Saturday, April 9, 2005
More Kung-Fu Than Kimono
Frank called me up last year ----- a voice from the past. I hadn’t heard from him in twenty years, maybe. Tracked me down through some search engine. The voice sounded familiar, but at first I couldn’t place it. “My God; it’s Frank, how‘ve you been, Frank?” Turns out he had gotten divorced, and was...
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Thursday, April 7, 2005
The Dirty Dozen: Dangerous Health Supplement # 4
American Indians and early settlers is Soutwestern US and Mexico used to chew the leaves of this evergreen shrub, or make a tea from the leaves and twigs to treat: arthritis, infections, stomach problems, and a host of other conditions. The name is CHAPARRAL; aka: Larrea divaricata, creosote bush...
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Saturday, April 2, 2005
The Dirty Dozen: Dangerous Health Supplement # 3 (of 12)
Number 3 on this motley list to avoid is ANDROSTENEDIONE, also known as: 4-androstene-3, 17-dione, andro, androstene. The dangers are: increased cancer risk, and a decrease in HDL (the good) cholesterol in the bloodstream. It can be found in products like: ADT Sports Science Andro100, SDI Labs D-Bol...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Dangerous Health Supplement # 2 (Of 12)
The previous post (Supplement #1) only resulted in 5 clicks. Such underwhelming interest by blogit readers would have meant aborting the rest of the series, except that the clicks were very high caliber, including comments from Tapsel, wordsmith, and Voyager. So, I present #2 of the Dirty Dozen...
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Monday, March 7, 2005
Dangerous Dietary Supplement # 1
Probably still on the shelf at your favorite “Health” Food Store or on-line, despite being conclusively linked to kidney failure and cancer, and being banned from the market in 7 European countries, Japan, Venezuela, and Egypt. This hazardous supplement is ARISTOLOCHIC ACID. It is also known as:...
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Thursday, March 3, 2005
Skipping this Reprint of Tom Friedman's Would Be to Your Own Detriment
Brave, Young and Muslim By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: March 3, 2005 he last couple of years have not been easy for anyone, myself included, who hoped that the Iraq war would produce a decent, democratizing outcome. And even in the wake of the remarkable Iraqi election, the toppling of the...
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Sunday, February 27, 2005
Burn The Bra
To clinch the waist and raise the breasts, and otherwise to shape and constrict the torso, was the purpose of the corset, an item of apparel dating back to 2000 years before Christ. Sometimes, underwear; sometimes outerwear. Sometimes men, but mostly women had them in their wardrobe. After nearly...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
A Language Is Like Sex: Use It Or Lose It !!
(This Post inspired by Voyager9940's piece on his English) I myself have four languages, American English being my third, but also my best. I'm in terrible trouble however, because I haven't perfected my fourth (Spanish) yet, and through disuse, I'm losing my English. Sometimes its like falling in a...
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Thursday, February 17, 2005
Crewing and Curry
Lagos is situated in what we used to call the ‘armpit of Africa’, to hint at its temperature and humidity. Its quite close to the equator, and just where the coast of the big Western bulge of Africa starts turning down and southward. Sundays in that place was always very special. It was the day that...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2005
How Many Wives By Native Law and Custom?
Each of my several weddings has been a memorable event. The reason for this is that not only have the brides been very different every time, but the geographical settings have also varied dramatically and provided their own flavor to the occasion. Let me tell you about my wedding in West Africa some...
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