1. How many products throughout your home are labelled "antibacterial."
None2. As a general rule, and assuming any required knocking on wood, how often do you get anything more serious than a sniffle or mild cold? At the risk of tempting fate, I rarely get sick.
3. John Scalzi ran this story about research that suggests the increased use of "antibacterial" products aren't necessary for people who are generally healthy, and might be causing the creation of "superbugs" that are resistant to antibiotics. Are you more likely to avoid these products after reading about studies like this? I think, as a nation, we are so obsessed and panic stricken about "germs" that we've lost our perspective on the subject. I don't purchase products labeled as "antibacterial" with the exception of the occasional bottle of dishwashing detergent and only because it's on sale.
4. Take this quiz: Will you pass the U.S. Citizenship Test? How embarrassing, I didn't pass. No surprise there. History has never been my strong suit and I'm very aware that the U.S. Citizenship Test is extremely thorough and difficult to pass.
5. Now that the gas prices have dropped just a little (but nowhere near enough), what's the most you've paid for a gallon of gas so far? Well, I live in northern California so it was something close to $3.10. Arrgh!
6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #76 from Psychfun: What was your favorite cereal as a kid? Sugar Pops and you can bet this wasn't a product that was in the house very often. When was the last time you had a bowl of it? Oh, I guess it's been about 45 years.
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Having worked in foodservice most of my adult life, I have a better understanding of germs and cross-contamination than most people. I DO use antibacterial soap. It is NOT antiseptic. It just has a property that causes bacteria not to be able to stick to things, and, therefore, makes it hard for them to reproduce. Following that logic, it should have nothing to do with the genesis of "super-bacteria," unless those beefy bacteria have developed little suction cups to counteract the action of the anti-bacterial agents... LOL! It's scary what a LITTLE knowledge can do to people! Lisa :-]
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