Wash Your Hands Less...Seriously

I was taking a break from cleaning today, and decided to peruse Digg.com and see what was 'news' at the moment.  I saw a link on the front page that led to this article:

Keep It Clean, Boys: Why You Should Be Washing More

I'll start by saying that I normally do wash my hands when I leave the bathroom, mostly because it's polite.  After reading crap like this, I'm half considering washing my hands even less than I already do.  Why you ask?  It's a very simple principle...

Whenever you wash your hands, especially with anti-bacterial soap, you are killing lots of bacteria, that's a given.  However, let's think about this using the education most of us received when we were in elementary school.  Whenever your body encounters something like bacteria or a virus, it creates antibodies which help your body dispose of the bacteria/virus.  Wouldn't it stand to reason then, that in order to keep your body well protected against germs and the like, you'd be better off getting dirty and using less anti-bacterial soap?

This guy thinks so at the least.  Though I doubt I'll stop washing my hands after I've been to the bathroom, I will certainly work harder on being less concerned with how dirty things are that I come into contact with.  When you all have no immunity and are sick from the super viruses, I'll be sitting in a hammock somewhere enjoying a virus-free nap.

 

- Andy

More ZibNet Updates Coming!

We're quickly approaching our goal for initial release of ZibNet.  We'll be cutting it close depending on a few things and are intending on taking another week or two in order to do some solid security enhancements and testing...  But!  That does mean one good thing for all you beta testers.  We're going to be throwing out a few new features over the course of the next week and will be ready for major testing.  There are three big features slated to come out this week that are all comfortably on schedule.  Also, we'll be seeing our new design come out in short order as well.

Hope you all are looking forward to this as much as I am!

 

- Andy

Dad in Providence Business News

Just thought I'd throw out some 'kudos' to my father (who is now President of Zibings Incorporated). He was recently interviewed for a short article in the Providence Business News magazine. Doesn't have that much to do with Zibings (or me for that matter), but it gives a taste of the level of professionalism that he'll be bringing to the company.

Full Article @ www.pbn.com

- Andy

Ron Paulapalooza

Once again, I've gone a while without talking much to you all.  I do apologize, but as compensation for my absence, I'd like to introduce you all to a new project that I've been working on.

As you can see from my various posts, I am a Ron Paul supporter.  I am a believer though that regardless of how he finishes in the Republican primaries, we (his supporters) need to continue our activism with our federal and local governments.  In the spirit of that, I've joined on board with a festival by the name of Ron Paulapalooza.

The event, which is planned for the July 4th Weekend this year, looks like it will become a very entertaining concert.  We've selected our location and are seeking sponsorships from anyone and everyone so that the event can be a success.  If you get a few moments, check out the web site and let me know what you think!

www.ronpaulapalooza.com

 

- Andy