Study finds farmed fish polluted

January 9, 2004

A study in the current issue of Science reports that the levels of PCB's found in farmed salmon were greater than those of wild salmon. An article in the New York Times does not mention any findings about lead or mercury contamination. What does this mean for those of us who use fish oil in supplement form in an attempt to reduce exposure to some of these toxins?

It's cooooold!

January 6, 2004

It's cold out. Like Colorado winters used to be many years ago.... the kind we haven't seen for a few years. There is an interesting change when people read negative numbers. When a weather forecaster on the radio gives the expected low temperatures they normally say 25 and 29 degrees or something similar. When the forecast involves negative numbers they reverse them. They state the low will be between 0 and -6.

I'm not sure I understand

January 2, 2004

I don't really understand the purpose in cancelling flights for security reasons. It seems that the recent spate of cancellations serve to provide potential terrorists with an understanding of how good or bad our intelligence is. The terrorists are being successful in impacting our daily lives. It would seem that if you have good intelligence about a plot that one's best bet would be to equip the plane to handle it. Put air marshals, or their foreign equivalents on the plane, triple check the baggage, take the cargo off the flight. Perhaps airlines should start cargo swapping. Read more about I'm not sure I understand

Y2K+4

January 1, 2004

Happy New Year!

Rainy Christmas in the west

December 25, 2003

Back in Indian Springs for the first holiday in more than a decade. Rain is coming in fits and starts. Stepping off the plane in Las Vegas yesterday it was actually cooler than when we left Denver. A beautiful and quiet day. The last of the leaves are being blown from the nearly barren trees. Holiday greetings are being sent.

The orgin of candy canes...

December 23, 2003

A friend sent me a note today about the orgins of candy canes. According to the note they orignate from a desire to create a symbol of Christianity. Here is a pretty well reasoned description of what their true orgin likely is.

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