Thursday, November 1, 2007

Halloween revisited

The boys had a fine time trick or treating. Jack had a massive haul of goodies, enough to maintain a sugar high for a month. Now the question of what to do with all that chocolate and candy. Let him eat as much as he possible can in one sitting then get sick and swear off candy for good or ration it out, extending Halloween well into next year? Or, eat it myself then cross my heart, spit in the dirt and pinkie swear I'll start going to the gym again.

Ah well, who knows?

Some better reflections on the Halloween just past come from the indispensable James Lileks. Lileks is a writer for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Sort of like Dave Barry or if in Houston, like Ken Hoffman but better, much better.

Here's a taste:


I had a small light in my pocket that made ghastly moans when the motion sensor was activated, one of those cheap Chinese devices that probably broadcasts lead through sound waves. It turned itself on as I walked home, and a thin weird howl came from my pocket. There’s always a moment on Halloween when you get a faint fast flash of what it was like to be six on the spooookiest of nights, when the dark and the breeze and the sudden silence – followed by a crowd of leaves fleeing down the street – reminds you what it was like, how delicious it felt to laugh at the things you feared. Even if you didn’t really fear them. Even if you didn’t know just what it was you feared.


Read the whole thing here.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween !!
















Hope it's a fun and safe night for all.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Medicine that stops bleeding invented in Turkey

Various news agencies including Russian news agency RIA Novosti are reporting that a team of Turkish scientists have created a drug that will stop any bleeding within a few minutes. The article states the drug could be used to treat hemophilia.

I will remain, for the time, skeptical.

From the article:
"The drug, already approved by the Turkish Health Ministry, was made from a mix of herbs and plants, in particular, nettle, licorice, thyme, and grapevine."

The scientists say its an "old recipe."

Like I said, I'm skeptical and will wait for further proof.