Sugar gave me a set of acrylics for my Christmas present. I’ve been saying for ages it was about time I started painting again. So with the receipt of this gift I really had no excuse. The last time I had dabbled in painting it was using industrial grade canvas stretched over a frame knocked […]
It seems that Mattel are turning the recalled lead toys into park benches , so next time you sit down to rest your weary feet in a city park, don’t be tempted to have a suck or chew on your seat. Other ideas they have had for these recalled products are sending them to other […]
Since coming back from our sojourn overseas I noticed a new taxi firm has started in Wellington. Green Cabs runs a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius cars. They have a very distinctive paint job so would be hard to miss on a cab rank. It’s not a new concept – from a Google search there […]
I’m all for recycling and composting but this story that I saw when I was away struck me as a little bit yikky. Apparently in China there is a company recycling used condoms and making them into hair bands. Doctors have condemned the practice saying there’s a danger of catching a sexually transmitted disease (like […]
The last recall notification I received from Consumer made it kinda obvious that there’s little or no difference between branded and non-branded grocery items – apart from the price. Apparently filled pasta under the brands Delmaine, Pams and Signature Range all have the possibility of containing iron filings. The iron filings are in the filling […]
Here’s a plug for a new product launched by some ex-Intergenites. In fact the business is an off shoot of Intergen so there’s some serious development power behind it. Action This : get stuff done, go home early! I arrived home at 8.45pm tonight. Perhaps I need something like this. I downloaded the trial today […]