Words to Ponder
We have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life rather than diminishing human suffering.
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. -Eric Hoffer
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. -Anaïs Nin
Obesity Tsunami
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980. Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of U.S. medical spending or an estimated $147 billion a year.
Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year.
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
An Early Thanksgiving Post
Wow what a busy week this has been getting ready to leave tomorrow. This trip has a lot of logistics to work out, flying/driving and involves packing for 4 different locations and weather! From snow in Michigan, to 70’s in … Continue reading
Always a Mom
What a nasty day here! I never would have left the warmth of my home had I not needed milk (or drink my coffee black tomorrow morning). I opted for pulling out the boots, warming up the vehicle and making … Continue reading
New Rules Patriot Edition | Nov 14 2008 | Bill Maher
Last night was the HBO Real Time season finale with Bill Maher. He ends with his new rules. If you are easily offended than you probably don’t want to watch.
Smokers continue to decline
I was surprised last night while preparing dinner and listening to the NBC Evening News that the percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes has fallen below 20% for the first time since at least the mid-1960s. The CDC says in … Continue reading
A Week Later
Sorry for my absence but boy what a week it was! The end to the nastiest election I have seen in my lifetime. We had a few days to bask in the victory of President Elect Obama, and watch the … Continue reading
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Fitting Quote on Election Day
"I look forward to a great future for America, a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose. . . . And I … Continue reading
I’m Not Making This Up
The night before the election the phone is ringing and the flyers are being delivered. On the Democratic side the phone calls are from a real person and the flyer put on the front door handle is hung by a … Continue reading
The Cellphone Effect
I nabbed this from Nate Silver over at FiveThirtyEight if you haven’t checked out his site you should, Electoral Projections done right. These are Barack Obama’s leads in the likely voter models presently included in the Real Clear Politics average, … Continue reading
Extra Sleep Heart Healthy
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back tonight, it’s heart healthy. Turning your clock back on Sunday may be good for your heart. Swedish researchers looked at 20 years of records and discovered that the number of heart attacks dipped … Continue reading
