No, not the weather (even though it’s soggy). Animals! It’s our regular Saturday feature here. Today, we explore the dark side. Yes, animals can be wonderful companions. But they can also be pint-sized terrors. And we have proof.
It’s raining
Always be careful in the rain. You never know what might happen.
Hump Day Hiatus Twofer
Every Wednesday in this very spot, the Medical Examiner offers you a few sweet moments of escape, perhaps a video vacation to Borneo or Bali, Chicago or Shanghai. What follows first is a beautiful reminder that life’s travels are not as much about our destination as they are about who we’re traveling with. Below that, our second feature (scroll down) …
The PSA of the Week
As school resumes for another year, here’s more than two dozen – 26, actually – things to help kids get off to a running start, courtesy of a stellar celebrity cast. Who said this blog isn’t educational? Won’t you shing along? Take it away, Ray.
I Hate Monday
The blog category that guarantees an endless supply of material… So. What shall we hate today? How about tailgaters? Imagine this: you are paid once a month, so your paycheck amounts to a considerable sum. Normally you deposit the funds into your bank account, but on this particular day you cash your check and get a mixed stack of hundreds, …
Church of the Infinite Chasm
Here’s a simple question to ponder as we consider the question of the origin of life, whether by evolution or by creation: if you believe in evolution, how would you explain the human brain? Evolution, after all, asserts that were are on a general upward trajectory, up from the prehistoric primordial slime. If that is the case, why would the …
Cats & Dogs
The thing about dogs… they aren’t very articulate. They can’t pronounce anything right. Warning: sad. The Thing About Dogs from Daniel Koren on Vimeo.
Eight Nine Thirteen
It’s today’s fresh, crisp digital edition of Augusta’s Most Salubrious Newspaper, the Medical Examiner. Dive in and you’ll get antidotes to several pernicious excuses for not exercising. There’s also a great argument in favor of eating a big breakfast. Then there’s healthcare reform news, the med student diary by Caroline Colden, Helen Blocker-Adams and Bad Billy Laveau, The Mystery Word, …
Hump Day Hiatus
Is it Wednesday? Then it must be time for the celebrated Hump Day Hiatus. hiatus |hīˈātəs| noun: pause, break, gap, interval, intermission, interlude, interruption, lull, respite, time out, time off, recess, breather School is back in session or about to be, depending on where you live. We’ve got time to squeeze in one more videocation. Let’s go to Europe! NIGHTVISION …
PSA of the Week
Texting and driving is nothing new. It’s just getting more lethal. Don’t do it!