Archive for January, 2008

28 Jan

Celebrating National Wear Red Day: Friday, Feb. 1

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.5 million people died of cardiovascular disease in 2005 (compared to 7.6 million people who died of cancer that same year).
In America, heart disease is the #1 killer of women (young and old), ending the lives of nearly [...]

24 Jan

How Is Your Candidate Doing?

Curious how the candidates are stacking up against their competition?
Check out Yahoo’s 2008 Presidential Election pages:
Yahoo Election News – articles, videos, opinions and editorials.
Yahoo’s Political Dashboard, which you can also select from the main Yahoo Election page above. You can select any of the 50 states and see final outcomes for those states whose voting [...]

22 Jan

Article: Women Turn Midlife On Its Head

I came across this article by Cecelia Goodnow, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter.
It contains interesting stories of how some women are transitioning in midlife and some information from Sue Shellenbarger’s book, The Breaking Point: How Today’s Women Are Navigating Midlife Crisis.
Article: Women Turn Midlife On Its Head
How about you? Have you reached the midlife point?
In looking at [...]

19 Jan

A Celebration of Hope and Dreams

This Monday, January 21, 2008, honors a man whose dream was for all to live in a world of equality, peace and justice: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who fought for equality through non-violent means.
One life, one dream. When shared with others, one life, one dream, can and does make a difference.
There are [...]

16 Jan

Friends Around the World

When I started this weblog, I really wasn’t sure where it would lead. Although my posts began on New Year’s Eve, there are already visitors from 19 states and from Europe, with new visitors being added nearly every day.
What I am finding from this experience, as well as from using Livemocha and other sites, is [...]

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