Thursday, June 24, 2004

Warts, And All

A recently released study has determined that a compound in breast milk can effectively destroy warts, which may give the makers of Compound W cause for lament.  Interesting.  An uncle of mine, who has since left this world, swore that spitting on a wart, first thing in the morning, upon waking up, would accomplish the same thing.  I never tried the spitting thing, but my younger brother did, and it worked for him.

“Study: Breast milk kills skin warts."

Via Google News.

Posted by John Venlet on 06/24 at 05:18 AM
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Friday, May 14, 2004

Warts and All

The Abu Gharib pictures, and the Nick Berg video, have been widely disseminated by both the press and the internet.  The pictures and the video give rise to spontaneous torrents of feelings. Once the spontaneity of feelings ebbs, though, one must now think about these events, listen to the words of those involved, before meting out punishments, terminations of employment, and calls for resignations.

This morning, The New York Times presents the words of Specialist Jeremy Sivits, an accused, and admitted participater, in the events at Abu Gharib.  Read the article, and start thinking about the calls for heads to roll from the lowest to the highest levels, but think about it, rather than just reflexively feeling.

“U.S. Soldier Paints a Scene of Eager Mayhem at Iraqi Prison."

Posted by John Venlet on 05/14 at 02:55 AM
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