http://www.81north.com A Small-Town Blog from Northern New York State Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:42:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My daughter and I are suckers for a good vampire story (or movie, for that matter). It all began with Anne Rice's "Interview With the Vampire." Come to think of it, when I was a kid, I loved watching the Vampire movies on the Saturday Movie Matinee on TV. We started ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/30/april-30th-book-notes/ The following rules are based on my own observations over the past year and a half - some of it spent hyperthyroid, some spend hypO thyroid. Almost all of it during beta-blocker usage. It doesn't matter what your labs are, a great number of you will find yourself battling weight ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/30/weight-maintenance-and-weight-loss-during-thyroid-treatments/ I support renewable sources of energy - wind and solar. We pay 2.5 cents per kilowatt extra, to support wind-generated energy. We recycle and re-use and wear-out our posessions. We worry about our carbon footprint. So yesterday, FedEx came to the house and picked up the Priority Overnight package that was ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/29/galloo-island-wind-farm-update/ I finally went to see my new and very expensive Endocrinologist. For the past 13 months, I've been treated for my hyperthyroid condition by the local health clinic. I live in the country and this was my best option when roads were bad. It was also cheaper (by a LOT!) ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/26/my-thyroid-and-i-finally-meet-my-endocrinologist/ After making soap, I thought I would put together a list of supplies I needed to order for next week's batches. I thought about making something with Babassu oil in it - but couldn't for the life of me, remember what the main component i this oil was. Was it ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/02/soapmaking-experiment/ Although I've had a few bell peppers and even some tomato's (in salsa), I've cut out the one nightshade plant that seems to give people the most trouble - the potato. In the time since cutting out MSG by all it's names, and not eating potatoes, I can say that ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/02/thyroid-report/ This week is "soapmaking" week. We were completely out of my soap and had to order 4 bars online last week, to get through. The bars I received were small! Very thin, and they are going to be used up quickly. My favorite soap, and I share this opinion with ... http://www.81north.com/2008/04/02/spring-soapmaking/ Last Saturday I was browsing through the local Borders Bookstore and came across at title I had been considering during a recent Amazon.com visit. I didn't purchase it from Amazon because I really wanted to look at this book in person before committing to the purchase. I was pleased to ... http://www.81north.com/2008/03/24/books-this-week/ I've been making homemade soap, shampoo, creams, salves & balms and powder for more than a decade - is it 12 years now? It's really quite impossible to use anything from a store shelf, once you've experienced the real thing. Around the time I started selling my soap on ... http://www.81north.com/2008/03/24/im-bringing-out-the-big-soap-guns/ 46% - Internet Explorer 43% - Firefox 7% - Safari 3% - Opera 1% - Apple Web Kit - iPhone and iPod Touch? http://www.81north.com/2008/03/20/browser-statistics-for-my-main-web-site/