December 17, 2007

Castro Won't Cling to Office

A Cuban television news anchor read a letter on the air today from Fidel Castro that promises not to cling to office or impede the rise of new younger leaders according to this report on CNN.

The letter says that…

My basic duty is not to cling to office, much less to obstruct the rise of younger people, but to pass on experiences and ideas whose modest value arises from the exceptional era in which I lived
Fidel Castro

What is left unsaid is that if you don’t vote for the man that Fidel wants your ass will be jailed or worse for being a traitor to the regime.

I went to check out my source for anything related to Castro and Cuba, Babalu Blog and all he really has up right now is a link to the FOX News story which doesn’t say a whole hell of a lot either. Right now we are all just left hanging in the wind wondering if this means that he will be retiring, when, and what power he will wield afterward. I just don’t see him handing the reigns of power completely over to anyone that isn’t his puppet.

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Almost Cut My Hair…

It’s funny sometimes how things can tie together. I have been listening to Queensryche’s latest album tonight, which consists entirely of cover songs. Right around the time that ‘Almost Cut My Hair’ came on someone sent me an email with a link to the American Hair Loss Association. Why?…

I used to be extremely concerned about going bald and for lot’s of guys it’s a pretty serious subject. It doesn’t really other me much anymore. I let what’s left of it grow out during the winter and then just shave my head the rest of the year. Easier to take care of and I don’t use much shampoo anymore…

Since I’m not doing much of anything else tonight I clicked the link…

The American Hair Loss Association is a non-profit organization that is set up to educate people about hair loss and hopefully help to make the lives of people that are affected by hair loss a bit better. There are so many different home remedies and ‘snake oil’ medicines out there that promise to restore your hair that creating a bit of public awareness about it can really help. It’s a huge deal for some people. When I was younger I was very proud of my hair. I think I recently posted a couple of pics from the late eighties and early nineties when my hair was well below my shoulders. When I realized that my hair line was receding it was extremely depressing. While not as serious or harming as the degeneration of eyesight or arthritis, hair loss IS a medical condition and legitimizing it as such in the eyes of the medical community is a good thing.

With the advent of the World Wide Web it is much easier to find needed information and I would have to tell anyone that I know that might be looking for hair loss remedies to go check out the American Hair Loss Association and see what they have to say about it. Products that are legitimate and recommended by the AHLA display the seal shown on their web site. That’s what you want to look for…