um, WHAT?!?!?!

When was the last time you gave something special your 'all'? When did you pull so hard for a dream that you got red-faced and your hands hurt from your simple and adamant refusal to let go? When did your effort simultaneously exhaust and invigorate you? For what (or whom) are you willing to dig in your heels, get rope burns on your palms, and ( Read more... )

Maria Shriver knows what she wants viewers to take away from “The Alzheimer’s Project,” the four-part documentary series premiering tonight at 9 on HBO.

“I would hope that they would recognize the connection between their cardiovascular health, their heart health and their brain health,” Shriver said in a conference call with reporters ( Read more... )

here's my own personal nominee for time magazine's person of the year.

regardless of political leanings, this argument makes my blood boil.

did anyone mention antonin scalia's physique during his nomination process? ever? at all?! so if isn't an issue for a male justice nominee, then why is it even being mentioned as an issue for a potential female justice nominee?

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

i live about 15 minutes away from newark airport by car. i can see and hear the planes go over my neighborhood and oddly enough, they aren't intrusive. my train commute home stops at the newark airport train stop both ways, and the planes fly so low that it's a little jarring. with an airport so close by, you'd think that when i fly to houston i ( Read more... )

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attention, folks with hbo or just anyone - hopefully this will be made available to the masses at large. judging by the trailer alone, it needs to be seen by everyone, whether or not alzheimer's has affected your life.

also, i'm about a month late for this one, but it goes into the pros and cons of dna testing for alzheimer's.

Do you have feelings of inadequacy ( Read more... )

texas forever, or at least for two more seasons...but still! TWO SEASONS!