Monthly archive: October, 2010

I have wanted an inversion table for the longest time. Ever since I first saw one, over 20 years ago, I just knew my back and hips would feel divine if I could only hang upside down for a few minutes a day.

Most of us remember the periodic table from our high school or college science class. It was that castle-like chart with all the numbers and odd letters our instructors allowed us to access during exams; the one Sam Kean, author of The Disappearing Spoon, reminds us was “less than frickin’ helpful” even if we could look at it.

One thing about living at the end of the road: the chances of finding anyone who knows what they are talking about is nil, so you quickly learn to be your own techie.