The Best New Year's Resolution: Eat Rainbows Your new year's resolution should be to eat one more rainbow each day than you did last year. Legend suggests that...
New Year's Day Head-Throbbers Many of you will wake up with a throbbing cerebral cortex or expanding corpus callosum come New Year's Day, and alcohol may not...
Trust Me, Trust Me, TRUST ME! I make this promise to you--TRUST ME! When you call 760-359-3211 later today and order a ten-pound box of freshly picked dates...
Lack of Fondness in Fond Du Lac It used to be that the state of Wisconsin was home to thousands of small dairy farms, each milking herds of fewer than 100...
New (2009) Soy Publication SCIENCE NEWS January 3rd, 2009; Vol.175 #1 (P. 15) Soy compound revs up cancer fighter in healthy tissue Isoflavone genistein boosts...
The Reincarnation of Zosimus Fourth century Alchemists dreamed of turning lead into gold. One, named Zosimus, wrote a book called, "The Divine Art of Making...
Chinese Milk Scandal Paradox In 2008, Chinese dairies sickened 294,000 children by adding melamine to milk which fooled government agencies into believing that...
Broken Pledge to Right a Wrong In 2001, they promised to end the horror by 2005, and although it appeared to be a start, I was still outraged that it would...
Christmas Eve Prayer "On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Eight Maids A-milking..." Exactly what gifts are these eight maids delivering to...
The Soy Debate New anti-soy articles containing the same old flawed information are circulating on the Internet. Now that I am back to writing and posting...
Eight Maids a-Milking On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking... How are dairy farmers doing this Christmas season? With...
Medical News: General Infectious Disease Raw Milk Remains a Health Threat By Michael Smith, MedPage Today December 17, 2008 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD;...
Trivia Question This one's for those who enjoy California Happy Cow ads. The question (#37 of 50 in Hoard's dairy knowledge test in the December, 2008 issue): ...
My Mistake, Sorry! For many years I've been claiming that half of the milking herds in America contain cows affected with Johne's Disease. Cows with Johne's...
The Biggest Milk Lie Continues Professor Terry Etherton of Penn State continues to teach the big lie to his dairy students. Professor Dale Bauman of Cornell...
Volatile Sulphur Compounds in Milk Many liquid milk products have been ultra-pasteurized by high-heat treatment, meaning that the milk has been heated at 162...
Milk Hormones Affect Your Body and Behavior The word hormone constitutes diversified meanings for different people. To teenagers with acne it's the cause of...
Barack Obama Pulls a Plaxico Burress The Players *************************** Plaxico Burress caught the winning touchdown pass for the New York Giants in last...
Saving Money at the Supermarket I used to spend $80-$150 per week every Sunday, doing my once-weekly supermarket shopping. This morning, I spent under $20. ...
Flavor Why are eggs so delicious? Why does my mouth water when passing a KFC ten years after choosing to live life as a vegan? Like one of Pavlov's dogs,...
Sometimes, It's the Little Things I recently spoke to a young man who complained about his constant congestion. I suggest that he give up all milk and dairy...
Wise Men Atop Mountains Last summer, I climbed the tallest mountain in Bergen County, NJ (where I live), Mount Hackensack. It had been rumored that a wise man...
Dinner, Breakfast, & Living In The Real World Last evening, I did not count calories. I cared not about protein nor carbs or fat. I craved a certain food for...
PETA & Pita I've got a suggestion for those who wish to follow PETA's inspiring lead, but dislike wasting cans of red spray paint. Today, I visited my local...
A Unique Holiday Present December 8, 2008 This has never (ever) been done before. A rare gift for your loved one. What could it be? Me! Your dad/mom/aunt...
Alaskan moose family plays in sprinklers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNy9jTeolUk Where's the daddy moose? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaMkfNVA4-E Robert...
Offsides at Penn State Dariy Barn If only Penn State's football team had a running back who could feint as well as Professor Terry Etherton! If only the team...
Counting Sperm For Science Some people count their blessings. Others count cards while playing blackjack. One woman at my local produce store insists upon ...