I'll take a look at Breitbart and Drudge. I used to mix epsom salts and fish emulsion (essentially what you would get if you dropped a whole fish into your food blender until pureed) and spray it on my large herb garden. My herbs loved it. And I loved them. And then I got married and I didn't tend to them because oh that's another story. Maybe I'll ad a spoonful of epsom to my next bath. I use the other salts because they help (counter-intuitively) to moisturize skin. I know. This has nothing to do with philosophy or literature. But it is an idea, isn't it? Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: The beginning of the end in Iraq Date: 10/22/2006 2:27:42 P.M. Central Standard Time From: _eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: >>Heh -- next you'll be telling me to watch Fox News! Fyi, I routinely do extended hot bath soaks in lavender scented sea salts and rose oil, along with candles, incense, and music. But thanks for the thought <g>. No, don't watch Fox News or Sky News ... they're just the evil twin of the equally evil CNN. Breitbart is good because it's all text digests and Drudge Report is good because it actually is fair and balanced and more interesting than Google News. Sea salts and rose oil will not help you relax or deal with anxiety. You need Epsom Salts or the mineral solution called "Bath Therapy," to have any effect. Epsom salts are also effective before taking a long jet flight. Sea salt is useless, except for its biblical Dead Sea cache. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html