Tersosity

Rock drummers are like athletes, in terms of stamina and exertion.

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Here is one list, in a format I find relatively pleasing. Here is another list in a format I find harder to follow, but which may be more complete, and gives numerical ranges (I’d have bolded those section headers to make it easier to follow.)

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Found this list interesting in my travels.

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Tartrazine (Yellow 5) in Wikipedia.

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Salicylate sensitivity in Wikipedia.

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Especially since it goes so well with donuts.
Via Steven Taylor there’s indications that coffee is good for staving off MS and fighting symptoms.

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The baby was away, lunging in bed with the girls taking care of him, having a blast. Now to get him something to eat, drinks all around, and maybe do some cleaning that won’t hurt my hand the way mouse and keyboard usage is doing. Seldom had it hurt that much.

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I already knew some of the harm salt reduction can cause, but this is a great post laying it all out in detail, using the relevant studies and science and history. Just a tiny taste of it:
The lowest sodium intakes — the 1500 mg/day amount some are saying we should all be eating — [...]

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How about a drug for that shyness?

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Looks like depression can actually alter the brain.

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There seems to be a link between depression and a hunger hormone. Imagine that!

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The permalink to the post is broken, but a search link gets to my original post on Geek Syndrome from April 19, 2003. That was when I first heard of Asperger’s. which led me to go buy books, read sites, and feel like I’d encountered a revelation about myself (probably borderline Aspie to one [...]

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Old post of mine on autism and related, logical companion to another old post I plan to repost at Blogblivion.

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I just yesterday wondered whether some of how the family perceive and treat me is a subconscious response to the prediction a doctor made that I’d be mentally retarded after my babyhood near death experience with meningitis, and that actual minor coordination damage that once made me seem duller than my high IQ and long [...]

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