Things I don't understand department.

So in the things I don't understand department are these commercials for the Cypher Stent. (You know those tubes they stick in your arteries so you don't die.) First of all I don't understand how it is beneficial for a stent company to advertise on regular t.v., as opposed to lobbying doctors to use them. I mean do people actually go in and say, "No I don't want that bootleg stent, I want the Cadillac of stents, the Cypher Stent!" Perhaps they do, but it seems kind of silly. I am going to trust my doctor to choose my stent, not some commercial with old dudes running up stairs and riding horses. I feel the same way about prescription medication commercials. They always say, "Ask your doctor about xyz..." I can just imagine all these people going to their doctors, having no idea what the medication is for, and asking their doc, "Say Doc, shouldn't I be on Cealus (SP?)." and the doctor going, "Well Jane, I don't think it will help with your osteoporosis." And why are those old people in the Cealus commercial sitting in side by side tubs outside? Who has tubs in their front yard? Weird.

Dreams

I am not a big interpretor of dreams. But I have two reoccurring dreams, one of which I have had since childhood and one I have had about five times in the last year. In one dream I am always being chased by bears. In the other dream I am stuck somewhere as I can see hurricanes approaching. Obviously I have some anxiety....Does anyone else have reoccurring dreams?

Sourdough

Today I started baking bread again. I wanted to attempt using the KitchenAide mixer and to get back into bread making. I made two basic white sandwich loaves. The KitchenAide, first of all, was amazing. (I do not own it, it belongs to Sarah's mom) I always found the initial mixing of the dough to be the most tedious part of baking bread and this thing takes care of it in no time and mixed up a great batter. The bread turned out nicely, although I think the recipe was a little bland. For my next project I am going to make sourdough. Sarah's mom and I started our starter today and are going to get some yeast growing and see what we can do. I have always wanted to make sourdough, so here goes nothing.

Dark and Stormy is the New Mojito

The last two years the mojito has gone from a drink nobody had heard of to a drink that is everywhere. I am kind of on mojito overload. They are everywhere. Well for those who like to be on the cutting edge, I wanted to let you know that I am starting a new drink trend: the Dark and Stormy. I originally learned about this drink from my brother who made them strong and tasty. I have asked for them at several bars and gotten quizzical looks but recently had a wonderful one at Blue Coast. I am telling you people, get a recipe, mix one up and enjoy. When I had one at the restaurant it looked like a black and tan, they somehow got the various elements to stay separated. mmm...mmmm....goood.
PS- apparently this drink comes from Bermuda, although I have never been. I am just introducing it to the rest of the world.
Recipe:
-2 oz. Rum (it seems some people recommend Gosling's Black Seal Rum, no they are not a sponsor of this website)
-8 oz. ginger beer
-lime juice

Ted Kennedy

As a historian you tend to appreciate those that are part of history and still around making it. I was sad to hear the news about Ted Kennedy having cancer, but watching Senator Robert Byrd (the only member of the senate who has served longer than Kennedy) cry while he prayed for him on the senate floor was seriously moving. I don't know if it is up on youtube, but it was a powerful moment. Byrd certainly has a checkered past, but I appreciate him as an historian in his own right. We need more of them in the senate. I have always thought that the senate needed more diversity, both in race and gender, but also in occupation. We need more doctors, teachers, engineers, military personal, scientists, and less lawyers in the senate. Of course Byrd is technically a lawyer, he got his degree at night over a decade while serving in the senate, but he also has published a several volume history of the senate. Anyway I digress, get better Ted.

Post 100

So apparently this is post #100, although when I count it's around like 75 or something, so I don't know what google is thinking. That's crazy. 100 posts and still nothing of any substance. I surprise even myself.