Category: Health
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It feels like Friday
Which means that since it got dark a few hours ago, I’ve felt like it’s Shabbat and I shouldn’t blog until after… but it’s not Shabbat, it’s Erev Thanksgiving, and there’s nothing to prevent me from writing, using the computer, etc. Jenn spent much of the day cooking and baking for Thanksgiving, which we’ll be…
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Two things that could change the world
1. I’m on Rabbi David Wolpe‘s weekly d’var Torah email list. He can say more with fewer words than almost anyone I’ve ever met. Anyway, a few days ago I received a special message from him: Below is a mitzvah of worldwide significance. This program, which involves all faiths and nations, is an attempt to…
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Surprise! You’re the guest of honor/keynote speaker tonight!
When we walked in to the UCSD Faculty Club tonight for the San Diego Blood Bank‘s Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Donor Appreciation Dinner, we were excited to be back at this moving event, this time without our daughter, who was with us last year at the tender age of 6 weeks. Little did I know that…
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Another worthy webcomic
Technically, Last Kiss is also a traditional comic, since it appears weekly in the Seattle Times, but John Lustig deserves the recognition anyway. He also distributes bonus strips via his email list, and his “gimmick,” if I may call it that, is a hoot: Sure it’s schlock! But… In late 1987, Charlton Comics was selling…
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Quality time, and Spider-Man 3 pre-review
We spent time tonight with E and S, good friends with whom we have a weekly dinner, rotating between our two houses. We were scheduled to go up to their house, but S called to let us know their laundry machine is on the fritz again, so we switched the date to our place, and…
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How to forget about your daily troubles in 3 easy days
OK, actually they’re 3 rather hard days, either of walking 60 miles (about 20 miles each day) or working as a volunteer to support the thousands of people walking, but getting involved in the Breast Cancer 3Day does make it easy to forget about the mundane things that we usually think are so hard and…
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The 3Day, Opus 5
In our first year of marriage, we chose a “cause” and joined a massive community of people working to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. The Breast Cancer 3Day 60-Mile Walk benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure has played an important part in our lives ever since. I’ve been a proud Gear &…
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Why I’m never buying bottled water again, and why you shouldn’t either
Since I’ve been following No Impact Man for a while, I was primed for this, but there were still some severely sobering facts in this that managed to stun me. Take some time to read and react to The Truth About Bottled Water. Highlights: Except for this: Bottled water is often simply an indulgence, and…
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In case you missed it…
Here’s that local news piece about my meeting with Phyllis in May. And yes, I’m really still working on writing the story.
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Lights, love, and life
This was the culmination of an amazing few days spent in the company of the woman who received my bone marrow donation almost two years ago (story to follow). The San Diego skyline from Coronado