Top Tin Vol. 2: Organic Meat and Dairy
As promised, here is the latest "Top Tin" list. Lifted and barely paraphrased from care2.com, here are the.....Top ten reasons to buy organic meat and dairy:1. Free of antibiotics and other drugs,...
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McOzone hole, supersized
Oh, I had to break out the tinfoil hat today. But at least I had a good laugh while wearing it.One of my future "Top Tin" lists will focus on my top paranoia inducing villains, and McDonald’s will...
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Looks like I picked the wrong day to start drinking coffee...
I had a cup of coffee today instead of my usual cuppa tea. On high octane fuel and listening to my favorite morning news show without my protective headgear, I received a double tinfoil hat bomb.First,...
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Something imporant to care about, Vol. 2
(Originally posted August 29, 2006)Ernesto's coming. Once - a - hurricane - now - a - tropical - storm Ernesto.I live in the orange circle. Eeeek! Nothing makes you freak out more than having someone...
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Which side are you on?
(Originally posted Labor Day 2006)Happy Labor Day!It’s been about 85 years since Florence Reece wrote the lyrics to “Which Side Are You On?” in response to the way her family was harassed for her...
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The nicotine monkey becomes a gorilla
My name is Hilary, and I am an addict. A recovered addict, anyway. I was a nicotine junkie for almost ten years. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 16. I was around people who seemed cool, and...
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The next insurgents
(Originally posted Sept. 11, 2006)Ahhh, September 11th. A fruitful paranoia day.The horrific events of September 11th, 2001 have upset the calm of the nation for five years. My generation used to feel...
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Scary spinach!
(Originally posted September 15, 2006)Grrrr….I hates it when they tell us to stop eating something healthy.OK, I’ll stop talking like Popeye. The FDA has advised for us to stop eating bagged raw...
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But officer, I didn't know the rice was illegal!
I hope some of you have been keeping abreast of the latest chemical and technological threats here at my not-so-obviously named blog "Mom's Tinfoil Hat". (Our tech team promises that making the title...
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Reopening the measles vaccine and autism link discussion
Thank you, eager posters of the Pregnancy, Alternative and complementary health forum for renewing my research into the scary world of autism and vaccines. Tempers and controversies can run hot when...
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Just snort it up, why doncha?
I am taking a break from transferring blog entires from my old site (boo! hiss!) and writing a new entry. I have a few bouncing around in my head to write, but this one needs to show up now to...
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Send me a sign
Who loves it?I LOVE IT!!!Mothering Magazine, one of my favorite publications, sponsored a contest to create a sign showing support of breastfeeding. Not only did I see it in my weekly Mothering email,...
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How Doctors Think...and Don't Listen
Dr. Jerome Groopman has experienced first hand (no pun intended) the pain and hassle, and potential danger, of an incorrect medical diagnosis. He got four wrong diagnoses on his hurt hand out of six...
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The green ones make you feel different
Does anyone remember hearing that the green m&m's would make you horny? I remember this from the playground, before I was even sure what horny meant. I just knew it was something that made the...
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She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
An apparently patriotic company is marketing a new energy drink called “Cocaine”. Branding an energy drink full of sugar and caffeine as a dangerously addictive controlled substance…well, I don’t know...
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Keeping up with the recalls
In case you haven't heard, Peter Pan peanut butter (also packaged as Great Value peanut butter) has been recalled due to a suspected Salmonella contamination. I know no less than three people who have...
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Seafood IS brainfood
Yet another source verifies that women should NOT skip eating seafood while pregnant. The Lancet printed a study of data collected in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). The...
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The power of suggestion
My boys never cease to amaze me. Even though I am convinced that they are both special little brilliant geniuses, I still underestimate them all the time.I found a version of some older software for...
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Something imporant to care about, Vol. 3
This topic qualifies as more than just paranoia. Sexual offenses against our children, no matter their age, is probably one of the greatest fears of many parents. And I feel like I failed my first...
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More about lead in lunchboxes
I first reported about lead in soft vinyl lunchboxes more than a year ago. (The linked post is a moved copy of the original from late last summer.) Now, based on an Freedom of Information Act request...
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