Special Post: Potassium Iodide for Radiation Protection

For those who are looking for potassium iodide (for protection from radioactive iodine resulting from a nuclear meltdown, as is now seeming possible in Japan--they've already found radioactive iodine there, and trade wind and weather patterns mean any potential fallout would be heading right for the west coast of the US), it's still available here. But just know that it's selling out just about everywhere, and is getting very difficult to find. There are literally NO stores in my local area that are not now sold out.

Click on this link and enter the code DSC200410 at checkout for an extra 5% discount:

Potassium Iodide for Protection from Radiation

Introvert or Extrovert?

Dear MensaGrrl,

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Signed,

Just Curious

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Dear Curious,

Introvert.

Signed,

MensaGrrl

Are We Seeing Things?

Dear MensaGrrl,

How much of what we see with our eyes do we actually see as it really is?

Signed,

Keen Observer

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Dear Keen,

None of it.

Signed,

MensaGrrl

Ask Marilyn

Dear MensaGrrl,

Do you read Marilyn vos Savant's Ask Marilyn column in Parade magazine?

Signed,

Marilyn Fan

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Dear Fan,

No. I don't have the time. I'm sure Marilyn would understand.

Signed,

MensaGrrl

Touching the Sky

Dear MensaGrrl,

Can anyone touch the sky?

Signed,

Pondering the Possibilities

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Dear Pondering,

Someone once answered this question by saying, "No, because it doesn't exist. There is no such thing as 'sky', and the blue sky is actually many layers of the atmosphere scattering blue light. Trying to touch the sky is like touching a mirage."

While this answer contains valid points, such as the sky's not actually being blue in color, the fundamental definition of "sky" is critical--and this answer is fundamentally incorrect.

If we are to assume, as is stated in the American Heritage Dictionary as the primary definition, that sky is "the expanse of air over any given point on the earth," then it follows logically that we are "touching" the "sky" all the time.

Signed,

MensaGrrl

Aspiring Poet

Dear MensaGrrl,

What word rhymes with autumn?

Signed,

Aspiring Poet

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Dear Aspiring,

There are no words in the English language that rhyme perfectly with the word autumn.

Signed,

MensaGrrl

Carats and Rocks

Dear MensaGrrl,

How can you tell if a diamond ring was cheap?

Signed,

Possibly Engaged

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Dear Possibly,

The best way is to take it to an jeweler or, better yet, jewelry appraiser.

Signed,

MensaGrrl