Will Rogers said that all he knows is what he reads in the paper.

Will Rogers said that all he knows is what he reads in the paper.  This is OK if the news reports the news in an open and honest method.  When the papers, radio, TV or Internet news reports what they want you to hear all you get is brainwashed.  You may know a lot but what you know may be false or worthless.  That may be what is happening now with a biased news media.  There are reports of many news outlets reporting the news with a strong bias.  Many people can see through this and are smart enough to figure out the truth from what is reported. 

Best Foods for every Vitamin.

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/foods-pack-nutritious-punch-vitamins-k#0

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble nutrient that helps form and maintain healthy teeth, bones, soft tissues, and skin. This vitamin can also help ward off bacterial and viral infections, prevent night blindness, and keep hair and nails healthy.

Vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid (B9) all assist proper nerve function, the synthesis of DNA, and the formation of red blood cells. They also help maintain brain function, prevent anemia, and are important for metabolism.

Also known as ascorbic acid, vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that protects the health of cells and improves iron absorption. It’s also important in promoting healthy teeth and gums, healing wounds, and helping the body resist infection.

Vitamin D is a unique vitamin because it can also be created by the body from sunlight. It’s critical for bone health, immune system health, and calcium absorption. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), this vitamin is also associated with a possible decreased risk of colorectal cancer. However, whether it helps reduce risks of other cancers remains unclear.

Like vitamin C, vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that protects cells from damage, helps the body use vitamin K, and repairs muscle cells. Studies on vitamin E and cancer have produced mixed results. However, the American Cancer Society says that recent research shows vitamin E found in corn, soybean, and canola oils may have cancer-fighting properties. 

Vitamin K is critical for the formation of blood clots. Without it, you could bleed to death from a simple cut. According to the National Institutes of Health, studies suggest that this fat-soluble vitamin also helps maintain bone strength in older adults.

$50 an acre.

Property at Woodside was recently put up for sale.  Actually it has been on the market for years but recently it was touted as a ghost town up for sale.  The price was still the same.  The price is about $5500 an acre.  Way too much.  When I told an old childhood friend of mine about it he said it was only worth about $50 an acre.  I pretty much agree.  I would say from 50-70% of this property is in the flood plain of the Price River.  That makes it worthless or maybe worth $25 an acre.  Some of it is zoned commercial.  That might be worth the asking price but only for the part that is zoned commercial.  In all these years it has not sold.  I would say maybe 5 years. 

They try to justify the price by the many different speculative uses of the property.  These include truck stop, campground, hotel, farming and speculation about what might happen in the neighboring area such as a nuclear plant, CO2 sequestration or even an oil refinery.  They also justify it by the supposed value of water rights and mineral rights.  In all these years all these speculations have been worthless.  Hence the $50 price tag I suggest. 

Recently I found some water rights for sale for $2000 a share.  It takes 4 shares per acre.  I reason that if the $5500 property is only worth $50 then the $2000 water shares are only worth $20, or thereabouts. 

Greasewood - From trash to treasure.

Greasewood is about all that is growing in our garden spot at Woodside.  I thought greasewood was worthless until I did some internet research and found out how valuable it could be.  Also called chaparral or creosote.  The creosote is supposed to have a good aroma after a rainstorm.  Chaparral, which I believe is the leaves, makes a good tea.  Greasewood has been studied as an anti-cancer plant.  Apparently the results have been mixed.  Some tumors shrinking and some tumors getting bigger.  The tea made from the leaves is supposed to help a lot of ailments. 





Through my recent internet research I found that greasewood and chaparral are the same.  Chaparral being the leaf of the plant.  It is also called creosote.  I did not know that creosote or chaparral were the same as greasewood.  Somehow it makes greasewood more valuable.  I think entirely different about it.  Chaparral rolls off the tongue better.  It sounds better.  I believe there is a romance associated with chaparral.  Creosote also rolls off the tongue better and sounds better and even more romantic.  It sounds more appealing.  It sounds more friendly.




Greasewood has gone from trash to a prize to me.  I look forward to breathing the air associated with the greasewood especially after a rain.  It will, I'm sure, even make my stay at Woodside more bearable and enjoyable. 

Hidden Treasure.

http://news.yahoo.com/love-mysteries-says-man-claiming-hidden-gold-173507907.html



"Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown."



So far, the best anyone seems to have gotten out of him is that the treasure is more than 300 miles west of Toledo, not in Nevada, and more than 5,000 feet above sea level "in the Rocky Mountains. (Santa Fe, whose Sangre de Cristo mountains mark the start of the Rockies, is 7,260 feet above sea level.)


But he emphasizes two things: He never said the treasure was buried, and he never said it was in Santa Fe, or even New Mexico for that matter.


Nietzel says the most common place the clues about "where warm waters halt" first lead people is to Eagle Nest Lake, about 100 miles north of Santa Fe, because it has a dam that holds back warm water and is known for its brown trout.


Others are sure it must be in Yellowstone, because of Fenn's history there and his deep knowledge of the park.

Broken Cheeseburger

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4767574347510&set=o.106027143213&type=1&theater
 

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/autistic-girls-broken-cheeseburger-story-goes-viral-234305060--abc-news-topstories.html



"Our waitress came back over and I felt bad. I don't really expect people to understand these special requests, so I just told her to add a new burger to our bill," said MacLean. "I just told her to charge it to us and she said, 'No way.' She was just so sweet and played along with Arianna."

The Chili's server, Lauren Wells, didn't hesitate before leaning down to personally apologize for the broken burger and assured Arianna she would bring her a brand new fixed one.

"The manager came over and did the same thing. It was really a big deal. The line cooks even got involved," MacLean said. "When she brought it back out, Arianna said 'Oh, thank you! You brought me a fixed cheeseburger.' She sat there and looked at it and said 'Oh I missed you,' and kissed it over and over again."

MacLean was so touched by the staff's compassion and understanding that something as minor as a cut-in-half cheeseburger would be enough to ruin Arianna's whole day that she snapped a photo of Arianna giving the cheeseburger a kiss and uploaded it to Facebook along with a brief description of how well the restaurant handled the situation.

Gold seams form in an earthquake-powered flash.

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/dn23284-gold-seams-form-in-an-earthquakepowered-flash.html

Geologist John Muntean at the University of Nevada in Reno, says the results are "very credible". The link between earthquakes and gold deposits is not new, says Muntean. "But this paper quantifies the amount of pressure drop," he says, "and it ties it into gold solubility and why that pressure drop could drop out all of the gold in the hydrothermal fluid."

Today, gold veins formed deep underground account for about a third of known gold deposits. Much is mined directly, and some that erodes away is collected from streams. "You can't destroy gold. It just keeps getting recycled," says Henley.