Health Discussions

The NY Times puts forward the following sob story: FLINT, Mich. — Carol Y. Vliet’s cancer returned with a fury last summer, the tumors metastasizing to her brain, liver, kidneys and throat. That's very bad, by the way. As she began a punishing regimen of chemotherapy and radiation, Mrs. Vliet found a measure...

This is a great article. Looking back over the last 10-20 years, it is amazing how quickly computers have changed our social interaction and our sense of self. Online Status Anxiety Posted on: March 15, 2010 2:12 PM, by Jonah Lehrer Now that the social web is maturing - the platforms have been winnowed down to a select few (Fac...

My time will be consumed with what REALLY MATTERS .... the NCAA March Madness Tourney. You can get a nice, simple, fast download (Excel) of the Tourney here; http://www.box.net/shared/py8ly1s8mg (just click on the Download button ... loads in about 3 seconds) My FF picks; East: West Viginia South: Baylor Midwest: Kansas ...

As a society, we seem to no longer value privacy. Our lives becoming an open book or in today’s world via 24 hr Twitter updates, Facebook updates, blogs, etc. We are our own social media reality show. We put our achievements and even some of our darkest moments out for anyone to read/see. When it comes to issues that really do...

I was just doing my usual browsing of the news this morning, and I stumbled on this wonderfully inspirational video. This is definitely a must see for people whom have issues with todays authority figures, especially if that authority is simply a jack-booted thug that won't come out of the closet until the stress of the job forc...

Buried within the first of the pile o' poop passed by Pelosi: funding for a National Database of our medical records. Anyone else remember that? Some folks raised a bit of a stink about it then, but of course the MSM downplayed it. The so-called Stimulus bill signed with a swagger by our current President creates and funds a run...

DEPRESSION'S DOOKIES Time to play "Turds of the Mind"! ewww, no! Let's play "Unspoken Assumptions" (same thing, less-ooky name). Is depression good for you, is it really a blessing in disguise? So posits "Depression's Upside" by Jonah Lehrer (Feb 28, The New York Times Magazine)...

The MSM says there are some angry Americans out there. Exactly HOW ANGRY are you? I’m not talking about frustration or despair. I’m talking flat out ANGER!!! In keeping with our color coded security scheme and the pilot who flew the plane into the IRS building; Core Breach Overload – I’m ready to fly! Someo...