Shave Your Head to Fight Cancer
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Health | 2 Comments »St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven fund raising program where people shave their heads to fight cancer. We're such an image-based culture that I love the idea of putting our image to work for a cause (I was going to ...
Given in to Sickness
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Health | No Comments »I've been battling a sore throat and cough most of the week and by Friday I'd finally given in. Well, I had an important meeting Friday morning that I struggled through, but by Friday afternoon I collapsed in bed while ...
Minnesota Goes Smoke-Free on October 1, 2007
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 Posted in Health, Society, Twin Cities | 2 Comments »The Minnesota Legislature passed a bill that will ban indoor smoking, including all bars and restaurants, effective October 1, 2007. It's about time. I think this is a simple public health issue. I just don't get these kind of complaints: "I ...
Nostalgia, Shelley & Cancer
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 Posted in Friends, Health | No Comments »I came across a blast from my past yesterday, this lovely photo from a fifth grade class trip. My dorkiness doesn't so much surprise me. I'm used to that. But it's the collective dorkiness that's impressive. At least in hindsight. While ...
Minnesota to Ban Smoking
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Health, Twin Cities | No Comments »I hope the state of Minnesota will soon be going smoke free. Ramsey County passed a smoking ban two years ago when St. Paul couldn't get one passed (thank you very much former Mayor Randy Kelly--I voted against you ...
Video Games Improve Eyesight
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 Posted in Health, Technology | No Comments »A new study shows that playing action video games can actually improve your vision. Specifically the action games like first-person shooters help you better pick out objects (i.e., targeting the baddies in a dark room). Slow-moving games like Tetris don't ...
Fits of Yuck
Saturday, June 5th, 2004 Posted in Health | 1 Comment »I'm really bad at being sick. I spent most of yesterday curled up in the fetal position, moaning and thrashing as my stomach turned upside down and emptied itself a few times and the muscles in my legs and back ...
Stop the Smoke
Monday, May 10th, 2004 Posted in Health | 4 Comments »Ironically, after some friends and I fled a smoke-filled bar on Friday night, I read about proposed smoking bans in St. Paul and Minneapolis. It seems there's a fairly strong push to ban smoking in bars and restaurants as a public ...
It’s Been a Bad Day
Thursday, April 1st, 2004 Posted in Health | 251 Comments »Yesterday was not a good day. Abby stayed home sick. I had a lot of work to do. I basically had one day to write my business plan (so I procrastinated a little), which had to be ready to present ...
I’m Lovin’ It?
Saturday, January 24th, 2004 Posted in Health | 5 Comments »Morgan Spurlock decided to eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald's. The result? A gain of 25 pounds, a 65-point cholesterol spike, vomitting, toxic liver, depression and headaches. According to the New York Post, this was all ...
