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Low teens this morning and I'm not happy about it.

looks like the snow is going to miss us on the Cape, we get bone chilling high winds instead

And this:
https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-study-suggests-nose-picking-has-a-surprising-link-with-alzheimers

A recent study published in Molecular Nutrition & Food ResearchTrusted Source found that orange juice broadly affected genes involved in physiological activity related to heart health, inhibiting unwanted processes and promoting beneficial ones.

Orange juice dampened — or downregulated — hypertension (high blood pressure) genes. Hypertension can lead to stroke, heart attacks, and heart failure.

It did the same for inflammatory genes. Inflammation can lead to cardiac events by constricting and damaging blood vessels, as well as promoting the formation of dangerous plaque buildup.

At the same time, orange juice upregulated – promoted – the activity of genes responsible for metabolizing fat, helping the body process and store it more efficiently.

The study also found two body-type-dependent effects. Fat metabolism was particularly optimized by orange juice in people with overweight. People of normal weight saw a greater reduction in systemic inflammation.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/orange-juice-could-help-support-heart-health

My wife is sicker than I am right now, but she tested negative for The Rona so that's good.

She had me on a mission last night to test some DVDs that she picked up at a thrift store. I found that all three of my dedicated DVD players are broken, the USB DVD writable drive that I have can't keep up with the requirements to play a DVD on a PC, so then I started going through game consoles and piecing together what I need to play a DVD. I found out that the Wii u doesn't play DVDs, and that the console pad is dead. The old PS2 works though, once I found the controllers and pieced stuff back together. I might see if I can fix some of the DVD players in the Wii u console.

It's raging outside, just lost a large willow tree but it fell away from our cottage.