Postulate #6
I look like someone you know.
People tell me this an awful lot. They obviously don't realize how much I want to crank the sarcasm up to dangerous levels and say something like "Nooooo! Seriously? You know a guy that's 5'10" with an average build and brown hair? That's sooooo crazy!"
Postulate #7
People who abide by the five-second rule are actually healthier people than those who don't.
The five-second rule, though lacking any scientific basis for preventing fallen comidables from becoming contaminated, may be good for you because it provides great target practice for your immune system. In present day America, when we get sick, it's usually because we've inhaled an aerosol droplet of saliva from someone carrying a cold. It has nothing to do with whether or not we throw away food as soon as it hits the floor. Furthermore, people who won't eat any food of any kind at any degree of floor contact other than "none" are often uptight anyway, and being uptight is associated with higher levels of stress, which is associated with poorer health in general.
I'd like to see a cohort study done on this.
Postulate #8
The Twins would win more often if they brought Matt Garza up from AAA.
Duh. Obviously.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
To add foder to Postulate #7...and as a microbiologist and almost epidemiologist (I'll finish that thesis don't worry)....
Much research has been done showing that asthma rates are increasing dramatically in upper-middle class "sterile" house. The theory is that kids (and people in general) are being to sheltered from relatively harmless germs and antigens and their immune systems are not developing fully because of it. Then, when they are challenged by a more dangerous antigen, a more severe reaction occurs. There is also plenty of evidence showing that people who grow up with pets have fewer allergies (in general that is).
Then there is the whole issue of the 5 second rule in itself. The wonderful men of Myth-Busters (great show...gotta watch it sometime) proved that the 5 second rule could realistically become the 15 to 20 second rule...
So...in short....I completely affirm your reasoning behind postulate #7, and tend to think that most Germ-a-phobs are mega Type-A's!
from one nerd to another!
Or....they could hit the ball. I mean, seriously--three runs against the royals? What the puke is that about?
If they're shooting for a repeat of last year, I think they'll be really disappointed in October....
Seriously. This team is gonna give me an ulcer.
When I was young we could play outside all day, eat dirt, skin our knees, eat snow, drink from the hose, pet stray dogs and not be lectured about all the 'toxins' we had encountered during the day. Now, if children in our country get a spot of dirt on their ironed khakis, its chaos and scolding. What are we really teaching them?
I agree with all postulates. Two suggestions;#1 Consider trading S.Ponson for a Kaufmann Stadium super nacho.
#2 See if Liriano could pitch this year right handed untill his left elbow heals.
Post a Comment