Archive for the 'Safety' Category

Lead, Lead & More Lead

Saw on TV yesterday that dealers who sell  some small motorcycles and ATV’s were ordered to not sell them and if they do they will be heavily fined.
It seems that some lead has been found in the paint on the fenders.
My answer: ” Anyone who goes around licking motorcycle fenders deserves to remove themselves from [...]

Lead Update

This supports my commentary regarding traces of lead in paint on toys coming in from China.
(Please see my previous post, “Toys and Lead”)
I have just read an article that appeared January 22nd, on NEWSMAX HEALTH.
I feel that it is important to spread this information because many home remedies from Latin American countries and India use [...]

The War Chest

I am reading a very interesting book edited by Robert Cowley, “What if?: The World’s Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been“.
It is an anthology of essays that look into historic events which would have had drastic consequences for the way we live today if some small event had not happened.
Ignoring the entire point [...]

What Happened to Logic?

This is a prime example of why I started ‘Blogging’.
A near-miss of two airplanes last week has started a frenzy of fear.
A pilot acknowledged his ATC transmission to ‘hold short’ but didn’t.
So, Mary Peters, the US Transportation Secretary, at 10:45am January 14th 2008 during an interview on FOX news, said that the plans are to update [...]

Dr. Spock and the Sweathogs

If you are concerned about the permissiveness, the lack of personal responsibility and the probable cause of ‘road rage’ in today’s society, I lay the blame on the doorstep of Dr. Benjamin Spock.
Dr Spock came upon the scene with the best-selling book of all time other than the Bible, “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child [...]