I have been preoccupied lately. To catch up, here are a few links.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/09/ramen-digestion_n_1263825.html (What happens in your body--eating commercial ramen and gatorade vs natural versions.)

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/8873/ Sensational title but the article is very interesting, not only regarding the connections between micro-organisms and behavior of humans but how they affect rodents, insects and arachnids. If you know someone suffering from schizophrenia this may be of particular interest to you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AnuDkXlX0o "Food Stamp President" February 8, 2012 - Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) came to the House Floor to respond to Newt Gingrich, who has begun calling President Obama the "Food Stamp President."

http://www.curiodyssey.org/connect/blog/2012/02/separating-roadrunner-fact-from-ficton Beep-beep! :)

http://youtu.be/lLw6Bfnjg9o From Graceful Passages, a lovely CD of spoken word and music from different religious paths about facing death. You'll see links to some of the others.

RIP, Whitney Houston http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdSNyYxPAd4 I'm Your Baby Tonight