Payam Mirrashidi: SF DaysReflections on the City, Sillicon Valley and other places and events near and far.Nasal Pipecleaner- November 28, 2004 My nasal passages are always stuffed up. I'm told it's allergies but I never get the feeling that I'm being diagnosed properly by a doctor. It doesn't matter what I do, I can never breathe clearly through both nostrils. It's been like this for years and there is no abatement in sight. But having said that, I'd like too share a remedy that I've been using recently that has been working quite well for me. My earliest attempts to treat this condition was back in college when I started taking...http://www.mirrashidi.com/sfdays/archives/000091.html Time to starve the beast- November 4, 2004 I hate to say it, but after Tuesday's disappointing Democratic showing, I'm thinking that a reasonable way to battle conservative dominance of the federal government is to make it smaller. Change things such that the Congress has less influence over my life out here in California. I find it strange for me to agree with the likes of Grover Norquist. Previously, I've had very visceral reactions to any of his ideas but today, I see some sense in shrinking the federal government. How else are we...http://www.mirrashidi.com/sfdays/archives/000090.html |