off work today :)

In the office early, to check things out for the temp
1. I have court this morning as to testify as a witness to the
domestic violence case that happened a few months ago.
2. Wife nervous, if husband gets locked up (who is to pay rent?)
3. Husband has a temper.
4. My car is parked near them
5. Nothing had better happen to the cars. Maybe I should move them for awhile.

Court so far

1. Met with the DA (who looked like 16 yrs old), told my story, then she sent us home, to wait for their call. They need to present our 3 statements to the Judge, then the Judge decides if this is going to trial, if so, they need to get a jury ready, and then call me sometime in the late morning or early afternoon.
2. So I went to the gym (since my trainer could not make it tonight). There were only 3 others there :)
3. Got home, ate lunch. And just got the call from the DA.
4. The defendant never showed up in court, so the subpoena, had been cancelled, and I am free today. They will need to reschedule, and I will again get subpoenaed later on. Hassle :(
5. So now I'm off work today. Now what shall I do??? :)

Of all the oils, heating Olive Oil is still the best, but heating it is still not the best?

A few months ago, Dr Gupta (CNN), had a special on aging, and why is it that some people, or societies live longer than most. He visited an island somewhere between Turkey and Greece, that is known to have many living at a healthy age of 100 or older. Many reasons of course, included diet and exercise. One thing they did mention, which caught my attention, was that they used a lot of olive oil. On everything. However they did to cook, or saute with it. Once the cooking or sauteing was done, with water or wine, chicken stock, or some other liquid, they would then pour the room temperature olive oil over the food. Dr. Gupta said, that research has found that cooking olive oil at high temperatures, destroys the chemical bond, to create a more fatty, dangerous oil for our health, negating the positive properties that olive oil gives us.

There is of course contradictory views on this, but it seems that olive oil can be less damaged from heating or over heating than others. And Olive seems still to be one of the best of oil choices.

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