Bits of life through these blue eyes . .
Posted in Words of Wisdom on May 31st, 2007
I made this card for my friend Julie, the Mother of 3 beautiful little girls. She emailed me a few pictures of her girls on the beach during a recent vacation. This image reminded me of her girls. I think the quote fits it well. Technorati Tags: Innocence, quote, Kahil Gibran Powered by ScribeFire.
Posted in Health and wellness on May 30th, 2007
This story just makes my blood boil! Of course I’m talking about the man who has a drug resistant TB, also known as XDR TB. This form of TB is very rare and difficult to treat, resisting virtually all antibiotics according to the CDC. This strain of TB was first identified about 18 months ago [...]
Posted in Musings on May 25th, 2007
The poll results for, Do you read nutrition labels? almost always 54% almost never 8% sometimes 38% Thank you for answering to those who did. Don’t forget to answer the new poll on gas prices. I filled up 2 days ago and paid the most I have ever paid for gas, $3.58/gallon, ouch! How much [...]
Posted in Health and wellness on May 23rd, 2007
This has not been the greatest week thus far. I should have seen that forewarning on Sunday morning when I was so rudely awakened. How’s that expression go? “When life serves you lemons, make lemonade.” Well I think I am way past lemonade. This one is more appropriate, “when life serves you lemons, ask for [...]
Posted in Musings on May 20th, 2007
Sunday morning and sleeping peacefully. I’m nice and warm, it’s dark and dreary outside. What a good day to sleep in right? All of a sudden I hear a LOUD and I do mean loud truck. It sounded like a tanker actually, coming down the street and stopping in front of my house. I roll [...]
Posted in Health and wellness on May 17th, 2007
Most of my regular readers know I am pretty passionate about trans fats. I often posted updates at my old blog when a restaurant chain switched it’s cooking oil to trans fat free. Why are they so bad you ask? Because trans fats lower HDL (the good cholesterol) and raise LDL (bad cholesterol). That double [...]
Posted in Health and wellness on May 15th, 2007
Many of the news stories today reported, walk and lose weight at work. It seems a couple of researchers at the Mayo Clinic have designed what they call a ‘vertical workstation’, which is a standard desk fitted over a treadmill. Next these researchers persuaded 15 obese people to participate in this study. Their findings: Professor [...]
Posted in Computers and Internet on May 14th, 2007
Some of you may have noticed I changed the theme on my blog. What I like about the one I’m currently using is the option to add your own custom image. I’ve been using paintshop pro for several years and love making tags, stationery, etc that can used in email. So making a custom banner [...]
Posted in Politics on May 10th, 2007
From the Washington Post today: House Republican moderates, in a remarkably blunt White House meeting, warned President Bush this week that his pursuit of the war in Iraq is risking the future of the Republican Party and that he cannot count on GOP support for many more months. Question is will it do any good? [...]
Posted in Health and wellness on May 7th, 2007
In this months issue of my Nursing Journal there is an article which discusses, should families be present during resuscitation? It’s something you’ve probably never given much thought to other than hoping no one in your family ever needs be resuscitated! If you’re unfamiliar what actually goes on during a code medical shows such as [...]
