Anorexia.

"Brazilians transfixed by recent anorexia deaths.
Fourth death in just two months feeds morbid fascination across nation."

This recent death was of a school teacher. She was 5ft 2inches and weighed 77lbs. This particular article didn't say why she died. The crazy thing is I'm 5ft 2in and until recently I weighed only slightly more than that. I suppose the difference is that I eat.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16370676/

Two drinks a day. Dr's Orders.

Still no growth on the avocado seed. However, the seed's shell broke open on one side.

Ever wonder if alcohol really is good for your health. Well, here's a news clipping msn.com

Moderate drinking may lengthen your life, while too much may shorten it,
researchers from Italy report. Their conclusion is based on pooled data from
34 large studies involving more than 1 million people and 94,000 deaths.

According to the data, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol — up to
four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women — reduces the
risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, the team reports in the
Archives of Internal Medicine.

Four drinks for men and two for women is key. Also, it matters how you consume your beverage. The best manner seems to be with meals. Then, leave your drink on the table.

source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16173568/wid/11915773?GT1=8816

Overboard (1987)

"Cavier should be round and hard and of adequate size. And it should burst in your mouth at precisely the right moment."

Avocado Update: No growth.

Avocado.

I'm going to try to grow an avocado tree.

My family has this dish of corn tortillas layered with ham and topped with an avocado sauce. My brother really likes this dish. Recently, I made some avocado tortas and had the seeds left over. I remember trying to grow the trees as a child but never gettingvery far. I also remember my father saying they don't produce fruit for thirty years or so. Well, here's how you do it.

1. eat the avocado.
2. place the seed in a cup with the lower hal fin water and the top half at the surface. use toothpicks to support it.
3. wait.

Let's see if I can get this to grow. It's supposed to take weeks, but I like projects.

Call Nights.

Has anyone else noticed the world changes when you are on call or post call? Suddenly, it becomes a place where all the patient's are acutely ill and all the doctors are grumpy. The world is full of injustices. People are pessimistic with bad attitudes. Someone codes and I'm more upset that I have to get out of bed than that the patient is near dying.

Light up the town.

Christmas lights are up and
the house is filled with christmas carols.

I don't have a digital camera, but we'll
see if I can post a photo of the house.