On the redistricting of Middle Earth

This is an FAA radar track sequence of FedEx planes avoiding a storm as they approach the Memphis airport.

American Mustache Institute Rescinds Cain Endorsement

Limbaugh:

“Political correctness, which is censorship, has now spread to behavior — not just speech. It’s spread to behavior.”

Remember the good old days, when a man could just reach up any skirt he wanted without being hounded by the liberal PC Police? Yeah. Those were the days.

Limbaugh
He was talking through a bimbo
But don't
Touch that dial
Or that hateful smile
Kate said
"The flowers of intolerance and hatred
Are blooming kind of early
This year
Someone's been watering them."
We was listening
Ah, we was listening to the Devil's radio

Corduroy Appreciation Day

Let us all raise a glass high in honor of the righteously delicious Jack Daniels Green Label.

Acetaminophen may worsen asthma symptoms in both adults and children, a provocative new report suggests.

Yipes.

But that's not the most interesting part.

The report, which was published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, reviewed recent studies on the medication, which is also marketed as Tylenol. Those studies suggest that the drug may exacerbate asthma in children and adults who already have the condition and could even spark new cases.

wtf?

One of the more worrisome studies McBride cites looked at 520,000 children from 122 centers in 54 countries. In a report on that data published in The Lancet in 2008, researchers found that the risk of developing asthma jumped by 60 percent in 6- to 7-year-olds who had taken acetaminophen at least once a year but less than once a month. In children who took the medication at least once a month, the risk more than tripled.

A second report using the same data was published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critial Care Medicine in 2011. That report found that the risk of developing asthma jumped by 40 percent in 13- to 14-year olds who had taken acetaminophen at least once a year but less than once a month. In children of the same age group who took the medication at least once a month, the risk more than doubled. Other studies found acetaminophen associated with an increased risk of asthma in adults.

Awesome!

As a long-time asthma sufferer, I'm personally more interested in cures than causes, but I'll just assume that research into causes helps research into cures, ultimately.

“There are so many reasons why this is a dumb idea”

MSNCB.com:

"People who have asthma, a large number of them are chemically sensitive, and therefore find fragrant products irritating," said Stanley Caress, a professor in the department of environmental studies at the University of West Georgia. "Most commercial perfume products, even air fresheners, have chemical makeups and therefore are potential irritants."

Blech. I can't believe a professor of anything would say that. Everything (above the atomic level) has a chemical makeup! Chemical is not a synonym for "bad".

/irritated_pedant