Pandemic

Everyone is worried about avian flu, but it looks like death by childhood disease instead. Once one of these mutates, we will all be in trouble. The word is if you were born between 1957 and the late 60s, your measles immunization wasn’t all that effective. Oops.

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Our Stories, Mythology in the Making

Discovering Christina Baldwin’s book *Storycatcher* sparked a realization about why we blog: story is all we truly leave behind. Heirlooms fade, but our narrative—beginning, middle, and end—assigns meaning to our lives. By sharing our stories, we restore hope, connect with others, and preserve our legacy for future generations.

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A List Apart: Articles: 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web

I was cleaning up my bookmark list this morning and what usually happens when I try happened. I followed an old link that crashed. Then in trying to find a

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Why the National Guard?

From The Washington Post Editorial, May 17, 2006 “Why the National Guard?: “Disingenuously, Mr. Bush declared in his address that ‘we have enough Guard forces to win the war on

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Unseasonable Spring

I was sitting at the kitchen table this morning with the doors and windows open enjoying our unseasonably cool morning, answering email and reading the daily news and views (as

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Our Government At Work

The Carpetbagger Report “The Washington Post ran an interesting chart this week that every Democrat should memorize. It shows your annual savings under the latest Republican tax cut. Here are the

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