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News.com has a good article on the different types of plastics, which ones can be recycled, what those little numbers on the bottom mean, and the health hazards of these different types of plastics. Read the article here. more »

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop. And the devil's name is Alzheimer's." - George Carlin I couldn't agree more. For as long as I can remember, I've always been a heavy reader. I'd read novels, I'd read magazines, I'd read articles on eve… more »

The linked article describes in detail some of the toxic substances in Diet Coke (and other diet sodas). This is why I don't drink diet sodas anymore. It's a very educating read... more »

Ok, I'm feeling a lot better. The cold or whatever it was that I came down with last Thursday has been gradually going away. I'm mostly better now. I still have the sniffles, but other than that I'm OK. Time to get back to some blogging. It's b… more »

For the last three days, I haven't been feeling so well. Ever since Thursday, I've been feeling very tired and sluggish. I've also had a nonstop runny nose. I very rarely get sick. This is probably my first real sickness all year. Thursday it was th… more »

Today I donated blood. Well, that's not really accurate. I actually donated only red blood cells. This was the first time I'd ever donated just red blood cells, as opposed to whole blood. It was an interesting experience. The reason they only wan… more »

This really sucks. For the last two days, I've been heading by the gym after work in order to get a workout in. Both days, the entire parking lot has been full beyond capacity. There was literally not one stinkin' parking place anywhere. In fact,… more »

A few days ago, I wrote about my little experiment with trying to solve this problem I'd been having with really dry skin on my hands. I finally figured out that it was the hand soap causing the problem. I should have figured this out long ago. After… more »

As you may know from some of my previous blogs, I've had a great interest in natural products lately. I've been eating 100% organic food almost exclusively for months now. I have to say that I love organic food. You never realize just how bad regular… more »

The linked article talks about how vegetables today are not as nutritious as they were 50 years ago. Why? Too much pesticides and too much geneticly engineered plants! Eat organic produce! more »