Wednesday, January 25, 2012

atheists don't have no songs - Martin on Letterman

The Conversation Project - listen up!

Have the conversation -- see TCP (The Conversation Project)
institute for healthcare improvement (IHI) event this Thursday 1/24 - web event
http://www.ihi.org/offerings/VirtualPrograms/WIHI/HaveYouHadtheConversation/Pages/default.aspx
(will update with recorded session after)

------ in Canada -----
a bell rings.  a moment of silence.
at a care facility
http://www.cbc.ca/ottawamorning/2012/01/23/end-of-life-palliative-care-nurse/

and at home
http://www.cbc.ca/ottawamorning/2012/01/24/end-of-life-part-home-death/

Sunday, January 22, 2012

be smart, be beautiful

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/01/are_smart_people_ugly_the_explainer_s_2011_question_of_the_year_.html?wpisrc=nl_lunchln

Is it only a coincidence that Athena and Adonis both have names that start with A ?
When beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what does it mean when a person is "good looking" anyway?
Thanks to Edith T for the reference.

The third leg of the tripod is "be rich".  But that is another thread to follow.