12.17.04

Houston- A great place to live

Posted in Unfiled at 4:11 pm by James

Ever wonder why Houston is a good place to live?

Some samples from the list:
1137: …you can wear flip-flops all year round! I love flip-flops!
1152: You can have a swimming pool in your backyard and don’t even have to dig a hole!
771: Asphalt as far as the eye can see.
492: You don’t have to shovel humidity!
191: Three words: Concealed handgun law
101: It’s the Wild West of modern metroplex, revealing the good, the bad and the ugly of humankind.

Magnetics cause ghosts

Posted in health at 3:44 pm by James

Article on natue.com about Electrical brainstorms busted as source of ghosts. Some researches believe magnetic stimulation of the temporal lobe can lead to the feeling of an unexplained supernatural presence in the room.

Japanese Pillows

Posted in Unfiled at 9:35 am by James

Check out these bbc pages. There are new pillows: one for guys that look like a womens lap, and one for girls that is like a guys side and arm. At almost a $100 a pillow, its a bit steep. I must say, the japanese are always one step ahead of the game.

12.07.04

Best Buy for who?

Posted in Unfiled at 3:23 pm by James

Article on Best Buy hopes to exorcize devil patrons. If you ask me its their own fault.

12.02.04

Rocket fuel in our food

Posted in health at 4:01 pm by James

New study says rocket fuel is in milk and lettuc. I’m not a big fan of rocket fuel (Perchlorate). Well good thing i dont drink milk from california, or any other milk for that matter. Lettuce i do eat though. Mmm.. wonder if i’ll have to review the prion theory about milk possibly causing MS.

Cereal shop

Posted in Unfiled at 3:57 pm by James

Check out this article at fastcompany. It talks about a new store that is basically a cereal cafe. They basically build on the brands of existing cereals. Its pretty interesting. Its in my book of fast eats. However, i dont think this would be good in Houston. I wouldn’t want to drive to get cereal. Thats why i buy 2 boxes at a time. Here’s their website: http://www.cereality.com

Stress promotes aging

Posted in health at 3:53 pm by James

Well when news comes, it comes by many sources. New study shows that a mother taking care of a child with a chronic illness ages more rapidly. they measured aging by telemore length.

reuters and cbc canada

Caesarean trap

Posted in health at 3:48 pm by James

Check out this article at the nytimes.com about caesarean section. It seems that having a Caesarean can cause potentional problems in future pregnacies. The new standard requires doctors to have a person immediately available to perform the operation in case something goes wrong. So some doctors are being more careful because of liability costs. Doctor’s usually recommend a Caesarean just for ease. Luckily Caesarean’s also cost more, require more “trained” personal, and can possibly lead to problems in the uterus. Humans evolved over thousands and thousands of years. without this advent of modern technology, the next generation may never be possible.

Well if you believe in the aquatic ape theory, check out: water birth.