March 2010

Washers- The Perfect Game for Outdoors



legacy/Washer Toss.

I had the incredible fortune to play “Washers” the other day for the first time-and let me tell you- it was an experience like no other. There are several variations to Washers, but game I played consisted of throwing giant ring-like metallic “Washers” into a box with three holes worth one, two, and three points each respectively. (According to the Official Washers page, usually the Washers are thrown into a pit, but this version was much more portable.)

The point system we used seemed like a strange and unusual combination between Shuffleboard or a card game of 21 or 31. The objective of the game (as described to me) was  to reach 21 points without going over, which is, of course, easier said than done.

The Chemical Reasons for Hangovers

legacy/Green Beer.

St. Patrick's Day is definitely the time for a few of us to gulp down a little too many beverages, most of them green, and most of them causing a not-so-happy Thursday.

 

Earlier, I wrote some hopefully-helpful tips about avoiding hangovers, but if you are interested in discovering the chemical reasons behind hangovers in the first place, these videos are definitely worth taking a look at.

 


Can Drinking Alcohol Help Women Stay Thin?

legacy/Wine.

You might be able to drink and stay thin at the same time. I’m not sure that I believe it because it sounds too good to be true, but that doesn’t stop me from wishful thinking about this one.

After a slew of studies about the benefits of moderate drinking, a new study conducted in the United States was released with surprising results - women who drink stay thinner than those who don’t drink at all.

Who knew?

Of the 19,000 female participants of the study, the non-drinkers gained the most weight. In fact,  according to the BBC (who we have to trust, right?), “there was an inverse relationship between alcohol drinking and weight gain.”