In the WSJ this week, a berry that might help finicky eaters?
Posted on March 31st, 2007 by SusieJ
There is nothing I love more than putting down The Red Wolf
, and finding this:
- Wearing panythose with sandals or open-toe shoes is fashionable. But not everyone (middle-age) is comfortable going barelegged. So, you can now buy Toeless Hose
, that allow you to show off your pedicure while giving your legs a finished look. However, the elastic loop is uncomfortable. Hanesbrands Inc., say, “sales of reinforced hosiery have fallen sharply in recent years.”
- Before you have your gallbladder removed, a quick x-ray (called, intraoperative cholangiogram) can prevent a common bile-duct injury. How common? 1 in 200. However, many surgeons still disagree that it’s useful. (March 28, 2007)
- Parents are sick of school fund-raisers. Schools only get to keep, on average, less than 50% of the money raised, according to the Association of Fun-Raising Distributors & Suppliers. The rest goes to the for-profit fund raising companies supplying the products. Parents are donating money straight to the school instead. (March 28, 2007)
- Farmers will be planting more corn than they have in decades because of the ethanol boom. (March 29, 2007)
- Oh the drama of it all. The prestigious nationwide law firm, based in Dallas, Jenkens & Gilchrist, will be closing its doors. It seems they were selling and promoting improper tax shelters. They will pay the government $76 million and will avoid prosecution as part of their agreement with the government. The firm initially got involved in the shelters after hiring a partner in Chicago, Paul Daugerdas, who has since left. “An attorney for Mr. Daugerdas failed to comment.” (March 30, 2007)
- Galvus, a diabetes drug that looked hopeful, was rejected by the FDA because it caused skin lesions on Monkeys — but not humans. The real question is this: “What do the results of animal studies really tell us about humans?” (March 30, 2007)
- And, as if I ever have time to go to the movies, Joe Morgenstern, the WSJ movie critic, liked Will Ferrell in “Blades of Glory.” Joe also praised the Denmark drama, “After the Wedding.”
- A “miracle fruit,” the West African berry, Synsepalum dulcificum, makes sour Lemons taste sweet. You pop one in your mouth, let it coat your tounge, and for 1 hour, everything you eat tastes sweet. “Goat cheese tastes as if it were covered in powdered sugar, a rich stout beer tastes like a milkshake.” Growers in Florida sell cuttings or seeds. (March 30, 2007)
I wonder if that would work to get the kids to eat their vegetables? I’m thinking Brussels Sprouts.
Dad, this is why I read the The Wall Street Journal everyday.
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