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It was a bit disturbing to read the article about Dr. Sinclair's name being marketed as an authority promoting Resveratrol (an acclaimed anti-aging chemical derived from wine).

Resveratrol: The Hard Sell on Anti-Aging - BusinessWeek

This is a classic example of a technique of influence. Use the logical fallacy of authority (in this case, a scientist from Harvard University) to make an ad campaign that sells. This is made more worrisome by the fact that Dr. Sinclair...

gotta try 'em!!

Stress is a major problem nowadays. I deliberately keep my life as calm and stress-free as possible. On the other hand, man is a problem-solving animal and a life without problems brings on its own form of stress. My solution to the dilemma is to set myself tasks both small and large, something where the possibility of failure exists – for without failure, there can be no success.

The crazy paving on our driveway had become increasingly crazy over the past few years with some...

While huddling around a bonfire in a Georgia summer night, some friends were discussing ways of entertaining themselves. One friend suggested "Scary Stories". And we ran with it...

The first story was about a man with a golden arm. I can't tell you much more than that because I kinda zoned out half way through the 20 words per minute storrytelling.

Nonetheless, the story came to its conclusion and everyone waited to see the epic failure of an ending (whatever...

never before last walkabout had i specifically sought the camas seed, and so one revelation for me rooting around that field was that the camas pods & seeds make a most unusual and remarkable sound when disturbed. i may have heard it before in the field but never knew the cause, and would not have associated the sound with camas even this time save it was camas seed i sought & it was camas seed i found. the sound is bright, high pitched, almost like a quick & short whistle or a little...