Beer: It does a body good.

A group of students at Rice University are working on incorporating resveratrol (the component of red wine that gives it its heart healthy qualities) into beer. The chemical is odorless and tasteless, thus not affecting the beverage's taste. They hope to create a beer that mimics wine's anti-aging, heart disease fighting, cancer prevention qualities.

Read the article here.

NBA Fantasy Draft

I am pretty pleased with how my NBA Fantasy Draft turned out today. I took a few risks with some rookies but I think overall my roster is decent. Here it is:

Guards:
-Baron Davis, LA Clippers
-Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics
-O.J. Mayo, Memphis Grizzlies
-Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls

Forwards:
-Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
-Corey Maggette, Golden State Warriors
-Ron Artest, Houston Rockets
-Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves

Center:
-Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland Cavaliers

G-F-C:
-Jordan Farmar, LA Lakers

Reserves:
-Delonte West, Cleveland Cavaliers
-Joe Alexander, Milwaukee Bucks
-Anotonio McDyess, Detroit Pistons

Debate 1- Testicular Fortitude

I'm a little late on this but I just watched the first Obama-McCain debate tonight and I was gonna comment on how Jim Lehrer (sp?) encouraged them to engage each other and McCain didn't even look at Obama. Then I read this week's Newsweek (also behind the times) and come to find out that McCain's advisers urged him not to look at Obama for fear that it might "unnerve him" (McCain). Seriously, this is a nationally televised presidentail debate. Grow some balls?