TMI + PSA

I ordered Yoga for a Healthy Menstrual Cycle from the library. Today, I am astounded at how good I feel. Yes, I'm on a too-high dose of Advil, as usual, but I don't usually feel this good on a too-high dose of Advil.

See also: placebo effect, not a random sample, etc. But I thought I would throw that out there in case it might be useful to anyone.

Linkage

Are we ready yet to let a historian claim that English is a Celtic language with Germanic words?

English is usually described as a Germanic language with lots of Latinate words (mostly via French); linguists usually claim that the Celtic languages had no influence on English at all. But is that really so? J.R.R. Tolkien, among others, claimed not. An intriguing theory--it appeals to me!

Global warming skeptic Ronald Bailey changes his mind in the face of the evidence.