Saturday, February 17, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Chronic Heart Disease
http://chd-chronic-heart-disease.blogspot.com/
I write several other blogs on different topics. Heart disease is one issue that is of great personal interest since I had a heart attack on february 7, 2003. It seems strange that four years have passed since that event, but it has.
Heart disease is a very interesting topic. It kills over half of all women. Of course, the number is very high for men. It is also a disease that is almost completely caused by choices and could be greatly reduced by knowledge and putting that knowledge to work. (the last part is the tough one).. At any rate, you can follow some of the developments in the field at the link above.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
New Exhibit at the New York Museum of Natural History
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=bf776f44fec9f13d5d63f006a0deb18e2aeb4e05
The video introduces an exhibit of the ancestry of man. Projections of our future are also made. The role of DNA in describing our past is covered.
Living in a Winter Wonderland
I'm up early this morning. Sue is going to Tawas for a clinic and I am the driver. The snow is blowing and I have yet to get outside. It always seems worse than it is. Today will be no exception. The wind chill is about 15 below. I am thinking about someplace south.
It's only a month 'til Houston. Then I'll warm up.
Have a great day.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
The Polar Bear Expedition
Today was a museum day for me. We had a very interesting young person in who was working on a presentation on the Polar Bear Expedition to Russia during the revolution. We had quite a bit to give her.
The Polar Bear expidition took place at the end of WWI. You may remember that the Russian Revolution took place at that time. The US was on the side of the white forces and the reds won. In the end everyone did well but it took 70 years to find that out.
The Military Museum in Frankenmuth is probably the best source of information on the many Michigan men who served in Russia at that time.