I found out something recently that was, to me, a huge revelation. I have MISSING sesamoid bones in my big toes. Let me hasten to assure you, it's not due to my clumsy nature that caused me to misplace them somewhere.  I was just never born with them.  I was told by my podiatrist that … Continue reading Vietnamese Toes

(Continued from Old Dude's Rice Innuendo 1) Four years ago, Old Dude told me not to forget the rice origins so I could understand the past.  I took his advice seriously and dug around until I found the studies for ancient rice, listing Oryza rufipogon as the most likely suspect for the domestication of rice. … Continue reading Old Dude’s Rice Innuendo 2: Vietica Rice