Archive for September 4th, 2007
Ok, I’ve been a fan of tennis for decades. And I’ve been patiently watching and putting up with the players obsessive compulsive behavior. It’s almost funny at this point. Djokovic’s obsessive ball bouncing (the announcers even have me counting the number of times he bounces the ball), Maria Sharapova’s loud screaming (not to mention the placing of hair behind her ears before each serve), but I have to draw the line with Nadals picking the underwear out of his crack on nearly every point. Now he picks the underwear out of his crack, then bends over and checks his shoes, sometimes wipes his hand and is ready to play.
I know there’s a difference between obsessive compulsive behavior and habit, but for the life of me can’t figure it out. And for some reason watching Nadal pulling his underwear out really gets me to NOT want to watch Rafa play. I mean I respect the guy and all, I think he’s the real deal, but I just can’t handle his social demeanor, uh I mean sports ritual. And I, of all people, am not one usually for social demeanor.
So my suggestion to Rafael Nadal and his shorts problem is to try a different brand of underwear. Maybe he’s wearing a jock strap, perhaps he should switch to boxers. Maybe briefs might help prevent the underwear from riding up into his butt crack on every point. How about powdering that area so that it doesn’t stick. I mean something, anything.
I just don’t ever recall seeing any other player in the history having so much problems with his underwear as Rafael Nadal does. So there has to be a solution, somehow, somewhere.
September 4th, 2007
1) You’re pretty pissed off you own a 1080i LCD TV, as opposed to a 1080p
2) You waited in line on the first day to buy an iPhone.
3) You spent extra money on the HDMI cable for your new PS3
4) You use the extra heat and radiation coming from your cell phone to warm up your ears on cold days
5) You have to check your email at least 6 times per day
6) You lose sleep if you didn’t check your email before going to bed
7) You have calluses from text messaging so much
You have eyestrain from playing your PSP on the way to work or school
9) You crave a liquid cooled quad core desktop with a 32 inch monitor
10) You lose sleep, skip meals, and ignore people because you are too busy surfing the web, blogging, checking email, and playing video games
And this is just the beginning, I am sure there are tons more I didn’t even consider. Feel free to comment…
September 4th, 2007
I’ve always been a believer that nature offers some of the best solutions for our health and well-being. Food being one of them :) For those of you dealing with inflammation, either chronic or acute, there is an herb out there that has been used for centuries. It’s called Turmeric, or Curcuma Longa. And it’s part of the ginger family. It’s also been used not only medicinally for centuries, but as a spice for our foods. It’s in the well known yelllow/orange herb in curry dishes from the east. It’s also in a lot of the mustards on the shelf.
But for the past several years, I have taken turmeric on and off. And I have personally observed noticeable anti-inflammatory responses as a result of taking turmeric. I take it by the capsule, 500 to 1000 mg a few times per week, when needed. It’s been suggested that it even acts like a mild cox-2 inihibitor, further backing up the idea of it being a anti-inflammatory solution.
Recent studies have shown that Tumeric to have pronounced anti-oxidant properties, and even tumor suppressing properties. And it’s been suggested that a little turmeric is actually better than a lot of turmeric. I have experimented with higher doses and lower doses, and for me, found the lower doses to be just as effective. Taking more, turmeric didn’t reduce inflammation any more or longer. So just one or two capsules seem to work just fine.
There are also tons of recipes out there so that you could just as easily add turmeric into your lifestyle. Try it and see for yourself.
September 4th, 2007