November 2010
12 posts
Storage for the Homeless →
Work-related and interesting. I’ve always wondered how the homeless deal with having to cart their lives around as they move. When I travel, I can barely stand carrying a backpack around. What if you had to carry your worldly possessions on you at all times?
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In private, I have been asserting for months that pie is the new cupcake (and not just because I spent a lot of last year watching Twin Peaks, which is kind of like one big pie advertisement). Cupcakes are easy to make and I’ve often noticed that designer cupcakes, though pretty, are usually drier and less flavorful than those made in my or my friends’ kitchens.
The perfect pie...
Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke →
Mary Poppins star feared death after apparently falling asleep on his surfboard but friendly sea creatures pushed him to shore
—From the Guardian
Your ZIP code and your life expectancy →
Hey, it’s one of my clients!
Why do people in Denver County die five years sooner on average than people in Park County? That question was at the core of this year’s meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), held this week here in Denver. The theme of the meeting was “Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative,” and those gathering here focused on...
I profiled a platelet donor for KQED back in early...
“It’s often called “quarter water” for its 25-cent price.
The...”
– “When poverty means hunger for the right food”, Philadelphia Inquirer 