The answer to yesterday's Who Am was Gwendolyn Brooks.
First up is an amazing story.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_us/us5_days_in_desert
I'm not sure I could survive that long in a desert. It really is amazing that the man had no injuries or illnesses. I am sure not going to try drinking windshield wiper spray.
Next up is a scam to watch out for and to let your friends know about.
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/02/14/jury-duty-job-scam-preys-on-busy-workers/?icid=main%7Chp-laptop%7Cdl10%7Csec3_lnk2%7C201349
I think you need to verify jury duty calls even if you aren't at work.
Last up is what I hope will be a helpful article for you. I at times suffer from acid reflux disease. Checkout this article
http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/digestive-disorders/acid-reflux-diet-remedies?icid=main%7Chp-laptop%7Cdl7%7Csec1_lnk1%7C201554
I hadn't really thought about chocolate but I knew about caffeine, my mind just didn't compute.
The computer won Jeopardy. It didn't really surprise me but I do hope if the do it again they don't spend so much time talking about the computer and don't show the top answers at the bottom of the screen.
Off to work. Comment at will.
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I was rooting for "Watson" the computer just because it's such an accomplishment to get that much information to be so readily available that way. And I liked having his three top selections at the bottom of the screen because it gave a clue to his "thought" processes. I'll agree, though, that I could have used less information and more game play in the first two nights.
I liked Ken Jennings' written comment about welcoming "our new computer overlords", too. According to today's paper, it's a quote from The Simpsons.
Once again, great articles.
The 84 year old guy sure kept his wits about him and did all kinds of right things, although the windshield wiper fluid is a bit iffy. But, despite not being prepared, he managed to do a lot of survival stuff that obviously worked. While I always have water in the car, certainly not enough for five days. What a "happy ending" story.
I'd heard about the jury duty scam. Sadly, many of those scammed are older people, many of whom are unaware that, after a certain age (can't remember if it's 65 or 70), you can simply decline to serve on a jury, with no "good" reason. And you don't need to bury the summons. Often there are good reasons for being excused. I served on a local jury, but when I was called for a federal jury, the fact Himself was out of country, I had my own business and no employees, I had two dogs and the venue was a ninety minute drive all came together to prove "hardship."
Himself has acid reflux, so I empathize with the article. We don't eat high fat, but he does drink a fair amount of coffee. He pretty much doesn't drink wine, because that will kick it up. The one thing I need to figure out is how to get in my work hours and other commitments and still get supper on the table before 6:00, which rarely happens, despite the fact I know it would be much healthier. As an aside, according to the cardio who treated Himself after his heart attack and was talking about weight loss, the body metabolism slows down automatically after 6:00 pm, which means fat and such isn't metabolized as well or as fat. So, if you eat meals or snacks (especially comfort, high fat types) after 6:00, most of that is going to go to fat cells, rather than being processed out of the body. Dr. B was absolute death on food after 6:00 pm and we were really good about it for a number of years. Need to figure out how to make that happen again.
Hi Pat
I was rooting against Watson because I thought he had the advantage on hitting the buzzer, there is just no human hands can click on the buzzer faster than a computer.
On a good note Watson is now going to a college medical center where he will be used to identify diseases.
Bill
Hi DR
Thanks for the nice comment.
I think not only was the 84 year old smart but that he had a guiding angel telling him what to do.
The elderly are the focus of so many scams, now there is a social security scan going on. Someone calls and say they are from the social security department and need your social security number and then use it to steal the elderly's identity. In Oregon it is getting harder to get out of jury duty but they will except certain hardship rules. Yours would have applied here too.
I think it really doesn't matter how late as much as it matters whether or that you eat a later time than you normally do. Looks like I have to quit snacking at six!
Bill
Hadn't heard about the SS scam. Geez, it's not like our older citizens don't have enough to deal with. Don't know if the age cutoff is a state of federal issue, to be honest.
As to the eating, I'm not sure about the body metabolism shutting down, as opposed to the amount of time between eating and going to bed, be it metobalism or reflux. OTOH, a lot of research has shown that eating, then doing any kind of exercise, be it waling around the neighborhood or standing up and walking in place during commercials, between supper and bedtime has proven beneficial.
Hi DR
I was just thinking if acid reflux disease might be worse the day they set the clock an hour ahead. It would change body chemistry and the time you eat.
Bill
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