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An Unhealthy Health Care Debate
I guess it was too much to ask that when the University of Washington School of Law decided to hold a roundtable debate on the Constitutionality of the Health Care Reform Act that they would actually have both sides of the argument represented, and that...
The Gipper Speaks Out on Socialized Medicine
Saw this posted on Facebook today by a close personal friend, thought I would share it with you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs
Happy Magic Day!
Ehrich Weiss, better known by his stage name Harry Houdini, died in a Detroit hospital on this day in 1926. A student asked Houdini if it was true that he could accept blows to the stomach without harm. Houdini said yes, and the student punched him in...
Remembering Sir Thomas Browne
On 19 October 1605, Sir Thomas Browne was born in London (coincidentally, he died on his 77th birthday on 19 October 1682). Trained as a physician, he was drawn to writing as much as he was to medicine. While he wrote a number of books, he is best known...
Heroes
The birthday list today includes three actors that suggested today's theme. Michael Douglas, son of another heroic figure, was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey on this day in 1944. Mark Hamill, Jedi knight Luke Skywalker, was born at Oakland, California...
Happy Birthday to Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby, Jr was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania on this day in 1937. How much introduction does Cos need? Bill dropped out of school in tenth grade to join the Navy, later got his high school diploma by correspondence and received his B.A...
Remembering Helen Keller
Helen Adams Keller was born at Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in 1880. She was a bright and attractive child until she fell sick at 19 months with "brain fever," now believed to have been meningitis. She wasn't expected to live, after recovering...
The Fountain of Youth in a Pill? – You decide…
For those who can’t see the video above, you can view it on Youtube, here .
Posted: 06-17-2009 15:08 by jim® | with 1 comment(s)
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DeLeesa is Home!
Greetings All ~ I wanted to let you all know that DeLeesa is home from the hospital, her prognosis is good, and although she will be on antibiotics for the next two weeks, and she still has one more surgery left, it feels great to have her home! Can you...
Posted: 06-12-2009 22:43 by jim® | with 8 comment(s)
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