Whitman was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. A short excerpt below the link. How and Why We Remember the Dead: A Memorial Day Lesson from Walt Whitman Whitman particularly felt the urgent need to recall the soldiers who suffered and died in the military hospitals, which he called “the Untold and Unwritten History … Read more
Interesting protest idea. According to the article below the police cut open the container and arrested them. Protests over a planned gas pipeline took an interesting turn Wednesday when two people locked themselves inside a shipping container blocking the construction site on the Peekskill-Buchanan border. According to a press release from ResistAIM, the protesters had … Read more
I hardly ever do these anymore – thank God! Saw lymphoma guru Dr. Zelenetz last Friday, along with bloodwork and a CAT scan. Everything done in East Harrison, at the very large satellite offices of Memorial Sloan Kettering – a quite nice space. Everything looks fine. Will only be having a CAT scan every other … Read more
Really, really dirty. Free weights 362 times more bacteria than a toilet seat!? Um, this gym staple has more bacteria than your toilet seat "Every time you pick up a weight or grab an exercise bike handle, you could be putting yourself at risk for an illness or infection," states the report. More than 70% … Read more
Yankees reach key benchmark behind untouchable Eovaldi With a 6-0 win over the Blue Jays in The Bronx, the Yankees got back to .500 (22-22) for the first time since April 14, when they were 4-4. All it took was six straight wins, a string that began with Tuesday night’s starter, Nathan Eovaldi, on the … Read more
Pretty good – what would Grace Slick think? I still give the edge to Jefferson Airplane. And who is Pink? Whoever she is, she's making a lot of money.
A bittersweet story. More than seven decades after being killed during World War II, Pvt. Earl Joseph Keating is finally coming home to his native New Orleans after his remains were discovered on the Pacific island where he died in 1942. Pvt. Keating will actually be buried in two places. Some of his remains were so intertwined … Read more
Fiji wins the overall World Series Championship, based on all 12 tournament results. The USA finished 6th in the world, ahead of all the European countries.
Pretty good.
Here's an article from the NY Times health section, as well as a pretty informative video from the FOX news health show. If you type in exercise and cancer in the search box in the upper right corner, I have other postings on this subject. Anyone who still needs motivation to move more may find … Read more