http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Guitarface/
This is a funny article I found. It's not really that informative, but it's always amusing to see something about the face everyone makes while playing guitar. It's just one of those things. You can't not do it... I challenge you to do so. Anyhow, I just found this one amusing, so check it out.
18.9.07
Vitamin & Herb University
http://www.vitaminherbuniversity.com/
This is an interesting site that provides information on interactions between vitamin, mineral, and herb supplements and medications. It's something that could be of some use to an herbalist, or a conventional pharmeceutical technician. It's also quite deep. It's got lots of information in it, and will take some time for me to fully go through. It's definitely something I'll be checking out again.
This is an interesting site that provides information on interactions between vitamin, mineral, and herb supplements and medications. It's something that could be of some use to an herbalist, or a conventional pharmeceutical technician. It's also quite deep. It's got lots of information in it, and will take some time for me to fully go through. It's definitely something I'll be checking out again.
Herbal Primer
http://www.naturemade.com/WellnessTopics/wt_articles.asp?articleid=292
This is a good starter reference for herbal supplements. It only has a couple of herbs listed, and it's pretty basic. It's also solely about supplements, not about fresh herbs, but that's somewhat of an advanced application in herbalism, anyhow. This is worth checking out if you're just getting started with herbs.
This is a good starter reference for herbal supplements. It only has a couple of herbs listed, and it's pretty basic. It's also solely about supplements, not about fresh herbs, but that's somewhat of an advanced application in herbalism, anyhow. This is worth checking out if you're just getting started with herbs.
Kombucha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha
I tried a drink called Kombucha today. I had randomly gotten it from an organic grocery store around here, and mostly just thought it was tea. I drank it, and decided that this was definitely not just tea. I started tripping out a bit afterwards. It did have asian pear and ginger in it, and I thought the ginger explained the burn. I decided it was too weird to be just that, so I looked it up, and it was rather frightened. It's kind of scary at first, but I guess it's not really any scarier than yogurt (which I don't recommend looking up if you're squeamish). I'm still a little weirded out, but I guess it wasn't that odd. I might possibly be persuaded to have another one, but not at work the next time.
I tried a drink called Kombucha today. I had randomly gotten it from an organic grocery store around here, and mostly just thought it was tea. I drank it, and decided that this was definitely not just tea. I started tripping out a bit afterwards. It did have asian pear and ginger in it, and I thought the ginger explained the burn. I decided it was too weird to be just that, so I looked it up, and it was rather frightened. It's kind of scary at first, but I guess it's not really any scarier than yogurt (which I don't recommend looking up if you're squeamish). I'm still a little weirded out, but I guess it wasn't that odd. I might possibly be persuaded to have another one, but not at work the next time.
Like Something Out of a Movie
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070918/sc_afp/peruhealthoffbeat
I saw this story, and it was peculiar. A meteorite hit near a small village in Peru, and now everyone near it is getting sick. The article says that there is boiling water and rock particles near the crater (which is fairly sizeable). It makes one wonder if it might perhaps be radioactive or (if one were in a more science-fiction mood) if there might be some sort of organism there trying to take over hosts and take over the world. It's more likely the former, I think. In any case, it was an interesting story I saw.
I saw this story, and it was peculiar. A meteorite hit near a small village in Peru, and now everyone near it is getting sick. The article says that there is boiling water and rock particles near the crater (which is fairly sizeable). It makes one wonder if it might perhaps be radioactive or (if one were in a more science-fiction mood) if there might be some sort of organism there trying to take over hosts and take over the world. It's more likely the former, I think. In any case, it was an interesting story I saw.
13.9.07
Falun Gong
http://www.falundafa.org/eng/index.htm
I first heard about Falun Gong at the cherry blossom festival, when there were people protesting about it, and that Falun Gong practitioners were being suppressed and killed by the Chinese government. I hadn't heard of them before, and didn't know much about it, actually, but I remained curious about it. I still hadn't heard more about it, or about whether the supression was true (I have little evidence to believe either way at this point), but today, while surfing around beliefnet, I found a section on Falun Gong, so I decided to check it out. I found that there were extensive resources available, like the link at the beginning of this post. It's something I'd be interested to check out and see what there is to it.
