Jun. 3rd, 2008
tiki went a-jogging
Jun. 3rd, 2008 10:25 amLike we usually do.
Up at the crack of dawn to squeeze our chubby, chubby thighs into unflattering lycra and then plod park-ward.
At this time of year, at least, it's not dark and cold and scary when we wake.
But, today, we were blessed with Seattle Liquid Sunshine. A magic substance, which converts all other substances instantly into mud.
Special slimy Northwest mud.
So, after a time, we wheezed our way to Volunteer Park, where we usually revolve around the path several times, us and the dog walkers.
But, it was difficult to make it around the path.
Because.
The SPRINKLERS were all on.
O_o
(And, no, they are NOT automatic. There's a guy. A guy with a metal tool thingie. We've seen him.)
Up at the crack of dawn to squeeze our chubby, chubby thighs into unflattering lycra and then plod park-ward.
At this time of year, at least, it's not dark and cold and scary when we wake.
But, today, we were blessed with Seattle Liquid Sunshine. A magic substance, which converts all other substances instantly into mud.
Special slimy Northwest mud.
So, after a time, we wheezed our way to Volunteer Park, where we usually revolve around the path several times, us and the dog walkers.
But, it was difficult to make it around the path.
Because.
The SPRINKLERS were all on.
O_o
(And, no, they are NOT automatic. There's a guy. A guy with a metal tool thingie. We've seen him.)
tiki wants to know
Jun. 3rd, 2008 12:25 pmYeah, this again....
What tiki really wants to know is: the people who wear those little blinky-blinky Bluetooth earpiece dealos everywhere they go? Are they statistically more likely to be struck by lightening bolts hurled by an angry and vengeful deity incensed over the sheer stupid????
Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and Cancer
What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don’t?
Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. “I think the safe practice,” said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain.” [... inconclusive studies ... Senator Kennedy ... Dr. Sanjay Gupta ... blah blah blah....]
What tiki really wants to know is: the people who wear those little blinky-blinky Bluetooth earpiece dealos everywhere they go? Are they statistically more likely to be struck by lightening bolts hurled by an angry and vengeful deity incensed over the sheer stupid????
OK, people, suck it up!!!
Jun. 3rd, 2008 03:33 pm
Bottling it up 'can ease trauma'
People who do not talk about traumatic experiences can fare better than those who "let it all out", say researchers.
The University at Buffalo study compared the progress of 3,000 people who took different approaches over two years following the 9/11 attacks.
It found people initially unwilling to talk were less likely to be adversely affected two years later.
We note with amusement that we found this report on the BBC web page.