Old Street No 2

You can still see it behind the trees, on the left once you've gone by the Stilton turn, southbound on the A1(M). The old road still pas...

Hard Hats, Soft Heads

Talk about covering your backside. Believe it or not there are four of these comprehensive signs at each location where a new water main con...

Paleolithic Diet Clinical Trials Part II

There were a number of remarkable changes in both trials. I'll focus mostly on Dr. Lindeberg's trial because it was longer and bett...

Kitchen Confidential 2

You know how we're always fascinated by other people's pantries? Well, I am. The covert look to see if there's any old brands kn...

Paleolithic Diet Clinical Trials

If Dr. Ancel Keys (of diet-heart hypothesis fame) had been a proponent of "paleolithic nutrition", we would have numerous large i...

October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month started with some wonderful events. First, was the launch of the new Maine Breast Cancer License Plates. Rep...

Get smart before using antibiotics

True or false? Taking antibiotics can help cure the common cold, flu or bronchitis. False. All of the above are caused by viruses, and antib...

Acne Anecdotes

Thanks for all the interesting comments on the last post. Here are some highlights: Methuselah : I had bad acne as a teenager and although ...

Round the Bend

'Ere we go again' as the earwig said as he fell off the shelf. These crass, cheap plastic arrows recently appeared overnight like sp...