Author: Crowhill Report

How about something cheap that’s been used for thousands of years?

There’s a common conspiracy theory that simple remedies don’t get promoted because Big Pharma doesn’t make any money off that stuff. E.g., if somebody discovered that tea made with oak leaves cured cancer, the idea would be suppressed to save Pharma profits.

I don’t go for that sort of view of the world. We have a free press, and if there was such evidence, they’d publish it.

Or … would they?

Recently it seems that the press, the government and Big Pharma have all been singing from the same hymnal. I’m not willing to accept the conspiracy theory view of things, but … I’m getting closer all the time. When only one view is allowed to be spoken, it makes it harder to believe that view.

Here’s a test case.

A potential herbal remedy for coronavirus? Massachusetts researcher studies plant’s impact on virus

I have no idea if this stuff works, but let’s see how it plays out.

A downgraded “pet peeve”

I try not to have pet peeves, because a person who is peeved about things is not pleasant to be around. Lighten up, people! The little quirks of life are no big deal.

But there are things that I find odd, or curious.

For example, why does someone send an email asking what such and so is, when they could get the answer from a search engine in as much time as it takes to send the email? It doesn’t bother me (or if it does, I need to get over myself), but I find it odd.

Why do people have a difficult time with that and which, affect and effect, assure, insure and ensure? It only takes a minute to get it right, but people can go on struggling for years.

What would you call this sort of thing? I reject “pet peeve,” because being peeved should be reserved for things that matter. There should be a word or phrase that functions like “pet peeve,” but simply expresses that you find it odd.