Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Still a Killer on the Cob

Back in 2006, we wrote and article called “A Killer on the Cob” which concluded that high fructose corn syrup is not and was never the same as regular table sugar – sucrose. Eight years later, high fructose corn syrup, is ubiquitous in our food supply from soda pop to pickles and from pancake syrup to fruit juices to… Read More »

You Gotta Love Cukes!

WHO KNEW CUCUMBERS COULD DO ALL THIS!!! 1. Fat busting: Do you ever wonder why women put cucumbers on their eyes to relieve puffiness? The photochemical in cucumbers makes the collagen in your skin tighten, thus the lack of puffiness. Did you know that you can rub a cucumber on a problematic spot of cellulite anywhere on your… Read More »

Random Facts to Amaze You

Random Facts to Amaze You They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so five pictures must be worth five thousand words. This Cloudeight Site Pick needs no words to describe it, but we will tell you these “slides” are just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to spend a several hours learning fascinating facts,… Read More »

Lighthouse

Recently we featured a poem from our now defunct Acpressions web site  and you gave it such a warm reception we want to feature another. This one, written by TC in 2001, is entitled “Lighthouse”. We hope you enjoy this one as much as you enjoyed “Footprints in the Snow“. Lighthouse It is not easy to weather love’s… Read More »

Need a Hug?

We all have those days when nothing goes right and we feel like we don’t have a friend in the world. I’m not sure that video hugs even come close to the real thing, but seeing happy people hugging a web cam and pretending it’s you can be a pick-me-up when clouds seem so thick you feel they’ll… Read More »