Kindness Alert, Animal Garden, Alcohol versus Age

Are we being a "Pollyanna" to want the world to be kinder? For a summer and fall of kindness, tune in. In the plant world, botanists and taxonomists who name plants also look to the realm of animals using zoographical Latin or Greek-based names for various genera and species. Sometimes a part of the plant will remind them of an animal, or sometimes it is the marketing department of a plant breeder that comes up with the fun, and often humorous name for a new cultivar. What animals are growing in your garden? As we age, our bodies cannot process alcohol as well as we may have when we were younger. Our ability to perceive the effects of booze diminishes after 50. Our bodies dehydrate more quickly and drinking more water doesn't help. Learn what you need to do to stay sober while enjoying a drink!