Science-Fiction becomes Science-Fact

Disclaimer: Video contains images of Wiens pre-surgery and may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion advised.

"What is now proved was once only imagined." - William Blake

This aptly describes the medical miracle that took place at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston last week when a medical team of more than 30 professionals performed the first full-face transplant on 25-year-old Dallas Wiens.  

Rebecca Black: Living her dream… or a nightmare?

Every child dreams of becoming famous. Either being a movie star, rock star, famous model or athlete. For one little girl, that dream recently came true… but has turned into a potential nightmare. Rebecca Black, a 13-year-old from Anaheim Hills, CA is feeling the power of social media and both the love and hatred of millions of people around the world.

Robbers, thugs and theives...

I am thoroughly disgusted...

The people of Japan have been experiencing a waking nightmare as aftershocks from a 9.0 earthquake shake the ground beneath their feet. Workers are still sifting through the debris left by the earthquake and the tsunami that struck shortly after trying to find anything salvageable. Bodies of people lost in the disasters are washing up on shores and engineers are scrambling to keep several nuclear reactors from melting down.

In the midst of all this, as the rest of the world rallies together to do what they can to help, there is a small percentage of our population who can’t help themselves. They absolutely must try to cheat the system and take advantage of those who want to help.

Luck o’ the Irish to ye!

Today everybody’s Irish and many will be celebrating by wearing green, eating traditional Irish dishes like corned beef and cabbage, and drinking green beer. There will parades, traditional Irish music, and other activities in honor of all things Irish.

But what does the holiday really mean? Why is it a holiday in the first place?

Prayers and Blessing to Japan

On Friday, March 11, 2011, the country of Japan was struck by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that added to the devastation. The official death toll rests at 1,900 people so far but this figure is suspected to be extremely low compared to the reality. More than 24,000 people are stranded in the worst hit areas and close to 430,000 are living in shelters or with relatives.

It is impossible to conceive of this overwhelming reality without having lived through a similar disaster. Too often, we watch the news and sit in awe of the destruction that has happened to “someone else.” But disasters like this don’t just happen to someone else. This event has affected our entire planet.

Time to Spring Ahead...

If you’re like me, you value your sleep. So Spring-time Daylight Savings changes are not necessarily welcomed. This is the time of year when we turn our clocks forward one hour so we can take advantage of the earlier sunrise caused by our seasonal rotation on the Earth’s axis. Now that we in the Northern Hemisphere are leaning toward the sun, we have more hours of sunlight, therefore more hours to get up!… Get out there!... Get things done!

Or, if you chose to be cynical… to lose an hour of sleep… Trust me, my 11-month-old daughter has no concept of daylight savings time and won’t understand that it’s bedtime when my clock says 8:30 p.m. and HER clock says “one more hour to play!” And even though the clock will now read 6:30 a.m. when she wakes up, MY body will still know it’s only 5:30 a.m.

So who came up with this brilliant idea anyway? And why are we subjected to it year after year?

Mega Swagbucks Day!

Happy Friday! and Happy Mega Swag Bucks Day!

Those of you who know me know I love a great deal. I'm a sucker for saving money and if it's free, it's for me! I try to keep it in check and make sure the effort I put out doesn't negate the benefits of saving money. Let's be honest, if you have to spend an hour combing through magazines and newspapers and only come up with 2 or 3 coupons, it's not really worth your time. But if you spend that same hour doing something you would normally do... like, say, researching a current writing project... and you can earn money, I say you're spending your time wisely! That's why I'm a member of Swag Bucks.