Looking for a Techneak...

Well, I don't have a techneak to report at this time, but if one of you knows one I will edit this post to put it up, giving full credit, of course.
Both Dale and I have encountered problems lately with the effects of static electricity on foodstuffs. I run into it whenever I use the coffee grinder and then try to pour the grounds into the coffee maker. Dale came across it trying to pour some Red River cereal through a funnel. Stuff sticks to the materials instead of sliding off them, and it's not because there is a sticky substance on the stuff. The coffee and it's container actually get so staticky (is that a word=?) that it leaps out in all directions if I tap the container to dislodge it - coffee everywhere, Dale is not pleased, not good.
Both of the offending plastic parts (funnel and grinder out container) are made of plastic. The coffee container is clear and has a #1 triangle on it, making it PETE or PET according to Wikipedia. The funnel is made of a white plastic, but is too old to have a triangle, so I am not sure what kind of plastics it is.
I have heard of people rubbing dryer sheets on stuff that is staticky, but I don't think I want those on my food. So, the question is: does anyone know a food-safe way to get rid of static?

Two very GOOD stretches

These are two muscle fascia stretches shown to me by my athletic therapist, Deanne.

In the first, lay on the floor and raise yourself into a shoulder stand.

Then tilt your legs over your head, keeping your knees straight until your toes touch the floor. Hold for 10 -15 seconds. I find this one especially useful for unkinking my neck and loosening all the muscles between my shoulder blades that don't enjoy sitting at the computer.

The second one can be done anywhere.

Tuck your chin against your chest.

And bend over slowly, vertebra by vertebra, until you touch the floor or your toes. Hold for 10-15 seconds.
Lift slowly, again vertebra by vertebra, arching your back and spreading your arms, pushing the stretch out through your middle fingers. (The first time I did this I felt a real 'zing' at the ends of my fingers).

Repeat as needed.

For a deeper stretch place your feet on or against something so the plane of the bottom of your feet form a 45 degree angle. This really works the back of the legs.

Excel Trick

If you need to add the current data and/or time in Excel, there are two ways. One is to use the now(), date() or time() functions if you want the date and time to always be your current PC time (i.e. a dynamic date). However, if you want to just enter a static current time, such as a manual time stamp for an entry, you can use Ctrl and “;”. As per the manual:
Current date - Select a cell and press CTRL+; Current time - Select a cell and press CTRL+SHIFT+;Current date and time - Select a cell and press CTRL+; then SPACE then CTRL+SHIFT+;

Password recovery for Windoze NT, 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista

If you need to recover a computer password try http://www.loginrecovery.com/. A friend bought a used laptop recently that was demanding an Admin login; he used this site's service and they e-mailed the password within a couple of days.

Jogging Stroller Handle Mark II

Tina and Dale witnessed the failure of my home-made jogging stroller handle when they visited. Today I did a retrofit with a different design shown below. It hasn't been road tested yet but I have high hopes!

Hello, World

Today I managed to wire up and program my AVR microcontroller based POV to control a lcd display. Hurray!

A little trivia for you, when you take a beginner's programming class, one of the first things you often learn is to print "Hello World" to the screen. I haven't figured how to print a space yet, so the comma was substituted.

Converting a bike trailer to a jogging stroller

Kirsten wanted a jogging stroller so I did this quick mod to our bike trailer for her to try out. I Simply made the handle with some aluminum tubing and UHMW supports screwed to the trailer frame, and I repladed the trailer hitch boom with the salvage bike fork. The bike fork was the right size, I just drilled one hole for the pin.