Hard Rain –Tony Hoagland From Hard Rain: A Chapbook After I heard It’s a Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall played softly by an accordion quartet through the ceiling speakers at the Springdale Shopping Mall, I understood there’s nothing we can’t pluck…
Two Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to dragontdc and einatlanta!
Welcome Aboard!
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at what truthful in-flight announcements might sound like. Your life-jacket can be found under your seat, but please do not remove it now. In fact, do not bother to look for it at all.…
Ford fattens computer models
According to http://ergoweb.com/, the models, which are used in the design of the passenger area of Ford’s vehicles, are “chunkier” than previous models, to allow for “a bigger belly and wider hips.” The company recognized it is harder to sit…
Maybe I should watch the video
Happy Birthday!
jenngbob, I hope you’re having a splendiferous day!
Poetry: Coconut
Coconut –Paul Hostovsky From Bird in the Hand Bear with me I want to tell you something about happiness it’s hard to get at but the thing is I wasn’t looking I was looking somewhere else when my son found…
I’m a Student! But Still a Crip, Too
Well, I’m officially in school and off to a running limping start. I made it to my statistics class on Tuesday, but only after a nasty fall. I was only about 20 minutes late, and the professor was more than…
Spain bans unhealthily thin models
In a very unpopular move, Spain has banned appearances by fashion models who’s body mass index is too low. Italy is considering following suit. The language in the legislation makes it clear that the purpose of the ban is to…
Traveling Tips
I had to share this excellent post on Surviving Travel and Conference from Indie Guzman-Cooper, RN writing at WebMD. She provides a great checklist of things she did to prepare for the trip, as well as other bits of wisdom,…