"John Fereira" wrote in message
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"Railtramp" wrote in news:1137549981.165531.81630
@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Mothra wrote:
Hmmmm. The Vagus nerve connection is INTERESTING. I do know that
there are implantable Vagus Nerve stimulators which are used for some
neurologic conditions. The company that makes the implantable
stimulator was getting ready to apply to the FDA for medical device
usage for depression since it has a nice side effect as per mood.
However, during that time a guy in Frederick County, Maryland (where I
used to live) was stimulating his Vagus while driving and caused a
major car accident killing 5, and that skuttled all plans for the
depression indication with the FDA.

I have met one paddler who drowned, and was successfully recussitated
after 8 minutes. He described drowning as "euphoric" and said he
"would do it everyday" except the recovery in the hospital was painful
and quite unpleasant. Wonder if that could be the Vagus Nerve effect?

Hey, this thead is fun. Just like the rbp heyday!

Mothra

Hey Mothra!

Nice to see a familiar name show up. RBP was hot for a while, quite
frequently earning a column in some of the paddling rags And every
once in a while, some direct quotes from this group would show up in a
book.

I also have it on good authority that internationally recognized trade
magazine editors read the group from time to time, solicitor authors of
postings here to write an article for their magazine. (See Sea Kayaker,
Feb. 2005)

Oh yeah? Its been a desire of mine for many years to get printed in a trade
magazine; even better yet to get paid something for it. You'd think after
all these years of river stories, someone would have contacted me...

HEY, MAGAZINE EDITORS!! I'M HERE, READY AND WILLING!

--riverman