For the past few weeks I’ve been going through my closets and occasionally trying on pairs of slacks. I don’t wear slacks too often actually so they are not a high-priority wardrobe item. Last year I went to this high-end blue-jean store which I really loved and got a lot of advice about sizing and…

So I went to the farmers’ market this past weekend and one stand had cherries. I was so excited. The first cherries of the season! But when I got home I saw that they all looked weird. They all looked like abnormal double cherries where there was a partial growth of a second cherry attached…

Yesterday a $10 enema bulb I ordered online arrived in the mail. Looking online, a lot of the enema kits that are sold look like IV bags which hang on a wall and have a tube that you’re supposed to stick inside you. I don’t understand this design. First of all that would be way…

Have been reading with fascination various reports about my DNA. I guess I’m lucky because it looks like my risk for just about everything is either lower than average or average. Only for a type of glaucoma which is more common among people of European ancestry is my risk slightly less than 3x higher. This…

I noticed today that my skin looks tired and in need of a lift. I had been working out intensely at the gym recently hoping that would help, but apparently it hasn’t helped too much. Today I remembered the oxygen peel kit I got a while back and have used a few times. It really…

Just read shocking news that extremely high levels of lead were found in rice imported into the US, which accounts for 7% or rice sold and consumed in the US. Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe. Some samples…

What happened to swings? It seems like there used to be more swings and now there are not. Is it some kind of ignorant “safety” trend? Swinging (and hanging and climbing) is something every human should be able to freely do at every age. I’m so sick of the dumbasses and their fears.

Aha! I knew I was not alone! I’ve been reading about tastes and flavor types recently and then remembered how I can often taste things through my fingers. Yes. I have been able to for most of my life I think. I can taste certain metals when I touch them, and I can also pick…

I was reading about the basic types of tastes and flavors and then was reading the section on sweetness which mentioned a “sweet index” of which sugar has a value of 1, and other compounds have either lower values (less sweet) or higher ones (more sweet). I was shocked to see that there are some…

Years ago I was injured while bicycling. I landed hard on my knee and it swelled up to a large size. It was difficult to walk. I was very upset and concerned that I might have permanent damage to my knee. I was extremely fortuitous – if such can be said about an accident –…