I'm going with another lidocaine patch, an anti-nausea pill, and a heating pad.

And some whining.

What Amy said, Sophia.

ita, does acupuncture help? Can you get an appointment today if it does?

I just sent the link to the HFC article to StY who likes to pooh-pooh concerns about HFC.

I hope the sudafed works, Dana.

Yay for pretty nails, Liese!

msbelle and sara house-likes-carrots news is always welcome.

you know what I could spend all day doing?

searching through etsy and spoonflower.

Hey, y'all. Today is day 2 of my spring break, so I'm still in my pj's.

I have, however, been very productive during my break. So far, I have: done my taxes, sewed on some buttons that have needed it for a couple of months, entered my CPDU's into the board of ed system, ordered a transcript, paid bills, and wrote a play for this summer's youth production. Not a bad few days!

Oh fine, ChiKat, make the rest of us look bad.

What's the play about?

What's the play about?

Spies. It's a spy v. spy type musical using pop songs (and a couple of mash ups). We only have 2 more scenes to write and we'll be done. And then will come the re-writes. But, I'm pleased with the progress we've made on it.

Last year, we did pirates, so we thought spies would be good this year.

Last year, we did pirates, so we thought spies would be good this year.

Next up: ninjas!

Vampire werewolf shark wizard ninjas from the moon!

Two Lumps addresses the "logic" of The Lord of the Rings: [link]

This is cool - nuclear weapons make it easier to detect wine fraud.

How atom bomb tests could help detect wine fraud

A trace of Bikini atoll could join hints of black cherry and complex citrus notes in the sommelier's lexicon for describing fine wines, research has suggested.

Harmless amounts of radioactive carbon have been found in wines made from grapes harvested since the last atmospheric atomic bomb tests were carried out in the 1960s.

But the "bomb pulse" of radioactive carbon lingering in the alcohol of wines produced since could be a good thing for wine dealers and collectors.

Scientists have been able to pinpoint a wine's vintage to within a year by analysing the levels of radioactive carbon in the wine, a technique they say could help detect fraudulent attempts to repackage cheap plonk as a high-end tipple.

Last month, a group of French wine dealers were charged with conning leading US winery E&J Gallo into buying 18m bottles of plonk repackaged as pinot noir.

Some experts claim that around 5% of fine wines currently being sold are faked, either by being diluted with cheaper wines or sold under false labels.