First up today is one of those dumb criminal stories we all love:
http://www.katu.com/news/weird/123685039.html
Next up today an amazing story and good news about hearts:
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/13/137029208/heart-with-no-beat-offers-hope-of-new-lease-on-life?sc=fb&cc=fp
Did you every wonder why some apples taste funny?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/13/dirty-dozen_n_875718.html#s290785&title=Apples
Comment Away and remember there will be no blog entry tomorrow and if there is one Thursday it will be late in the morning.
PRESIDENTS:
Yesterday's president was William McKinley. Today's president was quoted as saying "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted." This president that was considered one of the worst presidents in history was born in 1822 and died in 1885. He said this during the Civil War. His nickname became "Unconditional Surrender." If you know the number eighteen then you can answer the question, Which President Am I?
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Love those stupid criminals! I wonder if the cops gave them coffee to go with their donuts, or if the donuts had to go straight to the evidence room.
Interesting about the "Mazda" of artificial hearts. What a surprise if somebody didn't know and tried to listen to the patient's heartbeat. I hope it works out well.
Scary about the pesticides. Certain fruits and veggies I wash really thoroughly. Some others, like celery, which appears here as "dirtiest", I only rinse a little. I've been guessing wrong there. Strawberries and peaches ditto, as I try to be gentle with them. I wonder how frozen and canned fruits and veggies stack up in terms of how well they've been washed.
First, don't worry about posting entries tomorrow or Thursday, please. You've enough on your plate those days and we'll all come back looking for you Friday, okay?
Love the dumb criminal story. I can't believe they didn't check the contents.
I find the heart article very encouraging. Two men, willing to bypass the idea an artificial heart must have a pulse to be alive. Would I rather have a heart that worked or a pulse and a beat that could be heard through a stethoscope? Pretty much a no brainer for me.
Scary lit of fruits and veggies. I'd never have guessed. I was glad to see sweet corn was pretty safe, but several of the others surprised me, particularly the potatoes which are generally grown under the dirt, so to speak. Lettuce also surprised me, as did the fact that peeling didn't necessarily remove the pesticide residue, which I would have thought would be the case. As someone in the article mentioned, I'd like to see some valid stats on just how much of these one needs to eat, in order to experience potential side effects and what those effects on health might be.
You are now officially given two days off from blogging (g).
Hi Pat
I laughed at the question whether they got coffee with the donuts. I would have given coffee just because.
You are obviously a deeper thinking than I am cause I never thought of the reaction of someone listening and not hearing a heart beat.
I was stunned at the article about fruits and veggies. I am not taking chances any more I am going to wash all of them. I would imagine frozen would stack up pretty well. They would be washed before freezing is my guess.
Bill
Hi DR
Thanks for giving me two days off (G)
It just goes back to one of favorite phrases about not checking the contents, you can't fixed stupid.
I also found the heart article encouraging. I admire the two men for thinking outside the box. Like you, however, I prefer my heart with a pulse.
Not in a million years would have guessed the findings in the article on fruits and veggies. I also would like to see some stats on how much you would have to eat before suffering side effects.
Bill
Ooops, wasn't clear on my comment on the heart. If I get to live a longer, fuller life, I really don't need to have a pulse someone can count (wry s)
Hi DR
Living without a pulse is certainly better than the alternative!
Bill
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