I bought this open weave cardigan vest at Kohls in Nov. 2015, which doesn't seem like the right time in Minnesota to find and purchase a lightweight vest with ventilation. I have tried to find other lightweight vests this summer (I am particularly desiring a navy one) and have completely struck out. Perhaps I need to wait until November again...
Sunday, 6/17/18
When I visited my parents in April, my mom sent me home with this button up shirt. I've mostly gotten away from wearing this style of shirt, so I didn't have many (any?) in my closet. This one has a particularly summery feel to it, and I liked it with white and navy.
*Blue and white striped button up shirt (Studio Works)--gift from Mom
OCPW: $16.43
Thursday, 6/21/18
Every time I wear this see-through white vest with a dark top or a boldly patterned top underneath, I realize that it looks a bit weird. It's really best suited for the very lightest shades of shirt. This is where a navy or red vest would have been nice to have. (I could also wear the shirt by itself, of course, but for work, when wearing a T-shirt and capri pants, I kind of like to wear a third piece to seem a little bit less strictly casual.)
*White/navy/pink striped T (Kohls), $9.59
OCPW: $19.31
The white lions at the Cincinnati Zoo were a gift in 1998 from Siegfried and Roy (the German magicians/entertainers who were famous for their acts with white lions and tigers--you may recall that Roy was seriously injured in 2003 when he was bitten on the neck by a white tiger during a show).
These white lions are leucistic, not albino. Although it's impossible to see the eyes of this sleepy kitty, she actually has bluish-colored eyes, not the pink/red eyes of an albino. I was a bit surprised to learn that white lions occur naturally in the wild only in the Timbavati region of South Africa, and that the last ones were seen there in 1994. However, white lions raised in zoos have been successfully released back in the wild there.
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In other news...I was interested to read this article about army researchers developing an algorithm to maximize performance in sleep-deprived individuals. Their algorithm recommends caffeine intake quantities and timing to allow people to either improve alertness 64% of on the same total amount of caffeine or to reduce caffeine intake by 65% with the same level of alertness improvement.
Sadly for caffeine drinkers in the general population, the algorithm is not yet available for the general public, though the army is planning to make it available at some point.
My current caffeine intake is pretty low. About 3-4 days per week, I drink a cup of hot green tea made from 2 tea bags, steeped for 90 seconds. This is about as much/frequently as I can drink and retain the full benefits without becoming physically dependent on caffeine (i.e., without withdrawal symptoms and without increasing my tolerance such that the caffeine stops having its full effect).
How about you?
4 comments:
I’ve never become addicted to caffeine, even when drinking copious amounts of Diet Pepsi. The only side effect I have with caffeine intake is if I drink lots of it, I don’t sleep as well.
Wow, you're very lucky! Caffeine withdrawal sucks.
I'm OK with one caffeine drink a day, with the occasional two or three drink day. I do have withdrawal if I stop, though, even if I've only been having one a day for a while. But it feels worth it for the treat that caffeine is.
I continue with my 1 caffeinated drink every other day, or 2 consecutive days if desperate, but never 3 consecutive days, and it's working so far.
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