10 posts tagged “life”
Pros of current apartment:
- Brand new - and spanking clean
- Big, beautiful, white kitchen, with new appliances (you know how I love to cook)
- Attached baths to both bedrooms (A and I have separate bathrooms!)
- Walking distance to library and current place of work
Cons of current apartment:
- Small closets
- No cross ventilation
- No patio
- No place to grow plants/herbs (This really sucks- fresh herbs are expensive!)
- No view (But I do get to hear church bells)
- Isolated- no like-minded people
Pros of proposed apartment:
- Bigger, more spacious (Giant closets, cathedral ceiling)
- Extra room for a study
- Patio with a great view and a small vegetable bed (for growing herbs! and tomatoes!)
- Walking distance to future place of work
- Plenty of friendly neighbors
- Greener (Lots of beautiful trees/trails for walking/biking)
Cons of proposed apartment:
- Small, dingy kitchen (No, it can't be fixed)
- Old apartment, old appliances (and old carpet)
- One and a half unattached baths
If you actually read through the list, its only fair to give me your opinion. :)
I've been wanting to do this ever since we moved here.
To your right is the riverfront park with an amphitheatre that seats 2500. To your left is the Amtrak station. A double-click on the picture will reveal the second bridge up front on the river. And I'm standing right behind you. :)
The river picture is my entry for Photo Quest #20. Welcome back, WPG!
Because they work. Hubby just sent me this Medscape article, which reports the effectiveness of honey when used for cough associated with upper respiratory tract infections in children.
I grew up in a household that embraced many forms of medicine. The only proof of a medicine was in its effectiveness. My father doled out naturopathic pills for common cold and minor fevers, color therapy for sinus infections and breathing problems, homeopathic potions for hair loss and fungal infections. Oh, and fresh ginger juice mixed with warm honey for coughs. Dad was an engineer, not a doctor, but that didn't deter him.
My brother developed kidney stones in his teens. The doctors said these were small enough and would pass. Meanwhile, my poor brother was in horrible pain. I recommended giving him several beers and driving over the pot-holed roads, but nobody listened. After consulting with a local herbalist, dad brought home a pattharchat (literally-lick stone) plant, and fed him a leaf. The next day, he passed two small stones. Problem solved.
Recently, hubby had a bad viral infection. He would get up at night, coughing painfully. We could not use any cough meds that would sedate him because he sees patients at 4 am. We tried the non-sedating cough syrups, hot tea. Nothing worked. Finally at midnight, I grated some fresh ginger, squeezed out a spoonful of juice, added a spoonful of warm honey, and fed it to him.
He slept like a baby.
NYT has an article of the possible effects of double dipping.
Prof Paul Dawson of Clemson University was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld [where Timmy and George argue over George's double dipping- That’s like putting your whole mouth right in the dip! ] to propose a study testing for transfer of bacteria from mouth to chip to dip to another chip to another mouth. They were not expecting to find much.
Hah.
What they found- Sporadic double dipping in a cup of dip would transfer at least 50 to 100 bacteria from one mouth to another with every bite. The study only looked at aerobic bacteria, not counting anaerobes and other viruses.
Professor Dawson said that Timmy was essentially correct. “The way I would put it is, before you have some dip at a party, look around and ask yourself, would I be willing to kiss everyone here? Because you don’t know who might be double dipping, and those who do are sharing their saliva with you.”
Think about that. And while you're thinking here's one of the bad boys who live in our mouth. He's just one of about five hundred different species.
-- xkcd.com
Which breed of dog is your favorite? Post a picture of it.
Submitted by Melissa.
Image via Wikipedia Commons
Dobermanns, also known as Doberman Pinschers, are my absolute favorite kind of dog. They were first bred in Germany by a tax collector named Karl Dobermann who wanted a protection dog. Though historically feared to be aggressive and dangerous, that is not at all true for the modern Dobermann. They are alert, loyal and make great companions. As a child I loved them because they looked gorgeous and sleek and had very little hair.
Docking of the tail and cropping of the ear are common procedures traditionally performed on the dogs, to give them a more sleek and ferocious look. The surgeries are now illegal in some countries, including Germany. The dog that I had came to us as a baby with his tail already docked. We refused the cropping procedure. Everytime he would feel happy, his tail stump would wag ferociously; it was both heartwarming and a reminder of the cruelty inflicted on him. I spent a while looking for a picture of the Dobermann as it should be, and finally found it on Wikipedia. Apparently, docking and cropping haven't gone out of fashion.
What are your irrational fears?
Submitted by Dan Culhane.
By KM Photography, via Flickr CC
Fear of lightning. I'm not scared of thunder, but lightning strikes me senseless. All I really want to do is duck under the covers and stay there until its over.
What's the best thing you ever bought off of Ebay or Craigslist?
My Cuisinart GR4 Griddler.
