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10. A otro perro con ese hueso.
(You're putting me on.)Literal: To another dog with that bone.
9. Antes que te cases mira lo que haces.
(Look before you leap.)Literal: Before you marry, look at what you do.
8. Cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas.
(There's more than one way to skin the cat.)Literal: Everyone has their own way to kill fleas.
7. Como el burro que tocó la flauta.
(By pure luck.)Literal: As the donkey played the flute.
6. Salir de Guatemala y meterse en guatepeor.
(Out of the frying pan and into the fire.)Literal: To leave Guatemala and arrive in worse cornstalks.
5. El hijo de la gata, ratones mata.
(Like father, like son.)Literal: The son of the cat kills mice.
4. Entrada de caballo, salida de burro.
(Don't start something you can't finish.)Literal: Enter on horseback, leave on a donkey.
3. Tener más lana que un borrego.
(To have money to burn.)Literal: To have more wool than a lamb.
2. Yo tengo una tía que toca la guitarra.
(What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?)Literal: I have an aunt that plays the guitar.
1. Ir a donde el rey va solo.
(To powder one's nose.)Literal: To go where the king goes alone.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
3 surprising fat burning tricks
- by , on Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:53am PDT
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Exercise makes you happy, healthy, sexy, and, unfortunately—really, really hungry. Back when I had the time to log many workouts every week, I fought constantly not to eat back all the calories I burned. Sometimes I was successful, other times—like the day I came back from a lunchtime power yoga class to find a monster brownie on my desk—not so much. You want to fuel your body when you work out of course, but not with mammoth brownies or seconds of pasta, or giant protein shakes you could swim in. A better idea: Understand the source of your raging appetite. Exercise is believed to trigger the release of a hunger-boosting hormone called ghrelin (it sounds like gremlin for a reason). It’s meant to protect the body from losing too much weight too quickly, but considering most gyms practically have a food court these days, that’s not a danger most of us face. Here’s how I keep the ghrelins at bay:
Snack First, Sweat Later
Twenty minutes
later, to be exact. Exercising on an empty stomach lowers blood sugar,
which can increase your appetite so you inhale your food later. You can
always go for that pre-workout stalwart, a banana, but I’m not a huge fan, so I reach for about 4 ounces of yogurt or another carb-rich snack instead.
Take Preemptive Notes
Writing down everything you consume
is a proven way to lose weight, but try this trick: Do it before you
eat. Seeing what you’re about to put in your mouth—on paper—gives you
instant perspective. Case in point: “Turkey sandwich plus two bags of
chips plus a soda plus five of those cookies my co-worker brought it.”
Would you eat all that? I think not.
Drink Lots of Water—On the Rocks
Studies show people who drink water regularly eat 200 fewer calories a day. (Here are some other sneaky tips to get rid of extra calories.)
If you make it ice-cold, you may even burn extra calories without
trying—researchers in Germany found that drinking six glasses of ice
water a day can raise you metabolism by 50 calories. I’ll drink (a
whole lotta frigid H20) to that!
What’s your favorite workout snack? How do you keep postworkout hunger under control? Please tell me your tricks!
The proud parents of 2-day old ATSURO. He was 3 days late. (*^O^*)
...about how excited I am to see Yuka & Dai's baby tomorrow morning. I am even tempted to post a pic up of their baby right now. He looks so cute and healthy. I'm so happy for them and eager to find out what they will name him. Also, this week, I went to go get a gift for the baby so it is perfect timing. I might have to go back and get something else specifically for a handsome little baby boy!
Thu Jun 12, 3:19 PM ET ATLANTA - A weedy sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate this Father's Day. One of the rare creatures is pregnant for only the third time ever at a U.S. aquarium, aquarium officials said. But don't look for the expectant mom — dads carry the eggs in this family. The aquarium's sea dragon has about 70 fertilized eggs — which look like small red grapes — attached to his tail. He is expected to give birth in early to mid-July, said Kerry Gladish, a biologist at the aquarium. Sea dragons, sea horses and pipe fish are the only species where the male carries the eggs, Gladish said. Sea dragon pregnancies are rare because researchers don't know what gets them in the mood to mate. "We know there's something biologically or environmentally that triggers them to want to reproduce, but in the aquarium world, we're not sure what that is," Gladish said. The aquarium recently changed the lighting and thinned out the plants in the sea dragons' tank to give them room to court each other. The aquarium has seven of the 18-inch sea dragons, which resemble Dr. Seuss characters with long aardvark-like snouts, colorful sea horse bodies and multiple paddle-like fins. During mating, the female lays dozens of eggs and then transfers them to the male's tail. In the wild, the survival rate for sea dragon babies is low, but in captivity it's about 60 percent, Gladish said. The fish is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species, mostly because of pollution and population growth in its native Australia. Only about 50 aquariums worldwide have sea dragons. Source: Associated Press
Endangered sea dragon at Ga. aquarium pregnant
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...a typical omelette rice at Monica's cafe...with mushrooms!
I'm leaving Japan in under 2 months now and really trying to get my fill of everything Japanese. It's incredible how time seems to be moving 10 times as fast as normal lately. There is so much I wish I could do-- go to Okinawa, visit Koyasan, go to South Korea and smaller ambitions like visiting Kobe, Nara again and Arashiyama once more. There are so many cafes that I would love to visit. I will miss the abundant cafe culture that exists in Kyoto. There are so many small, independently owned restaurants and cafes.
