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Good news for teetotalers
By way of the New York Times:Alcohol in moderation can relax blood vessels and increase levels of HDL, the “good” cholesterol. But the substances believed to provide much of red wine’s heart benefits - resveratrol and flavonoids - are also found in grape juice, especially the variety made from red and dark purple Concord grapes.THE BOTTOM LINE
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How to have better dreams, and fewer nightmares
This is coolWhat You Smell As You Sleep Influences Your Dreams
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2008) - What you smell as you sleep has the power to influence your dreams, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL ( Read more... ) -
You've GOT to be kidding
Ok, so Obama has a new campaign commercial out, criticizing McCain for not using a computer.
My first thought was "great way to go after the older demographic, guys."
But it turns out I was giving the Obama campaign far too much credit.
You see, there's a reason why McCain doesn't use a computer:McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from ( Read more... ) -
A service for my friends
The election is coming, and tensions are running high. I realize that some of you just want to win, and don't realy care if what you say is true. Those people can skip this post, because I don't ahve anything useful for you ( Read more... ) -
Screw them
Soldier forced to sleep in car after hotel refuses him a roomA hotel that refused a wounded soldier a room, forcing him to spend the night in his car, was backed into a “groveling” apology yesterday after receiving a barrage of abusive phone calls.
Metro Hotel, in Woking, Surrey, had to call in the police as their lines were flooded with angry, ( Read more... ) -
Snicker
The best joke I've seen about the candidates:“What's the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?”
“One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let's be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.
“The other kills her own food.”
And, unlike Cheney, It's probably safe to go hunting with her ( Read more... ) -
Perfect Timing
So, I was at DragonCon this weekend. Sunday night / Monday moring, around 3 AM, I decided to head to bed. My room was on the 12th floor. Around the 4th or 5th floor I started giving a woman on the elevator one of my "Evil Free Samples". I managed to finish it, and hand her her sticker and my business card, right as the door opened for my floor ( Read more... ) -
Google this, a$$hole
Ok, some worthless POS "judge" in New Zealand ruled that, while newspapers could publish the names of two men charged with murder, no one was allowed to post it on the Internet ( Read more... ) -
Dancing
In a couple of places, there have been threads / comments about dacning, getting dance partners, interactions between older males and "cute young things", etc. I'm going to comment here, and post likes elsewhere, so that I can get all my thoughts on this in one place.
1: Compliments.
A couple of people (purchasemonkey and corpsefairy come immediately to mind) have ( Read more... ) -
Sweet
Go Granny!Pistol-packing woman, 85, forces intruder to call 911 ( Read more... )