while you weren't looking
The first “Death with Dignity” report — what does it tell us?
In the first 10 months of Washington’s Death with Dignity Act, allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medication for terminally ill patients, 63 patients filled the prescription for the lethal dose, but not all who later died had taken it, according to a report released today by the Washington state Department of Health.
Of the 47 patients [...]
The letter your doctor is getting from the FDA
Letter from the Commissioner to Nation’s Doctors on H1N1 Vaccine
November 10, 2009
Dear Healthcare Professional,
I am writing first to thank you for your extraordinary efforts during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak.
As this new infectious disease sweeps through communities across the country, you must juggle your usual patient care responsibilities with a special role [...]
The U.S. Geological Survey sez
Wind Energy: A Scare for Bats and Birds
Wind energy is a promising source of “green energy.” However, unprecedented numbers of certain bat species are consistently dying at wind turbines, and birds are also affected. USGS scientists are investigating what makes bats and birds vulnerable to turbines, as well as the extent to which turbines may [...]
This posting went down on Thursday
so many of you may not have been able to access it. Here we go again.
When life gets complicated, go to Ikea Heights.
So I have this blog I like, Young House Love (you can find that link in the page above titled “blogs I think you might like”) and the authors post every day, an [...]
Just in time for school lunches
You’ll want to play with your food when you visit here. Prepare to laugh.
That said, some of us may have a little too much time on our hands.
Artsy not so smartsy
— and just why is the East side drier in this realm than the West? One symphony CEO wants to know.
By Mike Wenberg of the Walla Walla Symphony
So, when the Feds announced that stimulus money was available for arts organizations last spring, I figured why shouldn’t the Walla Walla Symphony apply. After all, [...]
Few words from me needed
This was sent to me by a friend. Location: somewhere in Walla Walla. Be sure to read the note in the second photo.
Red Hot Memory
This is Amy. Amy cuts my hair.
This is the art I look at when Amy cuts my hair.
These are some of the products Amy uses to make my middle-aged hair look youthful.
This is when Amy decided I had to wait too long for my appointment, so she spoiled me with a glaze coloring.
Here’s the deal. [...]
Improv Everywhere
Alrighty, let’s start this week off right. In case you’ve never heard of this group, here’s your chance to smile for days.
From the Web site, here’s the official description for Improv Everywhere:
“Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has executed over [...]
When doctors go quiet…
One of the huge joys of my job is “meeting” people I would never normally have contact with. Dr. Bob Wachter is one of those.
Lucky for me — and you — Bob writes a blog about hospital medicine that is always informative AND usually free enough of insider language to allow the rest of [...]
