So today my package of peanut flour arrived and I rushed to try my first batch of peanut chip cream (its supposed to be peanut chips but I make it as a cream). Immediately upon opening the air-sealed package I could tell from the aroma that this is a similar if not the same ingredient…

A couple weeks ago I started getting addicted to Chocolate Nut Crunch trail mix. I did not want to read the ingredients because I knew that I would not be happy. I just wanted to enjoy eating it and believe that it was ok, it was not too bad. But then, of course, a few…

I love stir-fry. I tend to make one every day in my energy-conservative electric wok. I pretty much can live on stir-fry and rice. I always use vegetables in my stir-fry. Items I commonly use include tempeh, tofu, asparagus, snap pea, shiitake mushroom, red bell pepper, scallion, broccoli, tomato, eggplant, and okra. Sometimes I will…

Tonight at the hotel room when it was time to get cleaned up I realized that while I had remembered to bring eye makeup remover and cotton rounds, I actually forgot to bring facial cleanser. Rather than just cleanse one’s face with bar soap here is what I came up with: For the base, use…

A couple weeks ago at one of the natural foods stores there was a new type of toothbrush I have never seen before which is described as a “flossing toothbrush”. I’ve now been using it for a while and have to say it is a really excellent toothbrush and is now my favorite. The “soft”…

Its been a really long time since I posted anything about cosmetics. I have been trying out different products and now would like to mention some of the more noteworthy ones here. Recently I tried out a couple new foundations. One is Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. It is a very light foundation that reminds me…

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Bicycling home I suddenly saw a large, predatory bird swoop into tree just in front of me and land on a branch. The way it swooped in I first thought it could be an owl. But I looked up and, even though it was getting dark I could see enough of its outline to notice…

There was an article in the news very recently about a potential new treatment for Alzheimher’s that involves a type of ultrasound called “focused therapeutic ultrasound”. The ultrasound is aimed at the brain and it causes the blood-brain barrier to temporarily become permeable and stimulates a type of waste-removal cell called microglial cells to activate,…

I’ve noticed it in multiple episodes that my urine would suddenly start having this really strange, sulfur-type odor. It would often last for days. I checked online and found that urine odor can be a sign of a UTI. I also at one point wondered whether it could be caused by shiitake mushrooms but every…