Scratch That Itch

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Urushiol (pronounced yer-OO-shee-all) is the oil produced by plants like poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac that can result in itchy skin. Sounds like a Pokemon character. And, since the word stems from “urushi” or “lacquer tree” in Japanese, an urushiol Pokemon doesn’t seem that far fetched.

About the author

Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was an American writer and socialite. She was the eldest child of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and his only child with his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. Longworth led an unconventional and controversial life. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth III, a Republican Party leader and 38th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and her only child, Paulina, was from her affair with Senator William Borah.