Treating Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Florida

One of the most frustrating things is to see a loved one fall to mental illness or substance abuse. It is so difficult because the afflicted can seem so normal. We project rationality onto a mind that no longer functions rationally. Florida is one of the worst states for addressing this, so I was interested to see this reform called the Jennifer Act. It was named after a young woman that fell to drug addiction. We need to do something, right? http://thejenniferact.com/

Beat procrastination

http://lifehacker.com/this-great-course-on-beating-procrastination-used-to-be-1789488362

Beat your procrastination with this one easy step!

In Bb

Technology is moving us further and further into the realm of life being played back to itself.....

Here is another example:

http://inbflat.net/

Dandelion - Caffeine Free Coffee Substitute

new information provokes new interest...

so, I have known about the health benefits of dandelion for awhile, yes, I'm referring to that beautiful weed. for starters, if people are unaware, the leaves of the dandelion are totally edible and when raised as a crop versus just allowing the weeds to grow they produce beautiful nice sized leaves (this is also true for oats before they were considered to be grown as a crop, another topic). One of the main health benefits of dandelion is its ability to clean out and detox the liver, this is best done between the last 9 days of summer and the first 9 days of spring.

but, now the really cool part...

i found today you can also use dandelion root to make caffeine free coffee. in NYC, i might get hit over the head for even suggesting such sake religious ideas. For some however, a great tasting, caffeine free, coffee substitute, that is easy to make...might make some HOLLA! I haven't been able to make it yet, I went today to the farmers market, but they didn't have any.

Dandelion is best harvested in the early spring and late fall, so I'm a bit late, but I will keep searching, and if not, next spring...it is on.

Basically, you would get your dandelion root, cut it up, throw it in a food processor, toast it in the oven, put it in a jar, and make it the same way you would coffee or tea. you could also really grind it up into a powder and make it that way too. just throw on some boiling water and you are set.

here is the best website that i found if you are interested for better cooking instructions:

http://www.prodigalgardens.info/dandelion%20coffee.htm

As the Heart Turns....

Incredible ingenuity.....

Heart-shaped art with gears

Swine Flu Vaccine Info

Here is some interesting information regarding our friendly vaccination that the government is rushing to deliver us.


http://www.naturalnews.com/z026717_swine_flu_flu_vaccine_swine_flu_vaccine.html

It's all in the mind

Taste the imagination......Believe in the rainbow

The Fastest Clapper in the World

This is the fastest clapper in the world. Dig to the beat of his clapping hands.


Kent "Toast" French, The World's Fastest Clapper

Toast | MySpace Videos

The Vader Sessions

Darth Vader finding his roots in the Vader Sessions.....

The Referendum

Thank you Tina for sending me this article. I think it is an interesting read as a lot of my childhood friends and I are entering our early thirties. We are all versions of parallel universes the others chose not to take.

Tim Kreider's article is an interesting read. Also, if you have time, check out his web site (at the bottom of the article). His "enemies" list is very funny.

The Referendum

Yiddish with Dick and Jane

Language learning made fun....

http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies5556.swf

Waterslide to the extreme

A German man slides down a hill and off a ramp and lands in a special place. The mathematics involved must be immense.

http://www.microsoft.com/germany/aktionen/mach-es-machbar/en-us/default.aspx

Draining water in different hemispheres

Ewan MacGregor shows us how water drains on different sides of the equator.

Doc Ellis' no Hitter on LSD in 1970

I had never heard this story, and I think it is my favorite sports story of all time. Doc Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD in 1970.

Awesome...

I got it in the can

This is just genius marketing.

Billie Jean by Adam Ben Ezra

I started playing bass guitar a few months ago. Tehila asked if I could play the theme from Seinfeld. When I googled to hear it, I found this guy playing an incredible version of it. A friend then showed me this. I went to see ihm perform and he did the Billie Jean song live. Much, much better than the video. He played for an hour and a half, and it was one of the most entertaining shows I had ever seen.

Azrieli

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Originally uploaded by The Passing Strange

Tel Aviv has three towers known as Azrieli Towers. One is circular, one is a triangle, the third is a square. A photo I shot awhile ago.

My Favorite Things

Coltrane is Coltrane, but listen to the band....McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones....YEAH!

Sweet Child of iPhone

Technology is leaping. Guitar Hero to the next level.

A Simple Plan

From the T-Shirt company Threadless.