Category Archives: Miscellaneous

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 »

Watch NASA TV Free in HD

    Watch NASA TV Free in HD As a kid growing up, only one thing got me out of bed early and that was a manned rocket launch. I’m old enough to remember the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs and remember well watching in awe as Alan Shepherd, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, and the others lifted… Read More »

Footprints in the Snow

Back in the day, we had a section of our site called “Acpressions”. These featured poetry and verse, both funny and serious, along with photographs and artwork which could be shared with others. Time and change have made this part of our site obsolete, but we wanted to preserve of the best of Acpressions so they’d not be… Read More »

Using More Salt May Be Good For You

Healthy Heart Needs More Than Pinch of Salt, Study Finds Photograph: Getty Images People who eat the least salt may be hurting their hearts, according to a study causing controversy because some of its findings clash with public-health efforts to lower sodium consumption. The results published yesterday in theNew England Journal of Medicineshowed the expected link between heart… Read More »