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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Correction from February 10th

Correction: 

     Apparently, Wind Turbine Syndrome IS a real thing. I did not coin the phrase. So I wanted to clear that up. You can read up on a recent study about whether Wind Turbines affect health or not at this link from Phy.org

     Click the link to read the original post Vaccines, Wind Turbine Syndrome and the War on Science


Battery Power for Your Home

     That Elon Musk: developing a battery pack that could power your home for a week! What will he think of next?

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/11/8023443/tesla-home-consumer-battery-elon-musk

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Winter

No matter how cold it gets...no matter how deep the snow...keep trudging onward. You will find the beauty in the world. 

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Vaccines, Wind Turbine Syndrome and the War on Science

     There is a large group of people in the US that believe vaccinating your kids can cause autism. While the majority (I don't know the exact number, but its a very BIG majority) don't believe this--because the science says its safe--and vaccinate their kids, many refuse because of a very small sample of studies that link vaccines and autism. Those studies have been debunked and there is no proof that vaccines can cause autism in any child. Yet, since Jenny McCarthy says vaccinating causes autism, people listen.
     The part that really pisses me off with this is that ignorant people who don't even understand what a vaccine is are putting other people's kids in danger. (I still don't know what to say about the smart people who don't vaccinate their kids.) Kids can die from things like diphtheria, rubella and

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Sad Day

     "...you should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should do the right thing."

- Dean Smith 

     The world lost a great man today, and one helluva basketball coach.

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