I knew I needed a website remodel. Desperately. But I had no idea that when my friend Melanie McMinn, aka Frugal Kiwi, aka the coolest most-web savvy chick in the world, hacked into my website and this blog, she would discover that: WordPress was installed so long ago she didn’t even recognize it as WordPress (and it took about a…
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To the Coast Guard: Instead of Recalibrating, Let’s Power Boats With Human Fat
The Coast Guard has announced they have changed their definition of the “average weight” of an American passenger from 160 to 185 pounds. American adults and American children are increasingly becoming obese. As children in America get fatter, will the Centers for Disease Control recalibrate the growth charts used at Well Baby visits to reflect the changing average? And if…
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Lincoln City, Oregon and Medford Railroad Park
Lincoln City, Oregon, a city with 7.5 miles of coastline, is an eclectic place where you’re as likely to meet a tattooed dad wearing shorts in the winter as you are a well-heeled city administrator. I spent the day there (two daughters in tow) to file this article just published in Oregon Business Magazine. Three key factors that have helped…
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America’s C-Section Rates Out of Control, but ACOG Refuses to Take Action
On April 1, 2011 “ACOG” issued an unexpected press release about elective C-sections. Here’s how it read: For Immediate Release: ACOG ANNOUNCES PLANS TO STOP ELECTIVE C-SECTIONS (April 1, 2011) For Immediate Release—ACOG ANNOUNCES PLANS TO STOP ELECTIVE C-SECTIONS The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announced today it is devising a comprehensive plan to lower C-section rates in…
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Ever Considered Writing to an Author Whose Book You Appreciated?! It means a lot when you do.
Yesterday I found out that 80 people have been laid off at a company I’m doing some work for. When I didn’t hear from her all day, I was worried that my direct editor was one of them. She finally checked in around 4:30 p.m., her job still intact. But one of the people who was laid off was the…
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Anthology on Children and War Seeks Submissions
Children and War (working title) is an anthology to be published by Cinco Puntos Press in 2012, which will explore all angles of children’s and teenagers’ experiences in war. The core of the book will be personal essays, memoirs, journalistic accounts, and historical narratives, both previously published and original pieces. It may also include photos, artwork, posters, and other debris…
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