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January 05, 2005
The Future
Christian Science Monitor is thinking about the future of the everyday: the future of love and marriage and the future of homes and housing are my favorites. In the latter, Sarah Susanka (she of The Not-So-Big House fame), claims that "People are going to recognize that the McMansions ... of today are going to be traded in for something that's more tailored. It will be a little smaller, because people are already really "getting" that square footage doesn't make them feel better...." I wonder if that's true; I haven't seen any signs of it--but I know when I see "big," I think "man, that would take a lot of cleaning."
Also, for fellow fans of essential oils (I'm pretty much an addict), one possiblity for their future is curtailing hospital bacteria: "Tests revealed that three essential oils killed MRSA and E. coli as well as many other bacteria and fungi within just two minutes of contact. The oils can easily be blended and made into soaps and shampoos which could be used by hospital staff, doctors and patients in a bid to eradicate the spread of these deadly `super bugs'." I wish they would say which three oils. . . Also note that according to one of these researchers, "'We are having problems finding this funding because essential oils cannot be patented as they are naturally occurring, so few drug companies are interested in our work as they do not see it as commercially viable. Obviously, we find this very frustrating as we believe our findings could help to stamp out MRSA and save lives."
Posted by Miki at January 5, 2005 10:55 AM