Monthly Archives: April 2008

To Tweet, Or Not To Tweet, That Is The Question

Via Earthdog, I read this piece on GapingVoid.com about why the author has quit Twitter. It gave me some food for thought. The conclusions of said thought are: The folks who are talking about how useless Twitter is seem to … Continue reading

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Review of The Forbidden Kingdom posted

Go read! You know you want to. :)

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Dethklok is touring again! BRUTAL!

Details here. I will be at the San Francisco show. WOO HOO!

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Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!

by Rosalind Joffe and Joan Friedlander I got this book through the LibraryThing early reviewer program. This is a must-read for women with autoimmune disease, especially if they are interested in being/staying employed. The text is a little too self-consciously … Continue reading

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Whoa.

A pro-forced-birth candidate for Senate has legally changed his name to Pro-Life and says he will run for Senate in every race until he’s elected. His platform is basically that he wants to get into Congress so he can introduce … Continue reading

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Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor Discusses her Stroke

This video is a must-see. It’s nearly 20 minutes long, but worth every minute. Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor woke up one morning to discover she was having a stroke. She discusses what the experience was like from the inside, knowing … Continue reading

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Healing the Child Within

By Charles L. Whitfield M.D. I wasn’t terribly impressed with this book, but it did give me some food for thought. It’s very compact, written concisely, and in a dry, non-engaging style. It was written 20 years ago and feels … Continue reading

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