Hello Doggie! Having a good Monday so far, thanks Looks like you had a fun weekend! Those were great pics!

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Sorry to hear about your headache. Sounds like you all had a great time.

I have been using our Tassimo coffee maker...love it...a cup of coffee in less then 30 seconds. Great for me as I am always rushing out the door for work.

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That is great to hear, I am glad you all had fun. I have never been down there...one of these days.

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I had to come to work to rest!!!! J/K!!!!! It was great!

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...and speaking of work....back to work for me.

Have a wonderful afternoon all.

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Tuesday... back to doing some work. Good morning all, hope everyone is well.

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2 more days and Friday off for the 4th! WOOT!

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Today's science lesson:

Your books and papers
Ever heard of booklice? They live in paper, but they’re not particular: they’ll take flour, grain or cardboard if that’s all you got. Also known as psocids, the small, colorless insects feed on the mold and mildew that grow on books. Relax, they don’t bite humans ... but they are really disgusting and can reach infestation proportions pretty quickly. How quickly? Well, parthenogenesis isn't unheard of in psocids, meaning the females can lay eggs without ever having mated. It’s kind of a favorable trait, if you’re looking to build your population.

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More...

Your refrigerator
The whole intention of a refrigerator is to prevent grossness (in the form of spoilage and decay) ... so why does yours sometimes smell so foul? We all let things go and cold temperatures don't actually stop the spread of mold, bacteria and the like; they just slow them, since microbes move and reproduce a whole lot slower in the cold. And, by the way, mold likes to move. So if you have some moldy strawberries in your fridge, there are probably mold spores floating around in the air, ready to land on whatever else you put in there. Now you know why plastic wrap is such a good idea.

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You
At the end of the day, YOU are pretty disgusting. Your body is home to a wide array of microbes, from bacteria and viruses to (perhaps even) bugs and parasites. There are 10 times as many bacterial cells as human cells in the ecosystem that is your body -- and as many as 182 different species of bacteria live on your skin alone. Yep, if you're looking for the biggest source of grossness in your home, you need look no further than your own fingers, feet and belly button, not to mention those disease-carrying mucous membranes. Much of your own cohabitants are harmless to you, but can potentially cause problems for other humans. So, if you wanted to be supersafe, you could simply avoid all human contact. Sounds like a plan.

What...me?

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Phosphoric Acid-

Phosphoric Acid is more commonly known as the substance that gives soda its acidity.

To quench your thirst, consider this: phosphoric acid is also used to remove rust, in some cases employing what is called an "acid bath" (think "DIP" from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and you'll understand).

If that's not enough to keep you out of Toon Town, phosphoric acid is also used in fuel cells, to remove hard-water stains, and as a pH balancer in your favorite cosmetics, ladies.

Hazards to your health have never tasted so sweet. I mean, bitter.

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Gelatin

Next time that frat guy offers you a Jell-O shot, consider this: Jell-O's main ingredient, as I'm sure it's easy to imagine given the name, is gelatin. But gelatin, for those who don't know, consists of the collagen extracted from an animal's skin and (mostly) bones. So if you've ever been told Jell-O is made of "horse hooves," you're partially correct (though actual hooves are not used in the production process). And also probably partially nauseous.

But if you think it's just Jell-O shots you should be avoiding, you're sadly mistaken ... you can find gelatin in everything from Gummy Bears to those marshmallow Peeps you get on Easter Sunday. Now perhaps it seems a wee bit less ridiculous when your vegetarian friends turn down the pastel-colored cuties, because (to you're thinking) they're "animals." Uh, well. Yeah, they are actually."

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Carmine

Carmine, or cochineal (as it is perhaps more commonly known), consists of a mixture of ... crushed beetles. More specifically, these dried insects are boiled in water to extract the carminic acid they contain (or did contain). Typically, due to the fantastic red hue the resulting potion gives off, this ingredient is used to artificially dye foods red, purple and pink; however, you can taste these little buggers in some fruit juices, berry punches, ice cream, yogurt and candy (so ya know, all the good stuff).

In terms of non-edible items that contain carmine, you'll see them in everything from ink to paint to make-up. We'd say we hope that doesn't include lipstick, but hey, you're already ingesting the stuff in everyday foods — gives new meaning to the phrase, "Waiter, there's a fly in my soup."

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