Tony Brewer

A couple of days ago I opened a brand new box of my favorite snack crackers and started eating them. I’ve been eating this kind of snack cracker for several months - in fact I eat about half a box of them every day! They come in three different flavors; original, honey wheat, and whole grain. My favorite is honey wheat, I’ll buy the original if the store is sold out of the honey wheat. Forget about the whole grain - YUCK! Anyway, I noticed that they tasted different than usual and double checked the package. They tasted like the original, not the honey wheat! I double checked the package, yup the package said they are honey wheat!

So I called the company and told them about the situation and they are sending me a coupon for a free replacement box. They advised me not to eat anymore of those crackers and are sending me an envelope to mail the box back to them so they can figure out how it happened that the crackers got packaged in the wrong box. I wonder how many other people are going to find that THEY got the wrong crackers, too!

I was surprised and upset to hear about the Zicam recall! My sister has been using those nasal swab products for about the past two years. I called her up as soon as I heard about the recall and told her about it, so she will stop using them. I hope she can take them back to the store for a refund! I’ve been using the oral mist, and I like it, but the first time I tried the nasal spray I felt like I had shot myself in the face, and never used it again! To be honest, my olfactory senses have not been keen as of late; I wonder if that is due to the Zicam product!

I think that handicap scooters are one of the greatest inventions of modern times!  The scooter enables people who would normally be dependent on others to push them around in a wheelchair to get out and around; maintaining a level of independence that so many people cherish.  I can’t think of anyone who likes to be totally dependent on other people to move around, do you? 

There are so many different types, sizes, and styles of electric scooters that it is hard for me to imagine that there isn’t one out there that could meet the needs of just about everyone who has trouble walking around.  Some are collapsible so you can put them in the trunk of a car to take on automobile trips, and some are larger that are designed to stay on the premises.  They have a wide range of features price ranges.  I think that these scooters are truly a great use of technology!

One day last week I was driving to work and was listening to the morning show of my favorite radio station. I was interested to hear the announcer tell us the interesting tidbit of the day; the smell of crayons lowers blood pressure. Well, I had never heard that before! My father suffers from high blood pressure, so I was very intrigued to learn more.

I have spent about the last 20 minutes on the Internet, using different search engines, trying to find some reference to “proof” that the smell of crayons reduces blood pressure, and I’m sorry to say that I can’t find any. So, if you know of “proof” on the Internet (not just some blog) please let me know!