NewMexiKen: 2008 May 02

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Friday, May 2, 2008

Why we like red or green

NewMexiKen found this in a 1992 New Yorker article about chiles and New Mexican cuisine.

According to scientists who have studied the effects of fiery food, a very hot chili sends the nervous system into a state of panic, and the brain reacts by flooding the distressed nerve endings with endorphins, which are the body’s natural painkillers—a sort of friendly morphine. The sudden shot of endorphins is what transforms the pang of hot food into pleasure, and also what makes it considerably more tolerable after the first few bites.

The article, by Jane and Michael Stern, is not available online.

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Filed under Albuquerque & New Mexico and Food, Drink & Health on May 2, 2008

Pick One

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Filed under Humor and Politics & Elections on May 2, 2008

Factoid of the day

During one of the most difficult periods in the presidency of Bill Clinton, he addressed a group of clerics at an annual prayer breakfast in September 1998 just as the Starr report outlining his dalliance with Monica Lewinsky was about to be published.

Among those in attendance, was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. …

The Caucus

There’s even of photo of Wright and President Clinton.

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Filed under Politics & Elections on May 2, 2008