On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:31:45 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:14:57 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>
>>> Study finds beer is good for your bones: Light-colored ales most effective
>>> against osteoporosis
>>>
>>> BY Rosemary Black
>>> DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
>>>
>>> Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 12:58 PM
>>
>>> <http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle...09_study_finds
>>> _beer_is_good_for_your_bones_lightcolored_ales_mos t_effective_against.html>
>>
>>Color me skeptical. Silicon is not exactly scarce. Most dirt and rocks
>>are made out of silicon dioxide. Silicon is a nutrient mostly for
>>plants and lower animals, like diatoms:
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon
>>
>>A Google search on "silicon nutrient" turns up references mostly to
>>plants (as in growing plants, not eating them), with references to
>>humans from the "health nut" people.
>
> Hey, don't rain on my parade! I was getting ready to find a tag line
> extolling the virtues of beer.

go ahead and have your parade, sf, even if it doesn't march in a straight
line.

your pal,
blake