Random Curiosity

I've never really heard of this happening and I'm curious if it actually does. Do people get addicted to cigars the same way that they can with cigarettes? I've never really heard about that so if not, then is it because cigars are less addictive or is it some other reason.

Yes, I know I really ponder the great questions of the universe sometimes. I've just never heard anyone say that they used to smoke like 10 cigars a day and then quit. Are cigar and cigarette people similar or are they different groups?

Bad Connotation

What is the first thing you think of when I say wrestling t-shirts? If you are like me, you are picturing a walmart full of people with Wrestlemania IV t-shirts.

It's unfortunate that REAL wrestling has to share a name with the crazy male soap opera on TV. It's a tough sport and some amazing athletes work very hard at it every day.

There is something pretty primal about physically wrestling someone else to the ground and this is clearly one of the more manly sports.

Strange Names

Sometimes a name can totally become a part of everyday language. Xerox for example. Everyone knows what you mean if you say, "Go xerox that". It's funny how some things transcend their area and others remain obscure. I heard something about apple bottoms today and I had absolutely no idea what that was.

I looked it up and to be honest I'm still not entirely sure. All I know is that it has something to do with women's pants. I plan to leave my knowledge at that point and not go any further. At this point I have no desire to learn more.

On Acid

It has been determined over time that folic acid is a very important pregnancy vitamin. It affects brain tissue directly and it is extremely important for any pregnant mother to be getting in the recommended quantity.

It's interesting that we are able to isolate something like that and it's direct affects. Rarely is diet or medicine that simple. It would be nice if there were a vitamin that could fix any malady, but we aren't there yet. Maybe someday we'll have it all figured out.

World Cup

I'm very bummed that today the US got turned down for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. At this rate I may be in the market for wrinkle serum by the time there is a cup on US soil again. The last one was 12 years ago, and I was unable to make it to any of the matches. Hopefully things will work out for 2026. One of the countries that was chosen has never qualified for a World Cup before. How does that happen? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but I imagine the rest of the world doesn't like the way most of us snub futbol around here so they are happy not to have to pay us there money. Oh well.

Needed or Not

I'm on the fence about protein powders. To be perfectly honest, I have noticed no real difference between the times that I have been using them regularly and the times that I did not. Perhaps my metabolism is just too high to take advantage of them, but I don't seem to gain a lot of size very quickly regardless of use.

I tend to think that just eating a well balanced healthy diet and working out regularly is going to do more for you then downing a ton of protein, but I'm not a doctor so what do I know. Frankly I need to just get myself back into the swing of things after a very lazy 2010 for the most part.

Too Much To Know

There is so much information out there now that it is very easy to achieve the state of paralysis by analysis researching just about anything. It is nearly impossible to ever come to a complete and confident conclusion about things because there is so much dissenting opinion on every topic.

Perhaps ignorance was bliss, when we could read one account and then just go with it. Take creatine powder for instance. Many people swear by it and others will say that it is dangerous and shouldn't be taken. The next article will tell you that it's completely natural followed by one that tells you that you'll rot your liver. How am I supposed to tell the truth from the fiction?