I have been trying to eat and drink better lately… So I picked up some 7Up this past trip to the store to help curb my Soda/Caffeine Addiction… I have been seeing the commercials claiming it is “Now 100% Natural” — So I figured it’s be a good gateway Soda to curb my addiction.. So, What does 100% Natural Get you these days?

1. 140 Calories
2. 39g of Carbs
3. High Fructose Corn Syrup
4. Natural Citric Acid
5. Natural Potassium Citrate
6. Filtered Water
7. Contains No Juice

I was a bit confused about how this could be considered all natural, so I asked Wikipedia.. And it gave me an answer…

Labeling as “natural”

In May 2006, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) threatened to file a lawsuit against Cadbury Schweppes for labeling 7 Up as “All Natural”, despite containing high fructose corn syrup. While the FDA has no definition of “natural”, CSPI claims that HFCS is not a “natural” ingredient due to the high level of processing and the use of at least one genetically modified (GMO) enzyme required to produce it.[21] In May 2007, Cadbury Schweppes was still calling 7 Up “All Natural”.[22]

Snapple (another Cadbury-Schweppes brand) is well-known for being “all-natural,” but most varieties contain HFCS.

Read More Here.

In the wake of the VT tragedy, Gun Control is under fire again. The NY Times has actually done a very interesting piece outlining the origin of the 81 (avg) Gun related deaths every day. And it’s somewhat shocking to say the least.

Graphic Here.

About 38% are Murder.
Almost 45% are White Male Suicides.

I give it 6-Months until Bullets are required to come with “Surgeon General” like warning labels for Grief counseling. Or a 1-800 # for the suicide hotline…

Some cool links that involve good ol’ Orlando.

• New UCF Logo (Bleh)
• Orange County Police Scanner (Thanks Jeff!)
• Congrats to Zeus on getting married.

Some non Orlando based links links.

• Emurse Gets a Face lift
• Best Kitchen Gadget Ever!
• Tattoo Removal In NYC … In case anyone needs a Puma Removed …