But Jobs delayed surgery for at least nine months, making it “sound to assume that Mr. Jobs’ choice for alternative medicine has eventually led to an unnecessarily early death. via gawker.com I saw the headline “Steve Jobs Regretted Wasting Time o…
Bookmarking this for a Pride party sometime
via pinterest.com Found on Pinterest. So totally stealing this idea.
Lilies and babies and the circle of life
My great aunt Marie was my father’s mother’s older sister, and the only great aunt I’ve ever really known. As kids, my sister and brother and I used to stay with her or with my grandparents in the retirement home where they lived whenever my paren…
World, meet my great-nephew: Samuel Martin Vargas.
Taken at Swedish Covenant Hospital
I’m not rich and insane, so…
via holykaw.alltop.com Yeah, this was already shared on Holy Kaw so everyone’s already seen it, but it made me smile so I wanted it here too.
Warning: Real Life is Not Airbrushed
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A group of French politicians led by an expert on eating disorders wants to put warnings on airbrushed photo spreads in magazines as well as doctored shots in used in advertisements and packaging. Eva Herzigova was one of e…
On being in tune
Image by lowjumpingfrog via Flickr From an article on writing the perfect pop song in the Guardian: For Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch, songwriting is not a choice, but a therapeutic necessity. “When I’m not writing songs, it’s cryptic
John Irving at the Ryman Auditorium
John Irving at the Ryman Auditorium Originally uploaded by Kate O’ “Suppression is very American. … If you don’t like abortion, don’t have one. … Why should it matter to straight couples if gay couples get married?” – John Irving,
Reducing eco-impact in the daily commute
I want to reduce my gas consumption and my carbon footprint. But little by little, I’m getting talked out of my bike commuting plans. Several people in the past few weeks have expressed concern over the lack of shoulder in
Sad news about Karsten’s dad
Karsten’s father passed away yesterday. He was 84, and he’d been dealing with a variety of illnesses including emphysema (despite having never smoked a day in his life) and prostate cancer (which he beat — it was the treatment that