I first heard about Falun Gong at the cherry blossom festival, when there were people protesting about it, and that Falun Gong practitioners were being suppressed and killed by the Chinese government. I hadn't heard of them before, and didn't know much about it, actually, but I remained curious about it. I still hadn't heard more about it, or about whether the supression was true (I have little evidence to believe either way at this point), but today, while surfing around beliefnet, I found a section on Falun Gong, so I decided to check it out. I found that there were extensive resources available, like the link at the beginning of this post. It's something I'd be interested to check out and see what there is to it.
12.9.07
Growing Ginseng
http://www.hardingsginsengfarm.com/cultivate.htm
I've been trying to grow ginseng, but it hasn't been very successful yet. This article details the wild growing process, though I'm trying to work with containers. It does give me hope since it's supposed to take a year for it to come up. Hopefully, I'll manage to get something going next year. I'd be pretty excited to grow it... not so much for any immediate benefit (it takes at least 6 years to really grow), but just because it would make me feel a lot better. That, and if I can get the plants to grow, I'll be able to get seeds each year, which I can use in the future to plant when I have available wild areas, or just to keep it from going extinct from over-harvesting. It's to some extent a selfish goal, but mostly it's a noble one. The tangible benefits I'll get are very small, but the effects I can create are larger. I think it's a worthwhile endeavor, anyhow.
I've been trying to grow ginseng, but it hasn't been very successful yet. This article details the wild growing process, though I'm trying to work with containers. It does give me hope since it's supposed to take a year for it to come up. Hopefully, I'll manage to get something going next year. I'd be pretty excited to grow it... not so much for any immediate benefit (it takes at least 6 years to really grow), but just because it would make me feel a lot better. That, and if I can get the plants to grow, I'll be able to get seeds each year, which I can use in the future to plant when I have available wild areas, or just to keep it from going extinct from over-harvesting. It's to some extent a selfish goal, but mostly it's a noble one. The tangible benefits I'll get are very small, but the effects I can create are larger. I think it's a worthwhile endeavor, anyhow.
11.9.07
Fire From Water
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070910/ap_on_sc/burning_seawater
This is a really interesting story about how salt water will burn if you apply the correct radio frequency to it. It has tremendous potential for use in technology. It remains to be seen how they will harness it, but it's really interesting that it's even possible. It's been suggested that it might work, but here it is. Just a random thing I happened to notice.
This is a really interesting story about how salt water will burn if you apply the correct radio frequency to it. It has tremendous potential for use in technology. It remains to be seen how they will harness it, but it's really interesting that it's even possible. It's been suggested that it might work, but here it is. Just a random thing I happened to notice.
7.9.07
Freecycle
http://www.freecycle.org/
This is a cool site that I found through a Sierra Club email. It's a site where people list things they want to get rid of, and you can look for things you want or need on it and if someone in the area is getting rid of it, you can get it. It keeps things from ending up in landfills, and lets you either get rid of unwanted stuff or acquire new stuff. It seems like a cool idea, and best of all, it's free. I just joined the group near us. Hopefully, it'll be as cool as it seems.
This is a cool site that I found through a Sierra Club email. It's a site where people list things they want to get rid of, and you can look for things you want or need on it and if someone in the area is getting rid of it, you can get it. It keeps things from ending up in landfills, and lets you either get rid of unwanted stuff or acquire new stuff. It seems like a cool idea, and best of all, it's free. I just joined the group near us. Hopefully, it'll be as cool as it seems.
5.9.07
I Was a Teenage Half-Orc
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZmYzZDFmNWI5MTg1N2FmY2E4MTdlMWU5YzBjZjI1ODM=
This is a nice article about the benefits of playing D&D. I find it to rather accurately represent the way it feels to be someone who's played D&D growing up. It's just something I randomly found, but it felt like something to share.
This is a nice article about the benefits of playing D&D. I find it to rather accurately represent the way it feels to be someone who's played D&D growing up. It's just something I randomly found, but it felt like something to share.
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