Top Comments- 2/27/08 Home Remedy Edition
Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 07:08:48 PM PDT
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I have managed to avoid, so far, getting sick this winter. I've had a cold, but not anything more serious. Yes, I say this while holding a container of antiseptic handwash in one hand and a packet of AirBorne in the other :-). What about you? ...
Casa Brillig is usually good for at least a few colds, one really bad sore throat, and a stomach virus or two during the winter. In the summer, we sear like tuna on a charcoal chimney. When we need to, we're fans of good old-fashioned modern medicine, don't worry. But like all families, we have our share of Traditional Family Remedies for the symptoms that ail us. It's those that we're talking about tonite!
First up is my favorite remedy for the many symptoms of the common cold. I know what you're thinking... chicken soup. Make no mistake, chicken soup is a mainstay when we're not feeling well. But when the back of my throat is sore from the post-nasal drip, I reach for Tom Yum, aka Thai Hot & Sour soup. Soup concentrate is available in the supermarket, and with the addition of mushrooms and chicken/tofu makes a lovely-tasting meal that fries everything off your tonsils. Ahhhh...
When cough medicine just isn't working (which is most of the time, face it) we reach for one particular brand of "herbal cough tea". Sweetened with honey, it works wonders even though to me it tastes like brewed hay with extra grass clippings. Kid Brillig had a nasty cough last year and we tried everything we or the doctor could think of. In the end, we made this tea. She quite literally gagged it down, complaining bitterly the entire time. BUT- she got the first good night's sleep in several nights.
Everyone's got their remedy for hiccups. I don't use a paper bag, or drink upside down, or take a spoonful of sugar. Sounds stupid, but I visualize the hiccups going away. I concentrate hard enough while telling myself that I do not have the hiccups, and they go away. works better than my hub's favorite method when we were dating... he'd look over my shoulder and say "is that N&J?" N&J being my ex-boyfriend and his new love. THAT worked all the time initially but lost its power pretty quick :-).
I could go on all nite with our family remedies, but I want to hear yours. Share your collective wisdom with everyone, and we'll all be happy, healthy and ready to whip some Republican butt all the way to November!
And now, on to Top Comments!! Everybody wash your hands well with soap and water or the antiseptic gel before we touch the TC mailbox (topcomments at gmail dot com, I know you know this!). Let's see what goodies we have waiting for us:
From ben masel:
In slinkerwink's diary How Mark Penn Drove The Clinton Bus Into The Ditch came puffy66's politics-as-poker analogy Pride - It Comes Before The Fall...
From noweasels:
In Kagro X's story "Lost" WH emails to stay "lost", discocarp insists that Congress does have a spine.
From Man in the Middle:
In kos's story Rove: don't "Hussein" Obama, RossBleakney has a great thumbnail of Rove's modus operandi, with a touch of Franz Sanchez.
My humble gleanings:
In desmoinesdem's diary A year without Steve Gilliard, martianchronic says exactly what I was thinking. Go read the entire diary, folks, especially those of you who weren't around back then.
In KaritaHummer's diary What is left for a disappointed Edwards’ Supporter to do?, alwaysquestion points out the wrong way to woo supporters from other candidates.
In Paleo's diary Obama shoves Iraq down McCain's throat, Deward Hastings sneaks a peek at the guest list Down There.
Please add your favorite comments, recipes, remedies and other goodies!!
UPDATE 10:22 Eastern: I have two pairs of eyes looking at my text, have run it twice, and I cannot find the bleeping error in the Top Mojo lists. I'm trying...
UPDATE 10:54 Eastern: Now have two more people trying, with no luck so far. I'm taking this as an omen...
UPDATE 11:10 Eastern: Sar, you absolutely rock!!!! You are a Mojo god!
No Tip Jar:
1) Best part, imho, by not a cent — 314
2) The man's a class act... by 8ackgr0und N015e — 165
3) her decision to hire Mark Penn by kubla000 — 149
4) This is the kind of thinking by kid oakland — 141
5) I really think you're exagerating the problem by SLKRR — 140
6) She has run this campaign poorly by blue jersey mom — 118
7) Ironically, the Iranians will be invaluable here by CA Libertarian — 115
8) Thanks... by elial — 104
9) Any "Expert" That I Respect by webranding — 104
10) asdf by droogie6655321 — 102
11) She thought she would be greeted by RobertInWisconsin — 88
12) It's not the deed that gets ya by A Mad Mad World — 87
13) that part made my Jewish by elmo — 87
14) I think the "unnamed, high up DC official" by movie buff — 83
15) The Conservative Movement is So Defective... by DHinMI — 81
16) Yeah, that was pretty classy by Gareth — 80
17) Happy Hump Day! :) by Common Sense Mainer — 80
18) I don't control the rec list by wmtriallawyer — 80
19) Actually, I believe that Hillary shares by mjd in florida — 79
20) Obama didn't show one drop of sweat by FishOutofWater — 77
21) Reject versus denounce by phild1976 — 77
22) But that is entirely my point. by Delaware Dem — 77
23) I literally laughed out loud.... by jenontheshore — 77
24) You go to the bank with the dollar you have by Lawdog — 76
25) I've heard from old friends by countrycat — 72
26) Oh please! by DemocraticOz — 72
27) fyi related diary by DrSteveB — 72
28) Thank you for this diary by valadon — 70
29) When will Hillary reject Coulter's endorsement? by 8ackgr0und N015e — 70
30) He's hyphenated their names in a lot by 28th Democrat — 70
Tip Jar included:
1) Russert, A hiltsener tsung zol er bakumn. by 8ackgr0und N015e — 537
2) And that's about the size of it. by wmtriallawyer — 516
3) this one feels good. by lipris — 502
4) tips! by VirginiaDem — 494
5) Best part, imho, by not a cent — 314
6) Tips? by Bule Betawi — 309
7) Let's hope for more stories! by NYFM — 307
8) tip jar by slinkerwink — 299
9) I reject and denounce by Geekesque — 289
10) tips for Courage by Buffalo Girl — 227
11) Tips for Noriega by the choice is yours — 223
12) tips for one of the greatest bloggers by desmoinesdem — 166
13) The man's a class act... by 8ackgr0und N015e — 165
14) The Shiites will mop up Al Qaeda by CA Libertarian — 154
15) her decision to hire Mark Penn by kubla000 — 149
16) This is the kind of thinking by kid oakland — 141
17) I really think you're exagerating the problem by SLKRR — 140
18) She has run this campaign poorly by blue jersey mom — 118
19) Get Well Senator Byrd by Drdemocrat — 117
20) Ironically, the Iranians will be invaluable here by CA Libertarian — 115
21) Tips? by Translator — 107
22) Thanks... by elial — 104
23) Any "Expert" That I Respect by webranding — 104
24) asdf by droogie6655321 — 102
25) I don't even know what to say... by Pandoras Box — 99
26) One of the few by marcvstraianvs — 97
27) Tips by Zoltan — 95
28) She thought she would be greeted by RobertInWisconsin — 88
29) It's not the deed that gets ya by A Mad Mad World — 87
30) that part made my Jewish by elmo — 87
