Today, Dr. Donnica Moore was on The View and the topic was preventing bone loss in women.  One of the ladies asked her about the recommendation that women should get a bone scan at age 30 as a baseline, since bone loss can start that early.
She replied that she agrees with that recommendation, but with [...]

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I am not trying to be snarky; this is pretty serious.  There is a reason that experience matters.
Allies of Mr Obama say his weary appearance in the Oval Office with Mr Brown illustrates the strain he is now under, and the president’s surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.
What exactly did [...]

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The White House on Wednesday admitted that their public comments about conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh and cable news personalities in recent days has been “counterproductive.”
Counterproductive?  That’s not quite the word I would use.
This Rush Limbaugh episode is pretty disturbing.  Even though the White House is trying to be dismissive and even claim that President [...]

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Charity on February 20th, 2009

Great.  Infinite monkey theorem is now racist.
Is there anything we can say anymore?
Hope and change in Obama’s post-racial America!
I wonder what will happen to our cultural literacy with all of these banned phrases.  I once saw someone taken to task on a blog over the phrase, “beyond the pale.”  As in, it’s racist.  I kid [...]

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Charity on February 10th, 2009

Last night, I went to set up the VCR to record “24″ (I know, I live in the stone age) and caught the last few minutes of President Obama’s press conference.
Thanks to the wonders of the amazing internet workers, I was able to find a YouTube clip of the segment I saw.

NPR’s Mara Liasson asked [...]

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Charity on January 30th, 2009

He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.
That was David Axelrod on why President Barack “Shared Sacrifice” Obama has the heat cranked in the Oval Office, so much so that he needed to remove his suit coat.
You could not grow orchids in here, that’s for sure.  I keep the thermostat at a sultry [...]

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Charity on January 23rd, 2009

From the Times Online (UK):
Missiles fired from suspected US drones killed at least 15 people inside Pakistan today, the first such strikes since Barack Obama became president and a clear sign that the controversial military policy begun by George W Bush has not changed.
Security officials said the strikes, which saw up to five missiles slam [...]

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Charity on January 21st, 2009

Can I just say, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
This clip from the Daily Show is so hilarious.
I wondered how long it would take before someone pointed out that they are saying the same things. I must admit, though, less time than I thought.
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