November 2006

My mind is still intact (I think). The lethal combination of some horribly strong, cold Santa Ana winds and killer dust motes carrying toxic nose bombs exploded inside my head, causing me to sneeze non-stop until about an hour ago. Nothing I tried would stop it. Not Zyrtec, not a shower, not a nap, nothing. [...]

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Lucy! ‘Splain!

by Karoli on November 29, 2006 · 2 comments

Ay, carumba! Via Ms. Cornelius, comes this survey: One American parent in every five believes kids in the home are spending too much time on the Internet, though most parents say the online activities haven’t affected grades either way. Um….what exactly is the problem here? They might be blogging, they might be IMing, they might [...]

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I intended to post this as a comment on the Attention Deficit Disorder blog, but they limit comments to ‘team members’ only. What a crock. Anyway, here’s her incorrect statement: Spending on ADHD drugs soared from $759 million in 2000 to $3.1 billion in 2004 yet there are no studies that prove the long-term effectiveness [...]

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