Marty Ottenheimer pointed out to me the other day that Carrots do not actually help vision. Rather, the story we often hear is a result of a rumor from WWII. ABC Science explains: …if you don’t get enough carotenes or Vitamin A in your diet, eventually you will suffer problems in your vision. This was … Continue reading Carrot-Vision Myths
The article in Slate by Michael J. Kavanagh starts with the unnerving title: Five Million Dead and Counting: The disaster in Congo is all the more tragic because it was utterly avoidable. That should get your attention, especially if you work in security and you believe, or have experience, in preventable disasters. Earlier this year … Continue reading The Congo Disaster
Dancing pandas grace the stage for Chinese punk (pop) bands: Why don’t American pop bands have giant bald eagles dancing around, or at least brown bears and beavers? I think Caffe-In’s best song is “Mario and Peaches”. An arguably better band, with an awesome name to boot, is Carsick Cars. Their “Zhong nan hai” is … Continue reading Beijing Underground
At this rate, I must learn Spanish, or at least work on ferreting the words out myself from the poems of Benedetti; his writing is so compelling…until then, translations by Katya Rascovsky: 2 la muerte invade de vez en cuando el sueño y hace sus cálculos death invades sleep from time to time and … Continue reading Benedetti Haikus