Those that go searching for love only makemanifest their own lovelessness. And theloveless never find love, only the loving findlove, and they never have to seek for it ...~ D H Lawrence

["I'm pushing 80, living in the boondocks a long way from a market, subsisting on Lean Cuisine and cornbread mixed in a glass of milk. So....reading the Sturm und Drang in these comments is high entertainment. Will anyone allow me to show up at the back door with my paper plate in hand?"]
--- oj

- In response to an article posted in NYT (about the-bo-ssam-miracle)

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints on snow,

I am the sun on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circling flight.

I am the soft star-shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there; I did not die.

A poem by Mary. Not our 'Mary' - Mary F.

Butternut squash is halved and roasted with spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and star anise) and butter, then puréed. Of course there will be more butter in the cake itself, but it is browned first. From that point on, Mr. Allegretti conceded, “it’s pretty much a classic pound cake.” The plate is filled out with a squash and pumpkin ice cream and a pine-nut brittle.

The findings clearly indicate the strong impact that coconut oil application has to hair as compared to application of both sunflower and mineral oils. Among three oils, coconut oil was the only oil found to reduce the protein loss remarkably for both undamaged and damaged hair when used as a pre-wash and post-wash grooming product. Both sunflower and mineral oils do not help at all in reducing the protein loss from hair. This difference in results could arise from the composition of each of these oils. Coconut oil, being a triglyceride of lauric acid (principal fatty acid), has a high affinity for hair proteins and, because of its low molecular weight and straight linear chain, is able to penetrate inside the hair shaft. Mineral oil, being a hydrocarbon, has no affinity for proteins and therefore is not able to penetrate and yield better results. In the case of sunflower oil, although it is a triglyceride of linoleic acid, because of its bulky structure due to the presence of double bonds, it does not penetrate the fiber, consequently resulting in no favorable impact on protein loss.1

“And should properly-informed citizens, not in distress, be allowed to receive psilocybin for its possible spiritual benefits, as we now allow them to pursue other possibly risky activities such as cosmetic surgery and mountain-climbing?”
Dr.Jaffe, in a rare open to earth statement regarding magical mushrooms- aka the US Drug Czar

Healthy living doesn’t happen at the doctor’s office. The road to better health is paved with the small decisions we make every day. It’s about the choices we make when we buy groceries, drive our cars and hang out with our kids