Rubbing Hands Is Bad

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It appears that some researchers claim that rubbing hands after you wash them is hiding a risk for you. When you rub your hands you increase the number of the bacteria on your skin and thus increase the danger of carrying diseases. When you wash your hands you remove most of the bacteria but not all of them. And also when you rub hands the bacteria that live in your skin are showing on the surface. And if your hands are not dried perfectly the moisture on them makes even easier to transfer contamination to the objects you touch. Those researchers claim the best way is to use paper towels after you wash your hands. A think they are right. And I personally always prefer paper towels – it is quicker this way no to wait till the hot air dries your hands.

The Margins of Stupidity

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I think stupidity has no boundaries. And I had red recently one article showing how stupid people can be. It was about the Somalia pirates. Those “clever” guys had captured a German container ship and surprisingly they had not found the crew there. Crew was hiding in a saferoom. Then pirates had called by the phone to the ship owner saying - ‘Where is the crew here? Why is the engine not working?”. Can you imagine how stupid you must be to do that? It never stops to amuse me the scale of the stupidity that people can reach. The Somalia pirates’ stupidity scale is quite huge I think.

Tip for Feeling Better in Your Home

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You need more color in your rooms. Your home will be amiable if you use colors to decorate it. Personally I love my last acquisition it is just the right thing. I bought one nice dragonfly metal wall art. I love the bright colors and I love to be surrounded by such. The secret of balanced decor is to use bright colors and to combine them with neutral shades that are located in the color palette near the bright ones. This wall art is made exactly in this way. It had the proper orange and blue nuances that I was seeking for. I am always happy when I find what I am looking for. The proper combination of colors that you like is the secret for your lovely friendly house.

I Don’t Agree

My husband bought for my 5 years old sun a motorcycle wall art. He said the boy must have man’s items all around him including a wall art. But he did not ask me for this motorcycle before buying it. And I do not agree with this. I think first he must ask me and second he must not buy motorcycle. Motorcycles are dangerous. It is not good to point to our child dangerous things. They are many other things that can be called “man’s items” but motorcycles are from the dangerous ones. And that’s why they must not be given to 5 years old child while he does not now yet how dangerous motorcycles can be. He will grow up with the idea to have a motorcycle and when he gets one he can hurt himself badly. I don’t approve that entirely.

Lead in the Roman Empire

In the Roman Empire they were using lead as commonly spread material since it was easy to process it. People had no idea how dangerous for their health was this metal. And they were using it to make pipelines and kitchen ware. There is even a theory that the lead was the cause of the downfall of the Roman Empire. As they were taking this poison with the food, the Romans were exposed to risks of suffering from brain and neural damage and this used to continue through the generations. So Roman children were born from lead poisoned parents and when they grew up they were always exposed to lead poisoning. I don’t know but I am tend to agree that there is a point in such a theory.

My Old Candle Holder

I have as my heritage a unique wall candle holder. It has been in the family since hundreds of years. It is made from metal, quite massive and really looks ancient. I really like it and sometimes I even regret we are not using candles because I can not use it. I tried once and put it on my wall but it was no match to any of my furniture. So I took it down. But I think it is not fair to the candle holder. It has been in our family serving to us for so many years and now it is sitting in a dusty closet alone and un-useful. I take out the candle holder from times to time to clean and watch at it. I hope this way I chase away the loneliness for a while.