Recent content by imp

One of my wife's favorite shows, and one of the damned few I look at. They sought to buy stuff from an old guy much like me, though I have no such goods accumulated. he had big rings on all fingers, ear rings, and preferred to wear "Speedo" swim underwear whenever possible, like Mark Spitz'...

Chocolate has been touted for some years now as containing life-sustaining natural ingredients, namely certain anti-oxidant materials commonly called "flavonoids". These flavonoids help the body's natural defenses work against the proliferation of cell-growth originating tumor production. But...

9,000 + Dead! Horrible. Never heard of this before today. History "buried" it?? imp "The sinking of the Titanic may be the most infamous naval disaster in history, and the torpedoing of the Lusitania the most infamous in wartime. But with death counts of about 1,500 and 1,200 respectively...

Allulose. I mentioned it awhile back. Not an artificially-produced chemical, but rather a "trimer" molecular spinoff of another natural sugar, D-Fructose. Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple ketonic monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the...

Boeing has 3,000 advance orders for this new plane! I think that makes it their most successful airplane yet. What a company! imp "Chicago-based Boeing Co.'s newest 737 jetliner gunned its engines and headed into rain-streaked skies Friday, with profit and pride riding on its wings. The...

No matter your personal view of this, it is a most disparaging story with which I am having difficulty coming to grips. imp "The father of 12-year-old Ciara Meyer, who was accidentally shot and killed by a police officer in her home on Jan. 11, will face murder charges in her death, the Perry...

This chart, if all goes well and it is legible, gives interesting insight into how milk production varies by season, area, etc. The numbers of milk cows are incredibly high, IMO. imp

About a year ago, I bit off a nice, crisp piece of bacon at the Breakfast Buffet at Edgewater Hotel, and felt pieces of bacon mingled with a bit of maybe something else. hell, I swallowed the stuff, tasted quite good. Then it was I realized, something felt funny up front with my upper incisors...

And I thought the Danes were a pretty straight-thinking society. imp "Why Teen Who Fended Off Attacker Now Faces Charges Herself" "A 17-year-old girl who was attacked by a man in a city center at night told police that he knocked her to the ground and unbuttoned her pants, trying to undress...

My Dad owned a 1935 Ford Coupe when I was born; the car was then 7 years old. It cost $635 brand new. He never, ever, bought a car, all during their marriage, all during his lifetime, on "time-pay". Looking at used-car ads today (I am in the market), I see full-page layouts of pictured vehicles...

WARNING! Contains graphic text. May be repugnant to some readers. This type of food fare came across the pond with my Grandparents and their children, who carried on the tradition. Among the more unusual, bizarre to traditional American palates, were Beef Tongue, Kidneys, "Sweetbreads"...

Picked today, Jan. 25. Starting to look a bit shriveled, but many just perfect. I decided the earth was pretty dry, so watered the plants, many newly formed fruit on them. The plants are two years old, my wife stating pepper plants are only supposed to go a year! The peppers are very sweet, not...

Another imponderable related to aging: I believe I've noted a tendency as folks age, that they seem to become more simplistic in some ways, and at some times, not a constant thing, though. Perhaps describable as a sort of childishness more apparent at some times than others. My wife's Mother is...

Do you shower or bathe at a preferred time of day, or take it hit or miss? Why do it the way you do? imp

Bill pending now would limit an individual to purchase of only one RIFLE or SHOTGUN during any month-long period. That should REALLY cut down on criminal use of such guns, dont'cha think? imp