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Whatever Happened to Jennifer Mesches?

I started working at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in early March 1988. I worked in the paralegal group. When I started working at the firm, another paralegal, Jennifer Mesches, who was pregnant at the time, trained me in the task I was to do for the firm. My direct supervisor, Lilliam Machado, now a lawyer, was on her honeymoon with Luis. I worked in Jennifer Mesches' office. Jennifer Mesches was married to Craig Mesches. She left the firm later in the spring or summer… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on August 25, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

The shrinking kilogram or a proof for quantum physics.

As I understand it quantum physics is the theory that our world is always in flux. After hearing the NPR Morning Edition of August 20 th. I began to wonder if this theory isn't so outlandish after all. I know it is hard to imagine that a solid substance such as granite or steel is in a constant state of molecular motion but the original model for the kilogram seems to be constantly changing.

According to the report this silver cylinder is rarely removed from its carefully guarded… Continue

Added by Marcilyn S Raines on August 25, 2009 at 11:28am — 1 Comment

One Less

AUGUST 19, 2009

Before Back to School Checkups: CBS and ABC Report Call Merck's Gardasil Vaccine Safety into Question

By Anne Dachel

Managing Editor's note: That Jeep belongs to a Mom in NY State whose daughter died following her Gardasil shots. The Merck tagline is, "One Less." Indeed.

An article in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc. on the side effects of the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, was published… Continue

Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 25, 2009 at 10:57am — 3 Comments

CDC Report Stirs Controversy For Merck's Gardasil Vaccine

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Linked to Deaths, Incidents of Fainting and Blood Clots

By RADHA CHITALE

ABC News Medical Unit

August 19, 2009

A government report released Tuesday raises new questions about the safety of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. The vaccine has been linked to 32 unconfirmed deaths and shows higher incidences of fainting and blood clots than other vaccines.

Here's a closer look at whether the benefits of a cervical cancer vaccine… Continue

Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 24, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Memories

There are so many memories

Yet to create

As I reflect on the tapestry of my life

I know that each thread is pure color

Pure light

Connected to create a flawless fabric

The fabric of my life

Entwined with miraculous events

Magnificent happenings

Love seeps into my heart

It is woven into the texture of my life

Shelter the cold with warmth

Foster feelings of tenderness

And compassion

Sing songs of joy to the joyless

Usher n… Continue

Added by thallygal on August 24, 2009 at 8:18pm — 2 Comments

That's all folks!

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship." - Alexander Tyler 1787

Added by Alendar on August 24, 2009 at 2:38pm — 1 Comment

The End of White Guilt — A Response

On July 28 of this year, Nancy Morgan, a new friend on TBD, posted a blog entry entitled, “The End Of White Guilt”. I read it with interest, and re-read it with still more interest, and promptly asked Nancy to join my group “Race in America.” I was hoping to have a discussion about some of the issues she raised in her post. So far, Ms. Morgan has declined to join us. I do think that her post is illustrative of the… Continue

Added by Vernon Windsor on August 24, 2009 at 2:30pm — 7 Comments

Whatever Happened to Donna Kanin?

Donna Kanin used to be an assistant librarian at my local library, The Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library in Washington, DC. Donna Kanin has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1981. Like my mentor Bob Strauss, Donna Kanin was a proud Texas Jew. She used to practice law at the Justice Department. What was she doing working as a librarian, and what happened to her? I never see her anymore.

Added by Gary Freedman on August 24, 2009 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Joke of the Decade

The Wall Street Journal in early 2008 reported: "Lehman Brothers doesn't expect a recession . . . "

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/the-w-recession/

Ha! I guess Lehman Brothers doesn't see the humor in that. Actually, Lehman Brothers isn't around anymore to see the humor in that.

Added by Gary Freedman on August 24, 2009 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Have You Ever Been a Victim of Workplace Bullying?

Many activities of workplace bullies are conducted in a subtle and devious manner. People whose confidence and self-esteem have been exposed to subtle, devious harassment find it immensely difficult to confront the bullies. It can also be difficult for others to identify such behaviour. Men and women enduring less obvious bullying can feel confused, even paranoid, because of the unpredictability and irrationality of the behavior. They can use up emotional and mental resources trying to figure… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on August 23, 2009 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

Want to Know What it Could be Like to Order a Pizza in 2010?

