Some Great Quotes for the week!

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.
- George Orwell

Most people would rather be certain they're miserable than risk being happy.
- Robert Anthony

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.
- Blaise Pascal

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.
- Kate Reid

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
- Friedrich Nietzsche

In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.
- Stephen Jay Gould

Blue Eyes Rock!

All blue-eyed humans have common ancestor

New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

“Originally, we all had brown eyes”, said Professor Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. “But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a “switch”, which literally “turned off” the ability to produce brown eyes”. The OCA2 gene codes for the so-called P protein, which is involved in the production of melanin, the pigment that gives colour to our hair, eyes and skin. The “switch”, which is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 does not, however, turn off the gene entirely, but rather limits its action to reducing the production of melanin in the iris – effectively “diluting” brown eyes to blue. The switch’s effect on OCA2 is very specific therefore. If the OCA2 gene had been completely destroyed or turned off, human beings would be without melanin in their hair, eyes or skin colour – a condition known as albinism.

Read more at: http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/all-blue-eyed-humans-have-common-ancestor-15361.html

Image: The image was originally posted to Flickr by jurvetson at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/10771671/. It was reviewed on 23:07, 19 February 2007 by FlickreviewR, and confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

Its the Mid Week BABY!

Well the mid week is here! Just to update all of you on whats been happening... On the weekend I just chilled and took it easy. Roy, Giselle, Bryan, Warren "Aviator" Hall and I went to for lunch in Noordhoek at the Red Herring. Monday and Tuesday where the usual beginning of the work week days. I didn't ride to work either as I was too lazy, if I'm honest! However, I woke up early this morning and after a 15 min debate while making tea I decided to ride in this morning...

As see on the Internet this morning - THE CHEESEBURGER IN A CAN! What sick mind invented this abomination!

The 90s?

Found at xkcd (http://xkcd.com/210/)

Ride To Work - Day 3 and Bonus...

A very very beautiful morning in Slaap Stad today! Unfortunately my colleague Lee got food poisoning from some dodgy prawns last night, so I felt a bit lonely this morning. On the upside, I didn't have to try and keep up with the super fit who I work with... But no matter, I will get there one day! The cycle in was fantastic...

Interesting Image for today:

Found at: http://flickr.com/photos/sepultura/2213647530/

The weather in Cape Town today!

Ride to Work - Day 2

Day 2 and I feel a bit better this morning. The ride home yesterday was great - 25 mins and with the wind at our backs we didn't take any strain. However, the prevailing wind is in our faces nearly every morning and that took its toll on me...! This morning Ray "3Poles" Chaplin (www.3poles.co.za) joined us for what probably seems a nice slow ride from my house to the office. Hopefully when I start getting fitter we can take a less direct route and really get a work out! We'll see in the next couple of weeks...

Just coming onto main road.

The weather in Cape Town today.

Ride To Work - Day 1

Its Day One of my "Get-Fit-So-Start-Cycling-To-Work-Campaign". Officially - I'm buggered! I realised why I need to do more exercise, because I'm terribly unfit... As Lee (who I cycle with in the mornings) said to me - Each day it gets better! She should know, she Cycle's from Milnerton every day!!!!

I'm not gathering STATS for this week, as my watch is at Polar in JHB getting a bettery replacement. However, from next week I will be keeping you posted on my journey to fitness...

Here is the route:


Here is today's weather!