Coupled with previous studies, findings suggest treatments for autism Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans, a team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found differences in the activation and synchronization of brain networks between people with autism and those without it. These findings could yield strategies for treating […]
Daddy Update
Thank you SO much for all the prayers, good thoughts, and energy you sent. Daddy doesn’t seem to have had a heart attack, but it’s likely there’s some kind of blockage. He refused to be admitted—against all advice, pleading from all of us, etc. He goes back in the morning for a fasting cholesterol test and a […]
Prayer/Energy Request
I just got a call from Mom saying that Daddy is in the ER. He started having chest pains while at lunch, so he drove himself there. I’m on the way across town now. Current Mood: :-(worried
Don’t Forget!
It’s International Buy Nothing Day. Don’t go to the malls or outlet stores! Stay home, or go to work if you must. Enjoy your family. Decorate for whatever winter holiday you observe, if any. Rest up and digest Thanksgiving dinner. Make something yourself. NOTE: Yep, I was ahead by a few days. I figure two […]
I’m a “Push” Kinda Girl
With technology, anyway. I just don’t remember to go check up on most websites. Looking at my LJ friends list is fairly habitual, but that’s about it. I did subscribe to lots of syndicated feeds, but they just cluttered up my friends page. Since most of them only gave me a title and a few “teaser” […]
Damn, I’m Boring
Looking back at my recent entries, I find that I have a very boring life. I natter on about household stuff, little daily incidents that are part of the business of life. My family, the critters, etc. I post news stories, quotes, and poetry that are more compelling than what I write myself. Yes, there was a […]
QOTD: Bertrand Russell
After seeing a whole mess of quotes from Russell today, I found myself unable to choose just one. These are the ones that hit me most strongly. Current Mood: 🤔thoughtful
Ancient Software Help
Daddy wants me to find “that script font that came with WordPerfect.” He has no idea what the name of the font is, only that it came with the version of WP for Windows that he has on diskettes somewhere. I have WP for Windows 6.1, and installed it in hopes of helping him. There […]
This is Scary
Justice Scalia Rejects Separation of Church and State New York — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Monday that a religion-neutral government does not fit with an America that reflects the belief in God in everything from its money to its military. “I suggest that our jurisprudence should comport with our actions,” Scalia […]
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