Resisting Change
Dave Cheong, who is writing again after taking break when his child was born, wrote a wonderful article entitled Embrace Change, Your Life Depends on It. Wow. There are very few people who naturally adapt to and embrace change. It …
Category: Research & Science
Why I do what I do
A few days ago Stacey posted a link to a blog with the following comment, "I have NOTHING to complain about and EVERYTHING to be thankful for." Curious as always, I clicked the link she provided. It is a blog …
Breakfast of Champions
Last week I attended the annual Breakfast of Champions event held by the Mile High Down Syndrome Association in conjunction with the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. The goal of this event is to raise money and awareness for people with Down …
potpourri
Late at night when I am too exhausted to sleep I browse vacations on-line. I need one. My husband learned this week that he passed the Colorado Bar exam. Ho! Ho! Ho! He finished up law school in December and …
Would you Pass 8th Grade Science?
I found this fun quiz here. When I first saw it I was a bit worried as many of the topics I literally have not seen since grade school. It was with great relief I passed and did not embarrass …
February was long
My schedule is not quite free enough to get back to posting regularly but this past month warranted a post all of its own. Teaching: There are only two more weeks left in this 10 week quarter. Teaching 1 hour …
Looking Forward
Parable of the Sower, a novel by Octavia Butler whose life was cut short, begins: All that you touch You Change. All that you change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change. There is so much …
The Limb Preservation Foundation
The Limb Preservation Foundation was founded in 1987 by Dr. Ross Wilkins with the sole purpose of saving lives and limbs. In his own words: When I started my practice over 20 years ago, 80% of patients with bone and …
October Slips By
This month slipped by. Trick-or-Treaters are ringing my doorbell. I have a plastic pumpkin full of candy. It’s interesting. Some of the children are so polite and grateful that I let them pick their own candy. They carefully select a …
Gambling and Grant Reviews
It has been a very long week. My husband and I spent Tuesday to Friday morning in New Orleans. My PhD thesis advisor is currently the president of the American Society for Human Genetics. I had not seen him in …