Posted on July 4th, 2008 by Amy
Photo by Sue Pizarro.
Happy 4th of July, U.S. readers. Some holiday links along with the usual health ones for you. Enjoy! I’m off to a barbecue.
Chicago Tribune: How Fireworks Work
20-minutes of fireworks = 50 hours’ programming with music and 3+ days to wire the shells to the computer.
Plus, video clips of each type of firework, […]
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Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Amy
Enjoy your picnics and barbecues today. Summer sets in along the Gulf Coast well before Memorial Day, so I’m off to immerse myself in a large body of water, though not the beach because it is full of tourists and heavy traffic for the holiday.
I’ll see you all tomorrow.
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Amy
What a day we’ve got lined up - the Pennsylvania primary, Earth Day, Andrew Lloyd Webber night on American Idol (This last one scares me. It really does. Syesha and Carly, THAT MEANS YOU.)
Anyway, Earth Day here means a little self-promotion to some past posts and a little linkage to some of the more subtle […]
Filed under: Air Quality, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Environment, Holidays, Practical Tips | 4 people talking »
Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Amy
While packing for my New Orleans trip last week, I realized my visits there link all the different chunks of my life like almost nothing else.
After my first trip as a kid, when I got older I spent many nights with high school and college friends on Bourbon Street, ignoring all the best parts of […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2008 by Amy
The first time I ever visited New Orleans, I went to the Audubon Zoo. I was ten years-old, and even then I remember feeling awfully impressed at the huge, lush grounds filled with animals and sculpture. Part of the city’s Audubon Nature Institute, the zoo is almost a century old but one of the most […]
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Posted on March 21st, 2008 by Amy
(Photo: Geri-Jean Blanchard)
While driving the other day, I heard this is the earliest Easter in 95 years.
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Since it just doesn’t feel like Easter this early, I’m seriously considering a picnic and kites at the beach instead of the usual ham-centered brunch. Of course, the girls can’t wait for the mess and […]
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Posted on March 18th, 2008 by Amy
Kids sure give Spring Break an entirely different spin than it used to have in college. Instead of grabbing some friends and heading out of town at the last minute, you know the prep work that trips with children entail.
The packing.
The snacks for the car or plane.
The books and games and toys.
The coordination of driving […]
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Posted on February 18th, 2008 by Amy
Lists are always popular, maybe they encapsulate information in such an easy-on-the-eyes way. Apparently, I like lists enough to patch this one together back when I was editing the BellaOnline asthma page.
Today is President’s Day in the U.S., which technically means we’re honoring past presidents like Washington and Lincoln. The real-life impact of the […]
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Posted on February 14th, 2008 by Amy
I’ll explain this banner and its significance for Valentine’s Day in a moment, but first let’s revisit the allergy subject.
You may have been following the Is it Allergies? Is it a Cold? story about Asthma Girl’s sister here at the Blog of Inferior Breathing. Alternatively, you may have been watching paint dry because I’m fairly […]
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Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Amy
As I walk, I think about a new way to walk
As I think, I’m using up the time left to think
And this train keep rolling off the track
Trying to act like something else
Trying to go where it’s been uninvited
It’s not my birthday
It’s not today.
–They Might Be Giants
Just kidding - it really is today, so you […]
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