Thread:Silverisimo/@comment-24250059-20131221224336/@comment-24250059-20140304034754

Hey :)  It was a snow day!   It’s nice to be off work, except my deadlines don’t change and the to do list just gets longer.   Ah well, I still enjoyed it.   And I made your pepper/ginger chai, which was delicious.   I still need to tinker with amounts a bit.   How many peppercorns do you typically grind and how much ginger?   Obviously I can play around but I’m curious what the original recipe is like.

With all the talk of smoothies, I had one a breakfast which was really good. There are various protein powders, I think whey, soy, and egg-based are the most common, at least in the US. Soy has phytoestrogens (plant-based chemicals that mimic or block estrogen effects in people). This can be good or bad depending on who you believe, or perhaps both, reducing some cancers, but (debatably) reducing testosterone levels in men, and perhaps negatively impacting breast cancers in women. Last time I looked there were not clear answers to any of these questions, however. On the fruit vs. fruit juices, I think the reason is that the antioxidant chemicals in fruits are good for you and they are typically protected from oxidation inside the fruit. Once pressed out into juice, however, they start to deteriorate cause they are exposed to oxygen in the air. Sometimes you can taste the oxidation, which is why fresh squeezed orange juice tastes so much better than juice out of a carton, and bottled lemon juice doesn't taste the same.

Hope your swimming/walking regimen is going well. It’s cold here now, but in July it can be humid and 35-40 C on hot days.

Congrats on Tiny! I really like that one. And success here as well, I finally got Rosie about an hour ago from Holly/Dawntree. I kept getting rares from Holly/Landworm, 4 today even, but they were always Wilds. I spent about 10   gold to speed the breeding and it paid off. After our talk yesterday, I damn near accidently sold my Justice on Dragons today. I have several Justice on Potter, and got confused as to which account I was on. I needed space in a habitat and nearly hit the sell button before I realized my mistake. Whew!

I’m looking forward to Bladewing as well. I tried for Gold today on Potter with Diamond/Air, but only got Air dragons, not a big surprise. I might try for Carnival, but I’m still sick of Mist fails from all my Hanukkah attempts.

Off to bed now, Cheers and Happy Tuesday! xoxxo