Median age: 78

Listeria doesn't scare me. I couldn't figure out how so many people are ill, and then the CDC nailed it: Median age 78.
http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/cantaloupes-jensen-farms/092711/epi.html
I guess those nursing homes should nix the fruit plates for awhile.

Fungi and bacteria infections are generally what kill the elderly. I have often wondered how wasabi plays a part in the longevity of the Japanese due to its interesting anti-bacterial properties.

The 10 best albums of all time.

I have decided that I disagree with most music critics regarding the best albums. I do not necessarily believe that the best album has to be the most influential. I describe the "best" as what I can listen too over and over and over without getting tried it. This means that there are constant subtleties and nuance that I am discovering or rediscovering. Here is the list of what I believe the top 10 albums to be, in no particular order:

1. The Stone Roses -- Second Coming
2. Van Morrison -- Veedon Fleece
3. Angel Tech -- Angel Tech
4. The Clash -- London Calling
5. Radio Citizen -- Berlin Serengeti
6. The Beatles -- Sergent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
7. Pink Floyd -- Wish You Were Here
8. Color Filter -- Sleep in a Synchrotron
9. Dr. Dre -- 2001
10. Nine Inch Nails -- Pretty Hate Machine

Of course, I'm a huge fan of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Tori Amos and others that are in my regular rotation (as you can tell I have a thing for folk and blues), but they don't have the draw of constant play that I get from these albums. There are many albums which I wish were in this list, but just are not quite right for perpetual play. Gramophone by Gramophone is a wonderful album for example. Led II is wonderful as well, but it all comes down to mood. I think that "Second Coming" is the best album of all-time for my disposition.

暖かくて寒くて？

I like my casual frozen food to be hot. 大磯のホテルにあった。