AJ OJ CJ TJ

My favorite 100 photos I've taken tour continues with number 97...



















While out geocaching last summer, I was on a bridge over a stream in Lakewood... I just liked the way the geometric shape of the wood framed the ducks...

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Some odd video clips for your weekend....

>>This one is from the Japanese series Zuiikin English... I'll dwell on that show at a later date, but for now enjoy both learning our language and low intensity aerobics at the same time... thanks to longtime TVGuy Correspondant Jana for the heads up...

>>On a somewhat related note, this video proves once again that just because you have a video camera, a computer and hours of free time... that doesn't mean you should act on your impulse to be a budding filmmaker.... I'm not sure what the hell is going on here, but it's neither funny nor clever... it's just odd...

>>But not as odd as this game show... "The Price is Right" is looking pretty good to me now...

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TV's James asks this question....

Why is Orange Juice abbreviated "OJ" but Apple Juice, Grape Juice, Tomato Juice etc never referred to in a shortened state?? Have you ever said I'll have a glass of "TJ"??

Me neither...

But I do love my apple juice. I've said it before and I'll say it again... if I had one beverage to consume the rest of my life at the exclusion of all others, it's "AJ".

Sadly, excessive consumption supposedly can increase your chances of kidney stone formation, which I've suffered from several times in my life.. worst. pain. ever. (Even TVGal had a bout last year... not fun..)

I must dig deeper though.. I can't bear the thought of not consuming my beloved appley goodness in liquid form... thus it's time for...

I Had No Idea #10

Q: Does Apple Juice increase the chance of having Kidney Stones? Does Cranberry Juice prevent them from forming??

A: No and No.

Apparently on Wikipedia (Wikipedia is a German word which roughly translates to "worst internet resource of all time"...) Apple Juice increases your chance for those devilishlly painful stones to pop up in your life.

I say Poppycock.

After much internet research from sites that don't allow 7-year-olds with their daddy's laptop to update "facts", I can say with confidence that "AJ" actually helps stop Kidney Stones...

But in a surprising turn, though helpful for Kidney Tract Infections, Cranberry Juice is now thought to do either nothing to help someone suffering from Stones, or actually helps form the evil little crystals!

Yikes!!

If you suffer from occasional bouts of the Stones, limit coffee and alcohol and drink plenty of water and even Apple Juice.... and "CJ" isn't quite the answer folklore has reported over the years...

Yet another reason to lift another tall refreshing glass of "AJ" America!! Drink up!

Thus another chapter of "I Had No Idea" comes to a close..

Have a nice weekend, won't you?

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Barney: It's a Thanks-tini! It has cranberry juice, potato vodka, and... a boullion cube.
--"How I Met Your Mother" (CBS)