January 2009
30 posts
New Years Eve, Slow News Day Links
A few links that caught my interest today:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2008/12/overweight_and_undernourished.cfm
From the Economist: “It is ironic; poverty in Western countries has become associated with obesity rather than malnourishment. Could it be malnourishment and obesity often co-exist?“
I notice this a lot when I’m in small towns.
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December 2008
2 posts
7 tags
2008: My Year in Review
2008. “The best of times, the worst of times,” to quote Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan paraphrasing Dickens. To inaugurate my new blog, I thought I’d take a backward look at the last 364 days.
Harper Grace Harred born January 27, 2008. Her arrival defined my year, and I imagine the rest of my life. Nothing prepared me for the daily joy of watching her grow up, or the grief of...
Times are hard and non-profits need help more than ever. More than a few have lost the large corporate gifts they depend on each year. As we close out 2008, here are some non-profits that I care about and that you might consider for donations.
BAD RAP (http://www.badrap.org) An organization dedicated to Pit Bull rescues and education. They rescued and rehabbed more than a dozen of the dogs...