? Try the 3 x 10 Method

Achieve-IT!: No Time for Exercise? Try the 3 x 10 Method: "No Time for Exercise? Try the 3 x 10 Method
As busy as we all are, it's easy to use the excuse 'I'm too busy to exercise!' I've used it myself on more than one occasion. ;) It can be difficult to find a solid 30 minutes for a good aerobic workout.
But what if you could not only get by, but actually get a better workout in 10 minutes? According to a Stanford University research study, three 10 minute workout sessions (morning, lunch and evening) produced the same benefit as a solid 30 minute workout at one time. The benefits of increased peak oxygen uptake, lower heart rate and weight loss were virtually the same in both test groups. The reason it might improve your benefit is in the 1 time per day group, there was only one cool down - where heart rate stayed elevated for 1/2 hour after the excercise. However the people who excercised 3 times got 3 cool downs. (American Journal of Cardiology 65:1010- 1013, 1990.)
So maybe a ten minute jog in the morning, a 10 minute walk at lunch, and another 10 minute jog at night might be easier for some of us who have the challenge of fitting in one big 30 minute workout. It might also be easier to follow through as well since hey, it's only 10 minutes!"