by Tony Lembke | Sep 20, 2011 | General
Reading ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, you would be forgiven for thinking that the only pastimes that are of interest in Sweden are drinking coffee and violent criminal acts. However there is another fine Swedish hobby that has now spread globally. If...
by Tony Lembke | Sep 18, 2011 | General
Today, our friend Father Peter told us about two of his parishoners. They had been married many years. As was their custom, they were sitting on their back verandah, watching the sun set, having a quiet drink. “I love you”, said the wife....
by Tony Lembke | Sep 16, 2011 | General
There are times when it feels like we may be living in Australia Zoo. On Sunday a koala climber up a tree to watch the boys play backyard footy. Yesterday loud squawking alerted us to a pair of magpies swooping a huge goanna, to drive it away from their...
by Tony Lembke | Sep 14, 2011 | General
Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background Coffee contains many biologically active compounds, including caffeine and phenolic acids, that have potent antioxidant activity and can affect glucose metabolism and sex hormone levels. Because of these biological...
by Tony Lembke | Sep 13, 2011 | General
via techi.com This optical effect is pretty cool. See the blue and green spirals in the picture above? They are actually both the same colour! (green, in fact) We perceive them to be different due to the different colours next to them. Our retina has two different...