Everyday Systems

Wonder, I bought some ice pick gizmos that fit over shoes or boots. They're kind of like soccer cleats. Are these gizmos YakTrax? I bought some last spring on sale and haven't had a cold icy day to try them out. If you have some insight on how I can expect them to perform this winter, I would be gr...

Today it happened again…I went to the grocery store, and after I had finished buying fruit, vegetables, bread, etc. I was really tempted to get some ice cream. Since one of my most important rules is “no sweets in the house during the week,†I had a real hard time, going forth and back with my...

This comcept is nothing new. It just gets a new name every few years. BMI is one of the least accurate ways to measure fat content on a person. If a person is muscular, they will show up overweight or obese and "skinny fat" is the same concept in reverse. Fat weighs less than muscle, so if a person ...