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July 2009 Blog Posts (195)

Get Ready! Watershed Event in Mercury Fillings History: An Update from Charles G Brown, Nat'l Counsel, Consumers for Dental Choice

Watershed event in history of mercury fillings coming this week

The turning point of our movement comes this week. Because of our landmark lawsuit, the U.S

Food and Drug Administration must now set the ground-rules for the use of mercury fillings, an

action that agency refused to take for 30 years until we filed the case of Moms Against Mercury et

al. v. Von Eschenbach.

Due to our years of work -- your work, my work, this movement’s work -- our moment has… Continue

Added by OCNaturalDoc on July 28, 2009 at 11:24am — 1 Comment

The Losses of Growing Older

There is nothing that gets you feeling more nostalgic than cleaning out the attic. I was cleaning out my attic the other day and I came across a box with maternity items in it including a brochure about breastfeeding and a well used manual breast pump. There were also maternity clothes, a few bibs, and a "boo-boo bunny" fashioned out of a washcloth. I held the bunny to my cheek. I had never used it with my children as it had been held captive all these years in this box. Then there was the bag… Continue

Added by synchronicity on July 28, 2009 at 7:35am — 2 Comments

The End Of White Guilt?

Something strange is happening in America. For the first time, a white man is standing up to a black man's charge of racism. And he is being supported by his employer. In another first, the media coverage of this event is not employing the time worn premise that only whites can be racist.

For those of you who may have missed the unrelenting 24/7 media coverage of the latest racial tempest in a teapot, the basic facts: A white policeman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the alert for 2… Continue

Added by Nancy Morgan on July 28, 2009 at 3:38am — 3 Comments

Have you seen the news - July 27, 2009

So if you live in the north east you may have seen the news - or maybe not, but it seems there were some interesting events on the interstate in both New York and Vermont this weekend. Never mind the sink hole that opened up and is expected to be fixed by Tuesday, it didn't swallow anything noteworthy.

O wait. That in itself is noteworthy. Someone should send the state cop who spotted it a note of thanks, just for paying attention. I mean, really. Can you imagine driving into a giant… Continue

Added by ZenDog on July 27, 2009 at 6:24pm — 4 Comments

Prepare for a Challenging Future

Complacency in America is coming to an end. Those who are complacent will not fare well through coming economic, cultural and political turmoil, as they will be forced to adapt and learn new skills. People who are adaptable, self-reliant and determined will find plenty of success in whatever follows our nation's upcoming changes.

You have more options than you may think. You are not stuck in any particular job or health status. You can change your circumstances by making new,… Continue

Added by OCNaturalDoc on July 27, 2009 at 2:31pm — 11 Comments

Why Are We Here?

So we were lying on our backs on the grass in the park next to our hamburger wrappers, my 14-year-old son and I, watching the clouds loiter overhead, when he asked me, "Dad, why are we here?"

And this is what I said.

"I've thought a lot about it, son, and I don't think it's all that complicated. I think maybe we're here just to teach a kid how to bunt, turn two and eat sunflower seeds without using his hands."

"We're here to pound the steering wheel and scream… Continue

Added by Bill on July 27, 2009 at 11:54am — 1 Comment

Would You Be Friends With Your Psychiatrist?

I started seeing a new psychiatrist about two weeks ago. His name is Abbas Jama, MD. He is a black Muslim from the African country of Somalia. He's very bright, with a research orientation. I admire his work. He was a research fellow at the University of Maryland School of Medicine doing research on the genetics of schizophrenia. Dr. Jama is the type of person I would like to have as a friend. I think we would get along very well. I like few people. I have no feelings about most people, and… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on July 27, 2009 at 9:55am — 8 Comments

Your Health Care Plan

Did you know you have near-total control over your own health? It's true.

Why wait for the government to mandate a new system of forced care coverage at rip off prices?

Create your own health care plan today by upgrading your diet, boosting your exercise and making high quality lifestyle choices.

Added by OCNaturalDoc on July 27, 2009 at 9:00am — 9 Comments

Sunday

Looking thru my posts and blogs..well lets just say some involve the sipping of the Red..lol..well I'm here to say I can really shake it down..oh wait..that is a song..I am here to say . hey it is Sunday and I am sober and on the blog thingy..so to all my friends who have put up with the rants and raves of a lonely tired...Redhead...lol..I say thanks buds!!! just me getting through life...love you guy..even though I still haven't gotten the hang of this place yet! glad for my buds!!! and I say… Continue

Added by Redwine on July 26, 2009 at 5:10pm — No Comments

JOSE JAMES:A JAZZ VOCALIST THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

I spent several hours in search of new music. There are new and emerging artist that are producing extrodinary work.

