Stupid Americans rant

Ok, it finally happened. Someone I knew complained about being asked to supply aid for the tsunami victims when 'there are still homeless people in Florida,' and added a complaint about 9-11 aid. ( Read more... )

By the scale of human suffering, the disasters outside of America in the last 5 years have trumped American 'disasters' over and over again. Yet we recieve help from other countries when we need it for human aid. Why the heck are people complaining that we are asked to ante up humanitarian aid in a disaster bigger than many of our cities?

Disoscorides on Sage

Dioscordies Pedanius of Anazarbos ( Read more... )

Now, Dioscorides calls it poisonous, but the description does sound like sage. He also says it is used as a pessary (vag. suppository) to induce abortion; I've never heard of Sage being a reliable abortifacent when applied. He says it's a diuretic but helps with dysentery, 'itchings about the privities' and a blood stauncher and cleanser. He also mentions the traditional use of sage as a rinse for dark hair.