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Curry for Brain Health
Don't you just love it when things you like to eat turn out to be good for you? Turmeric is a spice commonly found in Indian curries and...
sursumcorda, 5 January 2005 |
Geography Olympics
Yee-Ha! I just pushed Florida past Wisconsin to take over the #33 spot in the Geography Olympics . Pennsylvania (#31) here we come!...
Christmas Morning
Many churches have early evening "family services" on Christmas Eve, so that young children don't have to stay up for...
Christmas Eve
'Tis the final day of Advent, and family is gathered around. Tonight we hear the penultimate story from Jotham's Journey , which we...
A Sad State of Affairs, Indeed
News reports are trumpeting findings which, if true, show that our society has fallen even lower than I had thought. A study of almost...
Mothers Will Not Be Bullied!
We have a friend who just delivered her third child after two previous Caesarean sections that followed non-progressive labors....
More Good News about Chocolate
A study in London showed that chocolate is a more effective cough medicine than those terrible-tasting syrups, and has fewer side...
Prepare for Your Thanksgiving Feast—Sleep!
Worried about putting on extra pounds with upcoming holiday feasting? Remember what your mom always told you, and be sure to get...
The WMAG Is One Year Old Today!
One year ago today we were basking in the sun of an unusually warm November day, and in the healing joy of the birth of a beautiful,...
Reverse Medical Missionaries
A technique for protecting premature infants , developed in Colombia because of a shortage of incubators, is proving so effective that...
Microsoft's New Search Engine
Microsoft is challenging Google with its new search engine , now in beta form. I'll admit to a prejudice against Microsoft because it...
Veterans Day
There are many ways to serve one's country besides military service, but today we honor those who have given the extraordinary service of...
Brrr!
I know this will not impress you Northerners, but I'll tell the story anyway. When I jumped into the pool today, I thought that the...
Walking Up and Down
An Austrian study of the benefits of walking is both encouraging and perplexing. During the four-month study, 45 healthy adults...
Florida—Bad for Your Health?
Florida is being labeled as an unhealthy state , ranking 42nd in a study by the United Health Foundation . On looking further into...
Homeschooling in Pennsylvania
Homeschooling is legal in Pennsylvania, but the regulations imposed on homeschooling families are among the strictest in the nation....
Breastfeeding and Arthritis
Researchers at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital found yet another health benefit of breastfeeding , this time for mothers. Women...
John Kerry and the Boston Red Sox
It appears that Boston could not have two big winners this year. If they could have chosen, I wonder how many would have traded the Red...
George W. Bush's First Critical Act
John Kerry has conceded, and President Bush is expected to declare his victory. That speech will be the first critical act of his...
Election Advice—for Your Health!
Cast your vote, then "cast your cares on the Lord, and he will sustain you" (Psalm 55:22). As close as this election is, we can...
A Democrat's Choice for Bush
Thus far I have tried to remain fairly nonpartisan in my political commentary, but the time has come to take a stand. I have been a...
Voting in Florida
As I have written previously , I believe that Florida's voting procedures in 2000 were as fair and accurate as any in the country, and...
Quick Tourist's Conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius
This is for my dear friends who will soon be travelling to Spain: When I was in elementary school, we were taught, drilled and tested...
Bush's Battle of the Bulge
Get your news first, from Crickler ! Their nifty little puzzles often alert me to interesting news stories, which I follow up with...
Apology to IE Users
I do all my blog work in Firefox , and my secondary browser of choice is Netscape , so I didn't realize the site is fouled up in...