“Skill cannot take the place of sympathy and understanding, for science without heart is ugly and pitiless.” –Dr. Katherine Berry Richardson, co-founder of The Children’s Mercy Hospital.
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“In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we’re doing anonymously.”
n.; an adult who is not a grown-up. Check the NY Times for an excellent article describing the word.
I spent 2 hours in a fabric store yesterday and it was awesome. Lemme ‘splain! We were shopping for fabric for costumes. I don’t know fabric–I have always avoided any kind of textile work because it seems tedious to me–except for that one time I made a Nightcrawler plushie. So we’re trying to find fabric […]
The other day I was doing some tech support for some longtime customers, a couple in their mid-80s (he uses a Mac, she uses a PC). While I was there the topic of the next bloodmobile date came up. “They don’t like my blood,” he said. “Why not?” I asked. “I lived in Africa for […]
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Warm air gushed from the vents with the power of one of those annoying hand dryers they put in truckstop bathrooms. Norville had ridden in several Jeeps before; rattly angular things full of crevices for wind to blow through, designed by men who either did not know or did […]
“I got a lot to do; gotta go home, gotta beat some kids.”
My friend The Dread Pirate Rob has a passel of small children. One day the three year old fell down and hurt himself. Rob comforted him and also used the opportunity as a teaching moment, encouraging him to pick himself back up instead of just crying and waiting for help. “What do we do when […]
“Did you have a frozen toe last night?”