Organic is Not Always Better

Organic kitty litter may have caused a nuclear meltdown in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

“Officials are investigating whether a switch from non-organic to organic litter is to blame for the [radiation] leak.”

 

On the other hand, “Radioactive Kitty Litter” would make a good name for a rock band.

Cabbage Therapy: Cheap and Effective Mental Healthcare

Chinese teenagers take cabbages for walks as an effective treatment for depression and loneliness. 

"The youngsters are able to meet other people who also walk the green foods.

One student says, "If I see someone else its easy to start up a conversation with them about their cabbage, and they are better than dogs as they don’t bark, or start fights with other cabbages, it doesn’t even need feeding, or leave a mess on the pavement."

Chinese psychiatrist Wen Chao said: 'The idea is simple – you feel as lonely and as simple as a cabbage, so you begin to act like one and befriend one.'" 

Of course this is happening in China. Because there’s no affordable healthcare in the U.S.

Bastyr Mascot Update

Update: Bastyr University has announced a mascot: Kale, as in the vegetable. I am not making this up, nor did I Photoshop this picture of the University president playing catch with the green, leafy mascot.