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It's Tuesday, the third day of spring, and it still feels like winter. Helloooooooo snow, go away already.

Another teenager has gone on a shooting rampage (no, this isn't a joke). A teenager in Minnesota has killed his grandparents and eight other students (including himself) all the while brandishing a gun and smiling. How does this keep happening? It never fails, however, that when this does happen, you hear stories about how the teen was an outcast, made fun of, not with the "in" group. Maybe one day soon we will realize the importance of paying more attention to our future.

Ridiculous item of the day: A new study in Britain is taking place. More than 600 patients are being assembled by a doctor of the University of York in Britain. This treatment dates back to Napoleon but has since been pushed to the side thanks to antibiotics and newer treatments. In order to alleviate pain and prevent infection, and in a shorter amount of time, maggots are being used to eat dead tissue and kill of bacteria. In Britain, more than 600 million pounds, or 1.15 billion dollars, is spent each year treating leg ulcers. The belief is that maggots can heal us faster. Last year the USFDA actually approved maggots as a "medical device." Lest we think that maggots will start reproducing and "taking over our body," the greenfly larvae (which are sterilized) are said to only be interested in the unhealthy tissue and would start eating each other before they went after healthy skin. If this works and does heal wounds faster, these little critters could be coming to a hospital near you. FYI: Everytime I think of maggots (which is not often), I think of that scene in Poltergeist where the researcher is in the kitchen and starts eating the chicken and when he looks in the mirror he sees it is covered with maggots. EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

That's all for now. More later.

paul