We all know it costs the lives and health of our soldiers, but when old men send young men to war, it costs huge amounts of money too, and now that we’re in a recession, we have to ask ourselves: Was it worth it?
Over a decade after the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, our coffers are empty, after spending billions of dollars on those two wars.
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But sometimes things smell good too. But our ability to smell deteriorates over the years, sometimes as early as age 30. By age 60, about half of us will experience a reduction in our ability to smell, and by age 80, about three-fourths of us will.
A bad cold can knock out your ability to smell–maybe even forever. From 3 to 4 million Americans have been diagnosed with anosmia, the complete inability to smell, and hyposmia, a reduced smelling capacity.
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You may think you’ve had some odd experiences (especially if you’ve had VISITOR experiences), but I think something that happened to me is right up there at the top.
I woke up to find several faces peering down at me, asking me questions like, "What’s your name?" "What date is it today?" "Who’s the President?," and I COULDN’T THINK OF THE ANSWERS!
I often can’t remember the date, but I DO know my name (and Obama’s too).
I was in an ambulance, being whisked to the hospital, after having had a seizure. It turned out this as set off by a certain type of prescription cough medicine I had taken for the hacking cough that was keeping me awake all night. read more
This clip from a webcam watching the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City reveals a fast moving cigar-shaped object similar to one that apparently entered the volcano in October of last year. That video was dismissed by some experts as a hoax, but we saw it as possibly an authentic unknown. This new video reinforces that view. To see our October story, click here.
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