Randy Pausch has become something of a sensation lately, talking about dying with pancreatic cancer.   

He was highlighted in the Sunday New York Times today.  I added the link below!

Cheering Section Dying of Cancer, but Full of Life Lessons By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI Published: May 11, 2008 Randy Pausch, who has pa…[more]

I'd love your thoughts on this question. It's something I think about a lot and I'd love the input of "friends who've been there."

What's the best way to support couples that are struggling with fertility? What, if anything, should I be especially sensitive to?

Here's the context: I'm a parent of an adorable…[more]

Why Care?

If you're a parent, a pregnant woman, or buy gifts for children, you should know about phthalates, Bisphenol-A, and mounting concern about the health effects of common plastics.

The concerns about toxics in plastic (excerpted from a great article in USA Today) include health issues related:

• Early puberty
• Obesity
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I'm going to define "Story" a little broadly today and ask the community a question.  I'm hoping you'll answer using comments below. I'd love your point of view on this.

My wife and I have a one-year-old boy.  We're considering our options for immunization. We've been following some of controversy around autism and measles, mumps…[more]

I've been suffering from acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease) for some about eight years now. I've been scoped, etc., and been on all the usual drugs (Prevacid, Prilosec, etc.). The drugs were effective in tamping down the reflux but they gave me a very "weak stomach," I believe, and a kind of sick feeling. Some time ago, I starte…[more]

I've had acid reflux or gastro esophageal reflux diseases for about the past ten years, though it's been well-managed for most of it.  I have tried most of the major pharmacological solutions from Aciphex to Prevacid to Prilosec with little success.  I have been most successful at managing the symptoms of GERD through the use of alterna…[more]

As a new parent, we learn a new lesson in parenting pretty much every day. My lesson of a few weeks ago was not to mix tea tree oil, baking soda, and babies. This one didn't happen on purpose, as I'll explain, but I thought I'd let you know in case parents were using tea tree oil in the home or around children. 

I accident…[more]

So, I started feeling a little spacey on Monday during a meeting, more so than an average Monday at 3pm. By that evening, I was achey all over. I figured I'd eaten a bad egg salad or something. (Paranoid as I am, I even imagined that my stale water contained was harboring contamints.) I work up on Tuesday in the same condition.

I took my first sick day sin…[more]

Suspicions

We were on little holiday with the family in wilds of Northern Minnesota. Leslee had this amazing glow about her. She gradually became exothermic. She was starting to talk about feeling nauseous, but she didn't think much about it. I thought maybe we should stop drinking so many rum drinks. We thought back to this great dinner we had at…[more]

Avoiding the Rush

My wife went into labor on March 14th around 1 am. Thankfully, we slept between the contractions. Our birthing center is in Kirkland, WA, which is across a couple of notoriously clogged highways from our house. We decided to leave early, avoid rush hour, and stay at our friend Danica’s place nearby the …[more]