Ginseng and Its History
Asian ginseng is a perennial herb with a taproot reminiscent of the human form. It grows in northern China, Korea, and Russia, and a close relative is cultivated in the United States. Because ginseng...
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Outside the US Outside the US, the European Community in late 2010 announced the formation of MedCertain, a metadata scheme for evaluating health information that is scheduled to eventually include a...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst of 2010 and Hopes for a Great 2011!
The end of the year is near and it is time once again to review the best and worst of the show for the year. Y&R continues to prove why it is the number one rated soap opera in daytime, there are...
View ArticleMr. Ornery’s Novel Idea
In Mr. Ornery’s absence from the site, he has been at work upon a novel. Actually, he has been at work upon more than one novel and has been working on these same story ideas off and on for, oh,...
View ArticleGoodbye Job 1
Jobs aren’t us any more; now we have skills and attitude Talk to some people today, and you’ll encounter individuals who are proud to say that they don’t have a job, a steady income, or any real idea...
View ArticleGoodbye Job 2
Today Attitudes like that died, fast and furious with the recession of the 1990’s. It was a period that some have come to call the “white collar recession.” For the first time, professional workers...
View ArticleOur Bodies, Our Bras
The writer travels to Europe with a suitcase full of bras. Our Bodies, Our Bras It was my job to clean out Mom’s belongings after she died and I was surprised to come across two dresser drawers full of...
View ArticleFurther Insight and Insider Brilliance Post 1
Thanks to Survivor Insider, I am able to bring you greater insight and lots of nifty pictures. You’ll like it! Having had a few days to ponder since the first Survivor 3 episode, I shall now provide...
View ArticleFurther Insight and Insider Brilliance Post 2
Beans! For Clarence, that may have been a million dollar can of beans. I can see the ad now, “These beans…” takes a big bite directly from the can, “… taste like a million bucks.” So, yes, Clarence...
View ArticleConfluencia, Plaza de Mulas
We got up early to get this long day started. Today is going to be an 18-mile hike. The trail was good and the scenery spectacular. The valley is immense and looks like the Karakorum. The trail was...
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