The solutions for the word puzzles on page 14 are left over from the Feb. 1 issue. Sorry about that. (The crossword and Sudoku solutions are correct, though.) If you want the solutions for the Feb. 15 Quotation Puzzle and Words by Number emailed to you, just click “Contact Us” on the M.E. home page and send your e-mail address.
Probably just a joke and nothing more…
…let us hope these words have never been uttered in real life. Even if they haven’t, the possibility that this mentality exists somewhere is frightening enough.
2:15:13
It’s a 3rd Friday, meaning the Internet’s Most Salubrious Blog has a date with Augusta’s Most Salubrious Newspaper. Man. Couldn’t this have happened yesterday? This issue begins with a suspenseful tale with a classic pulp fiction illustration and a pulsating conclusion that will hopefully have your heart pounding. Other highlights: the irrepressible Bad Billy Laveau; Helen Blocker-Adams; medical student columnist …
The Hump Day Hiatus (H.D.H.) Has Arrived
The week is now more than half over and a new Medical Examiner hits newsstands later today, so things are obviously looking up. We add to the euphoria by giving you The Hump Day Hiatus, the high point of the week for many of our readers. Or so they tell us. Things are indeed looking up (and we are among …
It’s the PSA of the Week!
As a parent, you are the most important human being in your child’s world. You’re the center of their universe. They view you like some people view God: all-wise, all-powerful. “Dad, you’re the strongest man in the whole world!” They will even fight other kids who say their dad is the strongest. They think what you do is what everyone …
I Hate Monday
I despise “the race card.” Playing it is despicable, at least in my book. But for some people, everything falls along racial lines. If that’s how you see the world then you, my friend, are a racist. Every time I hear or read that “Augusta commissioners voted along racial lines,” I think, really? THAT was a racial issue? It wasn’t …
The Real Nollie
Confession: that baby walking wasn’t really Nollie. That was me when I was young. THIS is the real Nollie, already seven days old.
Wrapping Up Baby Week
Half this week’s theme was babies (the other half: obesity as a global health epidemic; so basically this has been Fat/Baby Week. Or Baby/Fat Week.). Many readers of this blog have complained that I posted no pictures of my granddaughter, who was born on Monday, February 4 (read all about it; just scroll down to the Feb. 4 post). My …
Helpful tips for new parents
As announced here Monday (see below), a new baby entered the world and the Pearson family this week. We aren’t the only ones experiencing a blessed event: eleven thousand babies are reportedly born every day in the U.S. alone. Here are some helpful pointers for new and experienced parents alike:
Even animals have to fight obesity
To recap our story to this point, boys and girls, The Lancet reports that for the first time in human history, obesity is killing more people worldwide than malnutrition. The annual death toll blamed on obesity stands on the far side of 3 million, while fewer than 1 million now die from the effects of starvation and malnutrition. This was …