A digital record for [leading through, bringing along, from one point to another, bringing over to an opinion, inducing]; for [smearing over with a substance].
"My profession is to me a ministry from God" - there is a lot to think about in this statement. Especially since it comes from a doctor famous for implementing new surgical techniques. This was a monument in the basement of the U.S. Capitol building.
Christians have a hard time telling stories of people who are doing things to the glory of God unless it involves giving up a lucrative career to be a missionary in a jungle. Now that the jungles are disappearing and the people that are there are sending missionaries to the U.S., I think it's important that new kinds of stories are told about different ways of serving and honoring God.
But much like the patriarchs in Genesis, people often have significant shortcomings despite wanting to do their best for God. It appears that Crawford not only was the first (perhaps second) person to use ether in surgery, but also discovered it's properties while taking it as a recreational drug at parties.
Did you know that there is a plaque on the top of the Washington Monument (tallest building in DC) that reads: 'Laus deo'...meaning 'Praise be to God'? That little known fact isn't even written on Wikipedia!
Yikes! Cool video. I'm now afraid to use my computer.
Posted by: John Krumm at July 2, 2010 5:37 PM
June 14, 2010
Snakes on a UPS
My brother who lives in Maryland, went down into the basement to use his computer this weekend. When he sat down he caught some movement from the corner of his eye and jumped back. It turns out it was a good thing that he jumped back because a copperhead snake (poisonous) was warming itself on his UPS power supply.
The animal control officer came out and skeptically asked my brother who identified it as a copperhead. He looked back, realizing that the officer was questioning his snake skillz and said "I did".
The officer went down into the basement, took a look and said, "Yup, that's a copperhead".
"If you look at broader indicators of social well being, you see the same finding: greater income inequality is associated with worse outcomes. From a presentation by Kate Pickett, Senior lecturer at the University of York and author of The Spirit Level, at the INET conference in April
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Umm... This presentation deck is unreal. If this data is sound, it is extremely provocative. Here are some snapshots.
I call BS on slide 1. Japan, the country responsible for 90% of the weird things humanity has created, has the lowest rate of mental illness?
I bet it has a lot to do with how willing the people of each culture will go to a psychologist and how willing the psychologist is to diagnose the patient with something.
Posted by: George at June 17, 2010 4:47 PM
May 18, 2010
20th High School Reunion
I feel that I am missing out on a rite of passage that started 24 years ago. Sniff, I wish I could make it back for old times sake.
Did you know that there is a plaque on the top of the Washington Monument (tallest building in DC) that reads: 'Laus deo'...meaning 'Praise be to God'? That little known fact isn't even written on Wikipedia!
Posted by: Andrea at July 28, 2010 12:06 PM