This is (sadly) hilarious, but it may not be too far away from becoming reality with the way our personal information is being stored by Big Government, especially regarding socialized medicine and digitizing medical records. Click the link, turn up the volume and check out:

http://aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf

Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 23, 2009 at 11:30am — 6 Comments

Love Can Destroy

I was on Facebook, as I am just about everyday, and they have a way of suggesting a friend you should invite. I noticed a name came up, and it really caught my attention.(it usually is someone that one of your friends has listed as a friend) This time it was very different. It was a man that I had communicated with over 5 years ago as a friend. He and I were friends, and it had possibilities of heading in a romantic direction, but he met someone that he just loved and adored with all his heart.… Continue

Added by blondie 11 on August 23, 2009 at 9:42am — 6 Comments

Taxes

Tax his land,

Tax his bed,

Tax the table

At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,

Tax his mule,

Teach him taxes

Are the rule.

Tax his work,

Tax his pay,

He works for

Peanuts anyway.

Tax his cow,

Tax his goat,

Tax his pants,

Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,

Tax his shirt,

Tax his work,

Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,

Tax his drink,

Tax him if

He tries to… Continue

Added by OCNaturalDoc on August 23, 2009 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

TWO ROADS

I first saw the Lady above emerging from a mist as an ethereal figure walking along a broken road littered with broken dreams and broken promises. She walked alone with her shoulders back and her head high, proud, steady, but wounded. Occasionally a tear would slip down her cheek and drop to the road below raising a small plume of dust.. She stepped steadily forward, ignoring the stiff wind in her face, refusing to buckle to the disappointments life… Continue

Added by Bob Stepp on August 23, 2009 at 6:23am — 4 Comments

Manners

Good manners,what are good manners? Saying Thank You-No Thank You-Please-Your Welcome- Opening a door-Letting someone get infront of you in a store line.
When someone is talking you listen. Being kind to one another, not calling each other names, not trying to make some one feel less than you . What are good manners?

Added by cynthia Hunter on August 22, 2009 at 5:16pm — 9 Comments

Vitamin P

(Reprinted without permission from "The Goy's Guide to Israel.")

Okay, unscheduled break over.

Sometime last year, I posted a message on an online forum, asking for the contact details of a (potential) professional contact.

Someone kindly obliged; but in a postscript to her message, warned that I'd need "Vitamin P" if I hoped to make any headway.

"Vitamin P?"

Israel, many argue, was built upon the premise of what we call in Nigeria "man… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on August 22, 2009 at 2:06pm — 1 Comment

Abbas Jama, MD

I started seeing a new psychiatrist a few weeks ago. I like him a lot. He's a fourth-year resident in psychiatry, affiliated with St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC.

Dr. Jama was a clinical research fellow in the lab of Todd Gould, MD, at the University of Maryland Medical School. You can reach Dr. Gould at 410-706-5585 or email him at tgould@psych.umaryland.edu

Dr. Gould's lab uses molecular, cellular, and behavioral approaches to study the pharmacology of… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on August 22, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Rednecks and armadillos

What do the two have in common? Not a darn thing. Especially when the redneck (me) is trying to keep the armadillo from digging up her flower gardens. I swear, I've been nice. I've been patient. Give the critter his/her space. Its' one of God's creatures. But this critter is getting out of hand. This morning I went out to get the paper, took four steps and braked sharply. My sidewalk was cover with a mound of dirt and the flower bed to the left of the sidewalk had a big crater dug in… Continue

Added by Ciana Stone on August 22, 2009 at 11:31am — 10 Comments

Basic Anatomy: Are Republicans Like Spiders?

Several days ago I wrote: "Spiders have been building the same type of spider webs for the last two million years. Republicans remind me of spiders. They don't evolve. And they oppose anybody who proposes that society evolve and improve."

To which a critic replied: "And, they (spiders) have also been around for the last two million years according to your quote here. Sounds like they know how to survive!"

My response? Life should be about more than just survival. Mankind… Continue

Added by Gary Freedman on August 22, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Thank-You, Fox News

Thank-you, Fox News. Thank you for reporting the news other networks ignore. Thanks for not condescending to the great unwashed by informing us how we should think on a given subject.

Thank-you for not adopting the patronizing, elitist attitudes that have become de rigueur on most other networks. Thank-you for recognizing that Americans have the right to information from both sides of the aisle and are fully capable of making up their own minds on issues, given enough… Continue

Added by Nancy Morgan on August 22, 2009 at 4:24am — 7 Comments