Famished Writer

Image from ebay auction (closed) Now that the image of physical perfection is blasted everywhere we look, the obsession with our “packages”, or “bodies” has become relentless, but there is hope for all of us with the latest fad diet-at least I’m hoping it becomes one anyway. This one actually works kind of like a microwave, working from the inside out and the results are permanent. This fad diet does not include any food restrictions, or mean beating yourself up over missing a workout, this diet actually promises to put you in a better mood-seriously! Most females talk about their weight issues like the weather. It's mandatory small talk but ultimately it’s a silly ritual where one puts themselves down so the other can compliment them back-women! The obsession with appearance is not an entirely bad thing or even shallow value. In fact certain standards are actually hygiene related and taking care of the way you smell and look is just basic courtesy when in public.  Yet ...

The bamboo business is growing like weeds in an unattended garden, from ornamental, structural and other utilitarian eco-friendly ways, the rising popularity of this grass, is in a cash crop contest lately with legalized marijuana, the “other grass” . The growth spurt in cash dollars has translated into a couple extra billion dollars at least for the state of Colorado, Washington is right behind and those numbers could well exceed expectations. It will be interesting to see if Seattle Medical Marijuana Dispensaries will be as hot as a cup of freshly brewed Starbucks.  Now, back to bamboo and all the things it can do-some interesting facts and some incredible photos too! First here are some general but interesting facts about bamboo: Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on earth with a documented 98 inches in a 24 hour period. Seen a flowering bamboo? Me neither, many bamboos only flower every 65 or even 120 years after it fruits most species die shortly ther...

I stumbled across the term ‘fin de siècle’ relating to an artistic renaissance in the late 19 th century, but more specifically this term was applied to describing a “ socially engaged littérateur ”, as in the trade itself of writing professionally.  This term, with obvious French derivatives, translates directly into a writer, or literary connoisseur, that composes words on a number of levels, for a variety of purposes and uses as well as a wordsmith by trade or profession. Photo By Daderot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons It’s ironic how trends resurface under the name “retro”, words too can be recycled, rehashed and re-appreciated by a new audience. It is even more poignant that this term, social engaged littérateur can mean something entirely appropriate and different today, with the additional meaning of ‘socially engaged’. Most of us know this to mean involved with the online word, connected not just physically or with wi-fi (but it has become a nec...

We think we know so much nowadays. We don’t bleed sick people out anymore hoping to rid them of evil spirits, in fact with enough money wrinkles can even be a physical condition of the past. Western medical science has evolved (cringe) by leaps and bounds since say the 18 th and 19 th centuries and most infectious diseases are not able to wipe out entire populations of innocent people. In fact biological sciences are more of a global issue and joint endeavor than ever before since no nation wants to entertain the idea of biological or chemical warfare. Finding cures to cancer and many other terminal diseases is a joint effort of our biological and scientific geniuses all over the globe. Everyone knows about LouisPasteur , the French chemist and biologist that discovered and created the invaluable process of pasteurization, and also most notably his work with infectious diseases, namely attributing “germs” to the cause of many afflictions and diseases. Pasteur created the first v...