My dogs have their own store.

Okay, so my dogs have sold out. They have their own store at Etsy. You have to check it out as I couldn't possibly explain it all here. Well I could, but it's explained so well at their store.

http://itchymax.etsy.com/

And did I mention http://itchymax.etsy.com?

In fact, here is some stuff they've got for sale there:

Etsy Buy Handmade itchymax

Apples...the fruit

Apples are amazing. I've been taking Pepcid, Zantac, Prilosec....not to mention endless Tums and Rolaids for years to fight my acid reflx/GERD/heartburn. Most work pretty good for various lengths of time...some worked only very briefly. Most of these aren't good to take for the extended period I've been taking them so I decided to look for a better alternative (thinking there probably isn't anything that won't require a prescription). I found some site hawking a book that claims to cure the above mentioned afflictions naturally. It said eating an apple fixed it but that one apple variety is superior to others...of course you have to buy the book to learn which variety of apple is best. a) I hardly believe the claim from some book by some guy I've never heard of, b) I'm sure that if, in fact, a variety of apple can help these ailments we all would know about by now (apples and heart burn have both been around as long as people have) c) I don't pay for information that is suspect or probably available for free somewhere on the internet.

So I did some searching and found some other claims (that weren't attached to the selling of something) that apples had provided relief from these symptoms. Some also claimed apple cider vinegar would help (and also cure about 100 other problems). That may be so, but just consuming vinegar sounds less than appetizing. One of the apple references I found claimed the Gala variety seemed to work best. Luckily I like apples, so it was a no brainer to at least give this a shot. You've probably already figured out that this must have worked or else why on Earth would I be typing this much, so I'll cut to the chase.

It works. I'm sure there is a scientific explanation out there as to why. What I don't know is why I (or anyone I know) have never heard of this cure. Tonight will be my third night of not taking any medication...just eating an apple shortly before bed. Anyone with this affliction knows that laying in bed is the worst time for the acid reflux. This crazy apple cure has fixed all that. I do find myself waking up in the middle of the night expecting that burning in my chest and throat and am surprised each time that there is none.

So in the unlikely chance you suffer from acid reflux/GERD/heartburn and you've stumbled across this post, give a Gala apple a shot. It worked for me immediately. I ate what I normally eat during the day, ate an apple before bed, didn't take a pill, went to bed...no reflux/heartburn.

Panera

Panera is good, if not all that good for you.

In case you weren't aware

Sprint PCS, in my opinion and probably many other's, has the worst customer service of any company I've ever had the unfortunate opportunity to experience. I'm not a fan of federally regulating businesses, but I think there comes a point when a company drops below a certain level of service they are given the choice to accept federal regulation or stop doing business altogether. Sprint has definitely dropped below that level (as have most of the wireless companies, I'm told) It's too bad, because once you FINALLY get the morons in India, Canada, and who knows where else, to get your account in order, the service (of the phones and network, that is) is pretty good. Of course we've yet to actually receive a bill, so things could go downhill again really fast (if they do, we will no longer be using Sprint).

Just so you know.

Twitter?

http://twitter.com/itchymax

Fluff

Mollie really, REALLY, likes fluff.

Papa don't, Papa don't...

Papa don't take no mess.

Spaghetti.

Spaghetti is good. I like spaghetti.