earthkind, bb, happy birthday

EARTHKIND
well the aggies are doing something right
texas am runs the extension service for texas
they have been known in the past to be under
the influence of major companies much like the
medical community ie doctors have been under
the influence of the drug companies

now they have started an earthkind program
they recommend decreasing water use, using less fertilizer
(recently they did a test of fertilizers and found that the
organic fertilizers work best for lawns), using drought tolerant
plants, and mulch

this approach works no matter where you live

they have developed plants that are genetically tough
eg they took roses and planted them in crappy clay soil
they watered them the first year, then occasionally the
second year then none after that
they did not fertilize or dead head or use pesticides on them

what was developed was one tough rose that was very
earthkind

this approach was done for a lot of plants, trees, shrubs,
annuals, vegetables, and perennials

what is left is tough plants that use little water, little fertilizer,
no or limited pesticides (organic please) and with the use of mulch
are very earth friendly

the statement was if you can grow weeds then you can grow
their roses

on my property i have selected plants that meet these criteria
as much as possible
i dont fertilize them, use pesticides on them and never water them
what is left is a very xerographic yard

planted are acanthus, greggs mistflower, texas hibiscus, aster,
jerusalem sage, texas sage, cat mint, butterfly bush, carolina jasmine,
 lady banksia rose, zexmenia, youpon holly, pride of barbados,
rosemary, salvia gregii, cedar sage, black foot daisy, four nerve daisy,
native grapes, agarita, mexican buckeye, trumpet vine, althea, cactus,
texas plum, texas mountain laural, oregano, sage, thyme, turks cap,
passion vine, texas betony, esperanza (yellow bells), virginia creeper,
germander, american beautyberry, evergreen sumac, redbud, texas
persimmon, anachacho orcid tree, cast iron plant, possumhaw holly,
burr oak, cedar elm, cedar etal

all of these are xeric plants
again i dont water them or fertilize them or apply pesticides
i just keep them mulched to retain moisture and to provide some
natural fertilizer from the decomposition of the mulch

earthkind works best

BB
well nba playoffs start tomorrow
intriguing series are portland vs dallas
and celtics vs nicks

could the mavericks lose in the first round again
are the celtics just too old and beat up to defeat
carmellos team

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
happy birthday to my future daughter in law she
welcome to the family

the organicgreendoctor

attack of the baby squirrel, poor mcilroy, teens sleep deprived, bb

ATTACK OF THE BABY SQUIRREL
this is real scary
dont watch it alone
its not for the faint of heart
this menacing baby squirrel is in the attack mode

watch this video
shame shame
he was just after a nut or just wanted to play

the poor attack baby squirrel was captured and the pepper
spray was washed off
he was later released to attack again

POOR MCILROY
poor mcilroy fell apart in the masters last round
he had played so brilliantly until then

then those white houses and trees got moved and placed in
his way
what a large fall he had on the scoreboard
it was painful to watch

then to add insult to injury the airlines lost all his clubs
on his last flight
maybe that wasnt a bad thing

a bad thing can be a good thing

TEENS SLEEP DEPRIVED
this from a story by dr nancy snyderman nbc news
(did a rotation with her as a resident-she is an ent surgeon)
teens are sleep deprived
if you dont believe that just ask any middle school or
high school teacher
my wife she has to wake kids all the time
sometimes she has pity on them and just lets them sleep

what with computers, facebook, cell phones there is too much
going on to get that sleep
also many teenagers work jobs in the evenings and get home
late at night
guess jobs are more important than sleep and school
(will admit some of the kids are working to help support
themselves and their families)

seems teenagers need about 9 hrs and 15 min sleep a night
the average teen gets 7hrs and 30 min sleep a night

the frontal lobe is developing in the late teenage years and needs
that extra time to develop properly
thinking is that the lack of sleep leads to add, depression, and
obesity

teens get more sleep, decrease your caffeine use (no red bull or
lattes) and decrease the computer use, cell use, and social
networking that interferes with your sleep

yea right thatll happen

MORE BB
more basketball is coming
the nba playoffs are starting this weekend
(kobe keep your mouth shut please)

finals most would like to see is oklahoma city vs miami
mvp is derrick rose-no doubt about it

the organicgreen doctor

cow breast milk, nintendo nystagmus, earth day

COW BREAST MILK
now this doesnt sound right
it seems the chinese have incorporated the genes for human
breast milk into a cow so the cow is producing human like
cows milk

does that mean that everyone now will have a cow in their
back yard to go with their backyard chickens
maybe a new website called backyard cow could be formed
and funky backyard cow pen tours could be arranged

do the babies have to suckle the cow to get the milk as
fresh as possible
i think not

just milk the cow put it in the bottle and give it to the baby
or do you use a breast pump(s)
does the baby call the cow mom
at what age do you have to wean a baby off cow human milk

am sure the formula companies will be some how get involved to
make their profits and keep those moms from breast feeding

does your child drink breast milk or formula or now cow breast milk
will now be the question when you go in for your babies visit with
the doctor

some how mother nature knows best
am sure breast milk is better

be careful now and dont make mother nature mad
she always wins

NINTENDO NYSTAGMUS
the new 3 d games are causing people to get vertigo or dizziness
seems i get that if i play the regular non 3 d ones
i always lose on them so gave them up a few years ago

recommendation is that you take breaks from playing the 3 d
games every 30 minutes to prevent the vertigo symptoms

or just take dramamine or meclizine and keep on playing

EARTH DAY
remember earth day is friday april 22 this year
we need to practice earth day every day in our lives
eat organic when possible
live green
recycle as much as possible
this earth has taken a lot of abuse this year
we do need to be careful

the organicgreen doctor