Idiocy at its finest

You know, just when I thought nothing can surprise me anymore, I was, again, proven wrong.  Apparently, what you and I, and the rest of the world, knew about water as means of hydration, was just declared wrong and, to make things totally and absolutely ridiculous, it was written up into the EU law.
How?  Easy.  All it took is a bunch of EFSA (European Food Standards Authority) dimwits to waste three years and, no doubt, an undisclosed amount of taxpayers' money, to come up with this gem of a brain fart that, basically, water is not a solution for thirst. 

Elixir des Merveilles

Elixir des Merveilles by house of Hermès 

To be honest, this one is a bit of a challenge to describe, so I did the next best thing and read Fragrantica members' reviews before typing in mine.

Cold Coke with a slice of orange... Smoky orange with a touch of dirt from under pine needles... Not so great smelling praline... Somewhat gourmand, not quite fougère... this composition is as complex as it is quite hard to explain.
I agree that it could easily be considered unisex.

As for why I got a big bottle of this juice? Well, mainly because I am a curious cat, and also because there seems to be a dire lack of minis of this fragrance.
I am sure, if I asked around, someone on Fragrantica would spare me a tester vial but, you know what? Sometimes you just have to give into temptation, and treat yourself.

*refunded!* no Clarity in Adya...

- refund status updates at bottom of post!
Trying to get away from fluoride in the drinking water is very, very difficult.  It is especially difficult because your elected government officials still have this false ADA claim in their heads, and, contrary to many reports backed with scientific data, insist on fluoride being good for you.
Needless to say, after getting nowhere with petitions to the gov., and not being able to fork over thousands of dollars for a whole-house fluoride filter (link at bottom of post), I searched for more affordable ways to deal with this fluoride problem.
I came across something called "Adya Clarity".  It sounded weird and cool, and

YouTube - No No No Cat (funny)

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKI-tD0L18A

Well.ca - business with a big heart!

I <3 Well.ca!
What is Well.ca?
Quoting from their website:
"Well.ca is Canada's largest online health and beauty store. At Well.ca, we aim to be a friendly, compassionate, and responsible company that makes every effort to best serve our customers' health and beauty needs."

I found Well.ca a way back, during my search for an affordable source of Aubrey Organics' personal care products. 

Cause of ALS found!

I forgot to post this earlier so, my bad.  Here is the link to the article about a very important medical discovery - "Cause of ALS is found, Northwestern team says breakthrough in Lou Gehrig's disease could lead to treatment", published in Chicago Tribune on August 22, 2011, by William Mullen, Tribune reporter.
http://tinyurl.com/3egujk5

"When Ubiquilin2 is unable to remove or repair damaged proteins, the damaged proteins begin to pile up in the cells, eventually blocking normal transmission of brain signals in the spinal cord and brain, leading to paralysis."

DEXTER, season 6 starts October 2nd!

My favorite serial killer, Dexter, will be back for another (hopefully bone chilling) season, starting October 2nd. 
In case you don't know who Dexter is, well, you can google it.  Suffice it to say, Dexter has had five very successful, award laden seasons, and I am so looking forward to season six.  It will be a challenging one, as daddy Dexter recently became a single father of three, incl. baby Harrison.  How does he find the time to keep a full time job, raise three kids, and still hone his nighttime craft of dispatching baddies to their final destination in the currents of deep blue ocean...
I can just about hear all the "catlicks" condemning us both right about now...  Oh well, can't please everyone.
http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.sho#fbid=e-uGaJhuCg5