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• Urine doesn't ease jellyfish stings, after all

  Fri Jul 22, 2011
  • One of those cases where the supposed cure may have been worse than the condition!

• Planning a 'polar bear plunge'? How your body reacts

  Thu Dec 30, 2010
  • Thank you for the catch, eagle-eyed reader. We did indeed neglect to complete that thought. Sorry about that. The post above is now updated with the additional ways a body responds to cold shock -- blood rushing from the extremeties and a drop in core body temperature.

• The eight worst gifts for teachers... and one best

  Fri Dec 17, 2010
  • My mother was a 4th grade teacher for nearly 30 years. Her all-time favorite Christmas gift from a student was a pink hair scrunchie. My mom wore her hair super-short -- about 1/4 inch long.... She said of the kid: "Not the brighest ..."

• 'Messiah' give you chills? That's a clue to your personality

  Fri Dec 10, 2010
  • Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" gives me a shudder of melancholy.

• Potty talk: Secrets we share in the loo

  Thu Dec 9, 2010
  • Toilets that automatically flush while you are going.... but then you can't get them to flush when the time comes!

• Reality TV serves up 'Freaky Eaters'

  Fri Sep 17, 2010
  • I eat yogurt every single day. Does that count?

• What a jerk! What is the rudest behavior you've ever witnessed in public?

  Tue Aug 10, 2010
  • I recently saw someone back into an unattended car in a parking lot, then drive away. I shouted out "hey" to the driver, and he shouted "F(*& you lady!" Harrumph!! What did I do? I left a note with their license plate, a witness statement and my contact info on the victim's car.

• Ode to toes: They sure can come in handy

  Wed Aug 4, 2010
  • I can deliver a really hard, mean pinch with my toes. I used to do it to my brother under the kitchen table.

• Love songs lure in the ladies

  Fri Jun 25, 2010
  • La Cienega Just Smiled -- Ryan Adams.... that song makes me swoon.

• New threat to oil spill workers? Deadly snakes

  Wed Jun 9, 2010
  • Thanks for your input. The words anti-venom and anti-venin are, in fact, interchangeable in the medical literature. The word anti-venom is simply more familiar to a lay audience.