Secret to longevity

  The oldest living woman in Scotland -- 109 -- says the secret to her longevity is this: Eat your porridge and avoid men.
Gallan told the newspaper that her "secret to a long life has been staying away from men. They're just more trouble than they're worth." She noted that she also "made sure to eat a nice warm bowl of porridge every morning and to have never gotten married."
  While the oldest person in Scotland, Gallan is not the oldest person in the world. That honor goes to Misao Okawa of Japan, who celebrated her 116th birthday in March. She has been a widow for 83 years (her husband died in 1931) -- suggesting that she perhaps shares Gallan's view about avoiding men if you want to live long.
  So what do us men think the reason for man's longevity is? Truthfully it is irrelevant, look at the chart below of oldest people on record. All women.
  So guys skip the porridge, have a drink and a hot dog, watch a lot of sports, hang out with your buddies and when ever your time comes at least you will have a smile on your face.

Rank	Name	Sex	Birth date	Death date	Age	Place of death or residence
1	Jeanne Calment	F	21 February 1875	4 August 1997	122 years, 164 days	France
2	Sarah Knauss	F	24 September 1880	30 December 1999	119 years, 97 days	United States
3	Lucy Hannah	F	16 July 1875	21 March 1993	117 years, 248 days	United States
4	Marie-Louise Meilleur	F	29 August 1880	16 April 1998	117 years, 230 days	Canada
5	María Capovilla	F	14 September 1889	27 August 2006	116 years, 347 days	Ecuador
6	Misao Okawa[4]	F	5 March 1898	Living[4]	7002116000000000000116 years, 7002325000000000000325 days	Japan
7	Gertrude Weaver[4]	F	4 July 1898	Living[4]	7002116000000000000116 years, 7002204000000000000204 days	United States
8	Tane Ikai	F	18 January 1879	12 July 1995	116 years, 175 days	Japan
9	Elizabeth Bolden	F	15 August 1890	11 December 2006	116 years, 118 days	United States
10	Besse Cooper	F	26 August 1896	4 December 2012	116 years, 100 days	United States

The first cut

I came across an article in Toronto Life magazine entitled "The First Cut".  As every boy and girl has memories of what they remember as their first hair cut I thought what a great topic. I remember my first hair cut, it was performed by my father in our home probably when I was about two years old. If I remember correctly my father cut my hair until I was about 8.
 So I was intrigued about the article. I started reading and lo and behold the first cut was not about ones first hair cut but rather about a boy's real first cut, the circumcision. The article described the Diamond ultra quick Mogen cut. If you blink you may miss the entire procedure.
 After performing over 9000 first cuts Dr. Aubie Diamond is referred to as the Circumcision King. An actual artist in his industry.
                       I guess what they say is true, "Diamond is a girls best friend".

Lab visit

We have all been to the labs to get blood work done. The wait is always unbearable, sitting in a small room packed with strangers, glancing at each person wondering what diseases they might have and thinking how contagious they might be. Some are wearing masks, others are coughing, all sitting in close proximity awaiting one's turn. The wait is usually 30 to 60 minutes of excruciating uncomfortableness.
 Well I did something about it this week. I discovered that now you can book an appointment in advance, arrive at the lab at your designated time, avoid any wait and leave within minutes.
 I arrived this past Thursday at the lab, 8:10 am, with health card in hand, ready to go straight to the front of the line accompanied with a slight haughty glance across the room. I arrived a few minutes early, entered the front doors walked straight to the registration desk presented my health card, turned around to glance at all those waiting but the room was empty! There was not a single person waiting. No one. What a disappointment, I thought it would feel like being at Disney World going straight to the front of line but in stead it felt like being at Ontario Place.
 At least I didn't have to wait.

latest technology

In the fast moving world that we live in it is critical to be aware of all the latest and greatest technological advances that might make our lives just a little bit more pleasant. With this in mind I must inform you of a new product I just saw on TV.
PooFume. A revolutionary product that is not an air freshener but rather a product sprayed in the toilet which creates a film on the top of the water trapping all odours under the barrier in the water. It also comes in a travel size so you can have it with you when ever you might find yourself in an uncomfortable situation. It is a real product and if you buy it now I am sure you can get a second bottle free. PooFume it may even be a pleasant perfume substitute for those who work in scent free zones.
                                                     Check out their commercial

Self Service

It seems many of my observations are bathroom related. Perhaps that is where I get most of my thinking done. Not much more to think about in the bathroom than what is right in front of you. So when I visited a bathroom in a mall recently the below dispenser caught my eye. Look at the instructions. They want the customer to clean the toilet seat! They give step by step instructions. Pull off toilet paper, add cleanser and then wipe off the public bathroom toilet seat with the toilet paper in your bare hand. They even add a picture of how to wipe the toilet seat. Are we to do this before, after or perhaps before and after?
 I wonder how many people actually do this? I know one guy who definitely will not!