Canada versus the United States
As the Olympics wind down, I think it may be interesting to point out to my US readers the essential difference between our two countries. It’s not that we like hockey and you adore baseball and football. It’s not that you’re somewhere around 300 million people and we’re about 30 million. It’s not that we [...]
4th July and Watermelon and Viagara
July 3, 2008 by Doug
Filed under Opinion, Plants, Vegetables
I never in my wilder dreams figured I’d get to link all those topics into one blog post but just in time for a bit of celebrating on July 4th (with fireworks I hope) comes the news that watermelon contains a chemical called “citruline”. This is really good news because it helps relax the body’s [...]
The Princess says
June 26, 2008 by Doug
Filed under Miscellaneous
That you have to be careful, very careful this week. I’ve started a diet and given up coffee. The caffeine burn was interesting although that seems to have disappeared tonight. But the desire for a bowl of vanilla ice cream and raspberries hasn’t gone anywhere. (insert huge sigh here) On the other hand, lose 40 [...]