Jose James is truly a musical gem. This man has a really nice jazz vocal style. He is from NYC. I've been listening to his body of available work. He really deserves to be in the public eye.

Little Bird by Jose James

Visions of Violet by Jose James…

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Added by msladydeborah on July 26, 2009 at 1:25pm — 1 Comment

Is It Appropriate to Tell a Blogger What He or She Can Write?

The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. A type of… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on July 26, 2009 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments

On Wagner, Brahms, and The TBD Blog

In her diary entry for February 3, 1879, Cosima Wagner, wife of the German opera composer Richard Wagner, wrote: "We then go on to a Brahms symphony [the Brahms second], which Richard plays as a piano duet with Herr Rubinstein and which again downright disgusts us."

I have a remote association. I am reminded of TBD members who complain about blog posts that a member posts, but continue to read the blogger's posts. If you don't like a particular blogger, don't read his… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on July 26, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Why do I live here?

Picture this: Midnight on the Skyline Parkway. A wild bobcat bounds across the road in front of us.
Golden fur, strong muscles, the size of a medium-sized German Shepherd dog.
It took a long time to get my breath back.
What a beautiful gift....

Added by LadyBug on July 26, 2009 at 8:15am — 1 Comment

Free Associations

Join my new group, Free Associations. Feel free to say anything that comes to mind, without censorship, no matter how trivial, irrelevant, boring or outrageous. Just speak your mind in one continuous thread. No restrictions on topics or language used. Adult content.

http://teebeedee.ning.com/group/freeassociations

Or access the group through my page.

Added by Gary Freedman on July 25, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Why I'm Smarter Than A Harvard Professor

Five simple rules for dealing with the police.

1. Be respectful.

2. Do what the officer tells you to do even if you think it's stupid, meaningless, or offensive. (Police forced their way into my house on one occasion and accused me of having threatened to commit a serious crime. I was innocent. But they didn't believe me at first. They even told me what chair I should sit in -- IN MY OWN HOUSE. But I did as they told, and they eventually left. Even if the police enter YOUR… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on July 25, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Reflections on Turning 60

ON turning 60

The first television in our house was a massive 19” box…that had two stations….both beamed from Yakima, 90 miles away. This meant that ANY kind of weather interfered with the reception.

I remember staying home from school…feigning sickness…so I could be there when it was delivered. The first thing I remember seeing on TV was a NBA basketball game…the Celtics were playing…I remember their floor.

Queen for a Day…where the MAJOR prize was usually a… Continue

Added by Madhatterat60 on July 25, 2009 at 9:21am — No Comments

So, what exactly should we call ourselves now?

Ning-A-Ding-Lings? Ningompoops? Ningbats? OpeNING Statements? Ningleberries?

Added by Snagg on July 24, 2009 at 3:53pm — 7 Comments

Theme and Variations: On Pushing the Envelope

THEME

I get accused of "pushing the envelope" -- here, on TBD, and elsewhere in life. There's merit to the observation. I am constantly testing the limits, constantly challenging the rules. I took a battery of psychological tests a few years ago and the test results said: "Subject has a tendency to challenge or denounce social sanctions to the point where he may lose sight of his own best interests."

Several days ago a TBD member posted the following comment on a blog I… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on July 24, 2009 at 10:00am — 13 Comments

Lifes Adventure

We all get stuck in a rut from time to time,the same thing day in and day out,why?

Try something new, maybe something that you have always wanted to try, but never got around to do it. Heck one of the first things I plan on doing when I no longer have to drive is learn how to fly. Thats not all I want to take cooking classes dancing, singing ( I can not carry a tune but what the heck) I want to do some more traveling to places I've seen but have not got a chance to… Continue

Added by cynthia Hunter on July 23, 2009 at 4:02pm — 3 Comments

Greetings from the Zombie Trenchies

After six days and nights of giving my daughter meds every four hours around the clock, I have a new theory about why people our age decide to have new babies:

1) They don't remember what it's like. Or..
2) Their lease prohibits dogs.

Added by Quilty on July 23, 2009 at 12:43pm — 4 Comments