Eating the placenta is all the rage these days among a certain crowd. Yes, really. Why? Many animals eat the placenta after the birth, including goats. The placenta contains prostaglandin, which helps the uterus return to its normal state. It also contains oxytocin, which stimulates milk production and soothes the stress of labor. There have been no scientific studies, but research is often behind the curve. Human placenta is also a common ingredient in Chinese medications. Continue reading
In a study released by the University of California, San Francisco and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that marijuana users did not suffer any detrimental effects to lung capacity with occasional use. This is contradictory to the established notion that any smoke is going to have a negative impact.
The study notes that more frequent use does have a negative impact and made a somewhat dubious claim that smoking 20 joints a month is considered a lot and would be unusual. Anecdotal evidence suggests this amount is not as unusual as the study authors might believe based on what those surveyed reported. Continue reading
Mighty New Hampshire has spoken! Every four years, a week or so after the ethanol-addled pig-men of Iowa go into their foul, waste-strewn pens (or “caucuses,”) and choose an Over-Pig to represent them at the presidential conventions, the flinty maple-miners of New Hampshire meet in their ice-caves and maple-warrens to have their say.
Willard “10k” Romney and sweater fetishist Dick Santorum had humiliated the rest of the pack in the bleak hog farms and shit-lagoons of Iowa. Michelle Bachmann had been abandoned in the snow and left to perish in the wolf-infested barrens. The rest limped or slithered to New Hampshire, burning with humiliation and a desire for revenge (except for the undead 3000-year-old wraith stoners call Ron Paul, who is beyond petty human emotions like humiliation). Continue reading
The numbers are in and have been tabulated. It appears that even in the face of so many great options, the great masses have really terrible taste in beer.
The best selling beer in the US is Bud Light and has been for some time now, but it only got to number one by making the flagship Bud number two and it’s been that way ever since. But due to American’s unquenchable thirst for bland beers that are also light on calories, Coors Light is now the number two beer.
For those of you who were unaware, Crasstalk has a group that regularly discusses the political issues of the day. As part of a series, we hope to bring a forum for discussions on hot political topics. Continue reading
As we are well into the election season, I wanted to share what I have learned from GOP Presidential campaigning so far. This is based on what I have heard from the candidates themselves and read in both the “Mainstream Media” and “Fair and Balanced” media.
- Knowing how to speak a foreign language is suspect.
- Having a college education is elitist.
- Science shouldn’t be considered over belief.
- Being unwilling to constantly profess your “faith” means you can’t be trusted.
- Believing that each person has any responsibility for the common good is un-American.
- Objecting to constitutionally legislating “morality” makes you immoral.
- Personal rights should be limited based on a specific set of non-secular rules widely open to interpretation.
- Any rules or guidelines eliminate the ability of businesses to succeed.
- It is correct that corporations are people and should be able to contribute unlimited funds to the candidate of their choice.
- “Progressive” is a bad word.
It’s that time again folks: The 2012 Bloggies are coming up fast. Nominations close on Sunday, January 15 at 10:00 PM EST. What is all this? The Bloggies are webblog awards nominated and voted upon by the readers of the internet. (Like Wikipedia!) There are quite a few categories so I’ve listed just a few below with some of last years winners: Continue reading
Welcome to Crasstalk. Let’s all have a happy Hump Day. Continue reading
Good Lord, this is only the second one of these things. Can someone get me a ticket out of the country until this is all over? No? OK, well then let’s get to this. Continue reading
Today Rachel Maddow tweeted something about “Feel the Huntsmentum!” and it left me wondering: If Huntsman only had one moment to say anything, surely that moment is now. What would that something be? What should that something be?
“Don’t anybody move! I’ve lost my contact lens!” Continue reading