Yes, You ARE A Lemming

Raise your hand if your mother ever asked teenaged-you “Just because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t mean you have to – what if everyone was running off a cliff – would you?”

Is there anyone who didn’t raise their hand? Well, much as it sticks in the craw (or is that beak?) the fact […]

Dino Grand Rounds

If you closed your eyes and imagined the voice of last living dinosaur, how would he sound? Witty (because how else could he have survived this long?), insightful (given all the changes he’s seen), and cranky (nuff said). In other words, entertaining. You get all this and more at Musings of A Dinosaur – subtitled […]

Dog Lost – Dog Found

Ever stand in front of the bulletin board at the local coffee shop and see two side by side notes tacked up with pushpins? Dog Lost. Dog Found. Makes you want to call both and let them know things would work out much better if they just got together and compared info. Similar things happen […]

The Greatest Drug In the World Is…FREE!

More exciting news on the cancer front. How would you like it if someone told you there is a drug available to you free – and this drug is not just any drug. This drug is associated with a massive decrease in breast cancer, prostate cancer, autoimmune diseases (including juvenile diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and […]

Lace Up! It’s a Girl Thing

Great news! Researchers have discovered that regular exercise for teens can reduce the risk of breast cancer later in life – especially the more-aggressive, usually-harder-to-treat, pre-menopausal kind of breast cancer. How much exercise are we talking about? Not an extreme athlete kind. The study found the lowest risk among girls who did 3 and 1/4 […]

Recipe for Disaster

I found out from the media that I have Godlike powers, given to me by a federal commission. Someone, however, apparently forgot to tell my children – I specifically commanded Grace to eat her breakfast, but then, less than three minutes later, I found her plate on the floor with the dog licking it. Perhaps […]