Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Quick stop in Macon, GA

On my way to Robins AFB for business, I got hungry so I stopped in Macon for lunch. I knew there was a vegan restaurant there and I wanted to try it out, especially since I probably wouldn't get to be vegan much of the rest of the week.

It's a nice little place. I opted for the buffet, so I could try several different dishes. I don't know if it was because I ate from the buffet or because I've been eating more raw recently, but everything seemed very soft to me, as in well-cooked, maybe over-cooked. If I can, I'll try their Warner Robins location this week which doesn' have a buffet and see if the texture is different.

Other than the "mushiness," I liked the food, especially the fake chicken. Nothing in the buffet was spicy, even though it looked like it. If I weren't trying to eat less spicy food, I would have been disappointed. The ginger beer was good, though. It's homemade and I was warned it was very strong. Maybe it's very strong for a typical american, but for someone like me who orders food hot at Asian and Indian restaurants, it was the flavor I was looking for! I thought it was just right.

Below are some pictures of the Macon Eden'z Vegetarian Restaurant.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Polonium Halos: Evidence of an Instantaneous Creation

We heard Robert Gentry speak at Reaching Hearts International and the University of Maryland last week. He is a world renowned nuclear physicist.

The most interesting part of his lecture was about polonium halos. They are present in granite rock from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The half life of polonium is so small... Like seconds (or maybe less) that a "slow cooling" rock like granite should not contain polonium halos. Well, Robert Gentry found the polonium halos in the granite... Which could be formed if the granite cooled instantly. So, the halos are evidence of an instant creation.

His website: http://www.halos.com