Comments on: A heapin' helpin' of miscellaneous crap.

By: missy

missy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:42:03 +0000

I eat meat for the health reasons, not because of the shortcomings of vegetarianism. I just found it a fascinating (if a bit overly emotional) book. Although I have to agree that both agriculture and factory farming are terrible for the planet. In a perfect world, I’d eat grass-fed beef and free-range poultry, and all of the land that’s being used for corn and wheat would be turned back to pasture.

By: Lindz

Lindz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:11:44 +0000

Wait…you eat meat because a vegetarian diet kills animals? Huh? I can understand taking issue with the overly-processed “meat substitutes” because really, fake bacon and eggs isn’t doing you or the planet any good, or with the massive amounts of oil required to grow soy…

By: missy

missy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:26:19 +0000

Wow! That all sounds … uncomfortable.

Fortunately, my sinuses are great. It was a sinus infection, and amoxicillin knocked it right out. There was no stuffiness and very little snot; just the feeling of a big inflamed open space inside my head.

By: manuelg

manuelg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:47:33 +0000

Two cures for The Missy:

* Campbell’s Soup Mix, Noodle Soup with Real Chicken Broth
* Roasted Habaneros would be ideal, but barring that…
* El Yucateco Green Salsa Picante de Chile Habanero Hot Sauce
* Lemon

Mister Moe’s Industrial Strength Jack-hammer Sinus cure:

* Boiling water
* rock salt
* Vicks VapoSteam menthol Liquid Steam Inhalant
* Humco brand Benzoin Tincture

Benzoin stains your pots (stains can be removed with alcohol). Use some kind of cheap throw-away plastic pot.

This is the mother of all sinus headache cures. Bad side effects – your sinuses will finally flow freely with mucus, and it will all run down the back of your throat – gross. But all sinus pressure will be relieved. Vigorous activity will keep your sinuses flowing very nicely. If you must lie down use ice packs on the front and back of your head to keep your sinuses open as you sleep.

Boil up a bunch of water, pour the ingredients in liberally. Breath in the steam. It is unrelenting – it will jackhammer open all of your sinuses, and sooth all those mucus membranes, and let the mucus flow nicely.

My recipe is so powerful, it will continue to work 20 minutes after you stop inhaling.

Never use Sudafed, because instead of reducing the swelling of the mucus linings of the sinuses, it will merely dry them out. And if they dry up and close with a big mass of mucus trapped behind, you are in for a horrible horrible headache.

Cheers, and enjoy the lack of achy sinus pains!

http://manuelmoeg.blogspot.com/2009/11/chicken-soup-w-el-yucateco-green-salsa.html

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:57 +0000

Saw V on hulu this weekend and … I like it. It seems much more sinister than I remember the 1983 series being. I have hopes we’d see the rest of the Firefly actors.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:42:34 +0000

My uncle Dave has been seeing misc doctors for his sinus problems for a while now and last week had a new one w/ a new idea: “balloon sinuplasty” 
Supposed to open up his nasal passages without the ordeal of traditional sinus surgery. No idea what the deal is as far as what conditions it works for but it was a new one on me as far as sinus troubles go. 
Crazy, man!
 peace