next time think: hard to believe

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall--confucius

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." anon

A man is but the product of his thoughts--what he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi

I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something;
and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do something that I can do. edward everett hale

Donna Hart
Doom to you who legislate evil, who make laws that make victims -- laws that make misery for the poor, that rob my destitute people of dignity, exploiting defenseless widows, taking advantage of homeless children. What will you have to say on Judgment Day, when Doomsday arrives out of the blue? Who will you get to help you? What good will your money do you? (Isaiah 10:1-3, The Message)

There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad w/radiance. william sharp

I think no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth? edward giobbi

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. marcel proust

I am only one, but still I am one.I cannot do everything,but still I can do something;and because I cannot do everything,I will not refuse to do something that I can do. edward everett hale

Monday, March 22, 2010

hard to believe

from the um alumnus magazine winter 2010:

very interesting article about prof juan cole--follow his blog, informed comment

it's safe to reuse pacemakers! wow, think i'd want a new one but. . .actually i think i heard they were "remanufactured" and reused. wonder if dad's is in someone else? the article says pacemakers are donated to underserved nations, 12 of them in the philippines in poeple who could not afford advanced cardiac care and were confined in bed as they waited for a permanent pacemaker. economic issue? race/poverty issue?

another experiment with colon cancer/colostomy patients. some patients were told the colostomy was non reversible, others that it was. researchers found "that holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases". the non reversible group supposedly "reported being happier over the next 6 months than those with reversible colostomies". ah to lie for science. maybe the not so happy group was already depressed before surgery. there's something not quite moral here. having been around someone with a colostomy and then ileostomy (sp?) i can't say i think this experiment is ethical.

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