Fearless brain-damaged patients are terrified of suffocation: study

S.M., for example, started to frantically wave her hand near the mask about 8 seconds after inhalation, and then screamed for help. “It felt like my throat was closing up… I couldn’t breathe,” she told the researchers in an interview afterwards. When asked how it had made her feel, she replied: “Panic, mostly, because I didn’t know what the hell was going on.” She described the feeling as the worst one she’d ever had, and expressed surprise at her reaction, because she couldn’t remember having reacted in that way ever before.

Fascinating...

Biochemist creates wine to fight arthritis and chronic fatigue

“We take this antioxidant, which exists in tiny amounts in wine, to a level where it can actually do something,” he told AFP on Tuesday. Jardine said loading up wine with antioxidants usually made it too tannic and undrinkable, but by also making the antioxidants more fat-soluble, and more easily absorbed by the body, they surprisingly also became more palatable.

Any excuse to drink more wine...

Security guard leaves gun unattended in restroom at Lapeer charter school

A security officer at a Lapeer charter school left a firearm unattended in a school bathroom on Monday, Jan. 14, a school official said. The security officer "made a breach in security protocol" and left an unloaded weapon in a restroom "for a few moments," said Chatfield School Director Matt Young. Young said the school has been in contact with local authorities about the matter and wouldn't discuss any possible repercussion for the officer, calling it "a personnel matter." Young also declined to name the security officer.

Still think it's a great idea to arm teachers???

Glenbeckibeckibeckistanstan to Become A Reality?

The ambitious project, projected to cost over two billion dollars, has been heavily influenced by Walt Disney. As Glenn has been explaining throughout the week, Disneyland was originally intended to be a place where people would find happiness, inspiration, courage and hope. Over time, Walt Disney’s original vision has been lost. While hundreds of thousands still flock to the town, it’s become commercialized and the big dreams and the heart have been compromised.

Yeah, this'll be a hit! And it was already predicted:

Real Hobbitts?!?!?

"Remarkably, the feet were also long relative to the legs, as fantasy fans might expect of a Hobbit," he added.

Winds of Winter: Preview Chapter

On the morning that she left the Water Gardens, her father rose from his chair to kiss her on both cheeks. "The fate of Dorne goes with you, daughter," he said, as he pressed the parchment into her hand. "Go swiftly, go safely, be my eyes and ears and voice... but most of all, take care."

Will it really be here this year???

Limbaugh: Liberals pushing LGBT rights to ‘normalize pedophilia’

“They make the case that kids enjoy it, adults enjoy it; what’s wrong with a little love? The same things that were said about gay marriage,” he continued. Raw Story (http://s.tt/1y8wL)

Uh, no they weren't. Go pop some more oxycontin, Drugbo...

Signs at Milford School District playgrounds spark controversy

For the last year, signs at two Milford School District playgrounds tell English readers that adult supervision is required to use the facility, along with a warning to play at their own risk. Spanish readers get a much stricter message. They are told they need permission to use the facilities – and that they could be subject to police action if they don’t have permission.

Wow! Just wow!

Tucker Carlson: ‘People despise you when you wear a bow tie’

Conservative Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson on Sunday suggested that the reason he had been unpopular with liberals for years was because “people despise you when you wear a bow tie.” Raw Story (http://s.tt/1y1Ka)

No, Tucker (shakes head. People despise you when you are Tucker Carlson...

WHOA! Mitch McConnell filibusters himself

Not surprisingly, it illuminated the complicated politics and policy that go along with raising the national borrowing limit these days. And also not surprisingly, perhaps, it went nowhere, concluding with the somewhat comical scene of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky filibustering his own proposal.

Wow! I'm flabberghasted! I'll be posting more frequently from now on.