10 Things I Have Learned About Blogging. I could agree with most of these. Except #1 and #2. Never been linked by him. I don't think I want to be linked by him.
Internet Gives Teenage Bullies Weapons to Wound From Afar. All I can say is--stupid kids! Well, maybe you could say I don't know what I'm talking about since I never got into bullies' crosshairs when I was a teenager (being a mostly ignored nerd does have its perks!) but they shouldn't be wired into the net in the first place. What I mean is--turn off the freakin' instant messaging if someone is harassing you. Get a new screen name. Use a pseudonym. If people ask you for your e-mail address, direct them to some dummy account. And for goodness sake, don't post pictures--let alone movies--of yourself on the net. Bullies who harass people from behind the screen but ignore you in real life are cowards.
Pesticides in Produce and Washing Fruits and Vegetables. (via Rebecca Blood) "Nectarines also had the highest likelihood of multiple pesticides on a single sample — 85.3 percent had two or more pesticide residues — followed by peaches (79.9 percent) and cherries (75.8 percent). Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall with 39, followed by spinach at 36 and celery and potatoes, both with 29."
