Mosquito Reppellent Experiments Installment 1

I hate mosquitoes, but they love me. My blood must send out signals "filet mignon with shallots… over here!". I say this having many a time experienced walking with family or friends who return home unbitten, and I am covered in red bites, even wearing bug spray. Those insidious mosquitoes will defy poison to bit me even when non-poisoned humans are right next to me! I need to level the playing field. I need to be brought down to “fast-food-hamburger” status. Here’s the idea: try out every option I can find until something that isn’t horribly disfiguring works.

The fist candidate: Cutter 40% DEET lotion. I call it Superdeath. I bought a tube for $6.

Pros: works pretty good. It is a lotion, brilliant! It stays on a long time.

Cons: well, its 40% DEET which even wikipedia says it inhibits the central nervous system of mammals, thanks, Cutter, but when I want to inhibit my brain, I use ethanol.
Also, $6 a tube! A big tube, but still… c’mon!
It stays on a long time: after hours outside, a swim, a shower, a night of sleep I could still smell it on my skin.

Conclusion: With great power comes great responsibility. Not for everyday use, but definitely for hiking or camping, or yardwork in a swamp.
The second candidate: homeopathic, and tasty… Garlic!

A new endeavor...

I am trying to obtain a critical mass of posts. If you are reading this, and there is something you are interested in, please inform, and I will prioritize accordingly.
I have had the following experiences to draw upon:
grow up in a small town
educated as a chemist
educated in a very liberal town
built a potato cannon (among other backyard ballistic devices)
experiment with cultures and antiseptics on molds, yeasts, various fungi
make wine from grapes and fresh juice.
worked in a winery
photographed a lot in my younger years
drive a boat (and cosmetic repairs to fiberglass motorboats)
fishing on Lake George, NY
intimate knowledge of viscosity measurement of non-newtonian fluids, and conductivity meters
rusty knowledge of organic and organo-metallic chemistry
candlemaking
science fair projects
extensive research into the following foods:
perfect low fat banana bread recipe
fudgy brownies
no-trans-fat pie crust
gluten free pasta making
hudson valley pizza quest
sausage soup
New Paltz, NY dining options
Shawangunk Wineries' wines
literarily: the "Bitten" collection of books, the "Dark Tower" series, The Biochemical Machine
2009 adventures in container gardening in upstate NY