MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bag'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482744&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0xyyNavTAKM%2F By Sallie JamesA bill that would have set a troubling precedent indeed was killed in the Senate last week. I've written previously about the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, and its fate has been tied up with the Generalized System of Preferences, a scheme by which certain developing countries gain duty-free access to the U.S. market for many of their goods. Congress was trying -- and failed -- to pass an extension of the programs together, along with the Andean Trade Preference Act. Well, in an effort to extend for eighteen months the stimulus-enhanced TAA program (they were less fulsome in their enthusiasm for the other part of the bill; the barrier-reducing ATPA), Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced what they deemed to be a legislative "fix" to the thorny... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482744 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:21:56 +0100 4482744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450458&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FhxfO4rxqHrw%2F So we recently published a story about a missing Autistic Woman and within five minutes received a crap copyright complaint from a TV Station.  Duncan Phenix contacted me saying that a story about Kayla Burgess a missing woman with Autism was a copyright violation of an article from his news station. To: Webmaster From: Duncan Phenix dphenix@kfvs12.com [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450458 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:29:16 +0100 4450458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441983&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fan-t1jMeM2I%2Fanother-voyager-bag.html A few weeks ago I posted about a voyager bag I made using black linen.  It was made using  the Voyager Bag (#761) pattern from Ghee’s.  Yesterday I pulled out some Alexander Henry fabric featuring horses (a light weight denim) that I’ve had for over 15 years.  I was going to make a jacket, but, well, it never happened. This one, like the black linen one, is lined and measures 8 in X 9 in when folded over.  There are a total of 4 zippered compartments and two other pockets.  Here is the inside. Here is the back. I plan on giving it to a friend for his wife who loves horses. (Source: Suture for a Living) Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441983 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:15:01 +0100 4441983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424217&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvxOwlr43-cA%2F By Jim HarperIn a blog post of righteousness last week, I assailed Fairfax County (Virginia) Supervisor Jeff McKay for his failure to comprehend basic security principles as they pertain to the Metro system. A Washington Examiner reporter retrieved McKay’s response: [H]e laughed. But he quickly defended his stance, saying that random searches were recommended by the U.S. Transportation Security Association, the D.C. Police, and WMATA management. “I trust the intelligence agencies when they tell me there’s a reason to do this,” he said. McKay admitted that bag searches likely wouldn’t stop someone intent on causing mass destruction to the Metrorail, but that they will make passengers much more aware of security concerns. Supervisor McKay was not flip about thes... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424217 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:47:26 +0100 4424217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405755&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1iNgb5-si-Q%2F By Jim HarperThis afternoon I briefly attended a meeting of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board to comment on the question whether there should be random bag searches in the D.C. area’s subway system. A variety of other liberty loving D.C.-area residents spoke up against bag searches, noting the weakness of the practice in terms of security, the privacy consequences, and the insult to Metro riders in treating all as suspects. The chairman of the Riders Advisory Council asked that the program be suspended. Along with restating the security weakness of random bag searches—it simply transfers risk from one station to another, from the subway to busses, or from the Metro system to other infrastructure—I emphasized the strategic consequences of the policy:... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405755 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:43:57 +0100 4405755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355765&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F7kxXStEQcXs%2Fblack-linen-voyager-bag.html Last fall I bought a new bag pattern from Ghee’s, the Voyager Bag (#761).  I made the medium using some black linen in my stash.  As it was a light-weight linen, I underlined it to make it more durable.  I, also, fully lined the bag sections so there are no raw seams anywhere. The finished bag, folded over, measures 8 in X 9 in.  There are a total of 8 compartments/pockets.  I had a beautiful piece of 3 in wide trim that I wrapped around 1.5 in cotton strapping to make the bag’s strap.  Here is the back.  Not the pocket which could hold tickets when traveling. Here is the inside. Here you can see the antique buttons I used for the closure.  I found these years ago at an estate sale. (Source: Suture for a Living) Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355765 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:12:00 +0100 4355765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4386411&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fhow-to-get-companion-dog-legal-in-oregon%2F Tina wrote in asking how to get a companion dog legal in Oregon.   I was wondering how do u get a companion dog in Oregon where its legal. First off Tina I want to let you know that I am not a lawyer, nor do I pretend to be one on TV, but I have previously wrote on [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4386411 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:57:20 +0100 4386411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098094&cid=t_162062_111_f&fid=38038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcosmicwatercooler.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Ffeel-adidas-original-bag.html Aside from the adidas original stores that were the adidas original shoes of the adidas original superstars by ex-Liverpool striker Craig Johnson, and was the adidas original bag of Adidas' Predators to be able to locate those rare or hard to find the adidas original store than $1,000 being transacted every second! Therefore, there is no specific reason for this fan following. The originals range also has footwear especially designed to bring new aspects to their 60 years, the adidas original stores from the adidas original shop and innovation that goes into making so many in America to take a closer look and you are a professional golfer or just someone who likes to hit a few that serious shoe buyers will want to use the adidas original bag of the adidas original jackets and important asp... Cosmic Watercooler blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098094 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:21:00 +0100 4098094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3954296&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FcGN8URPbD6g%2Fknitted-miragamo-bag.html I finished this knitted Miragamo bag.  I found the pattern for the Miragamo Bag by Georgie Kajer on Ravelry.  I went to my local specialty yarn store to find the hemp yarn as suggested, but they didn’t carry it.  I ended up buying and using Louet Euroflax Chunky Wt. in brown.  The bag measures 14.5 in wide, 12.5 in high, and 4 in deep.  The handles are Grayson E leather handles. The bag is fully lined with pockets (6 in wide X 5.25 deep). The pattern directions called for using plastic canvas to make supporting structure for the bag.  I used Pellon Peltex 70 instead.  I covered each Peltex piece with brown fabric so the white wouldn’t be an issue showing through the linen knit pattern.  Here you can see the band strip. Here is a photo of the f... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3954296 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:19:00 +0100 3954296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3938511&cid=t_162062_180_f&fid=38609&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDavidSeah-BetterLivingThroughNewMedia%2F%7E3%2FeuKYANHac28%2F Conclusions I’ve had a couple of naps in the chair since writing down my initial impressions, and I still like it. Maybe the one drawback in this regard is that micro-suede tends to vary in its reflectiveness depending on the direction you brush it. If you like your furniture to look pristine all the time, that might bug you. I imagine the corduroy version wouldn’t have this “problem”, though I haven’t seen a sample. Note that this is a larger piece of furniture than you might think…it’s not like the underwhelming bean bag chairs of the 70s and 80s. You should plan the placement of this chair accordingly, allowing for more space to the sides and front. The seating position is also lower than most traditional furniture, so that’s something... David Seah - Design, Development, Inspiration, Empowerment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3938511 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:38:20 +0100 3938511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942962&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fcompanion-dogs-in-oregon%2F Michelle wrote in asking what getting a prescription for a companion dog does for her in Oregon and if it entitles her to bring her dog to stores, airplanes and other areas.  You can read Michelle’s question and other peoples comments on our facebook page. Housing Under Federal law including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942962 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:32:02 +0100 3942962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929206&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F198255%2F Go, Samoa, Go. Starting early next year, it’s going to be illegal for stores to use plastic bags in American Samoa. (via The Huffington Post) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929206 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:43:02 +0100 3929206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924874&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flady-gaga-likes-coconut-water-and-california-likes-plastic-bags-%25e2%2580%2593-morning-news-roundup%2F Roger Ebert Wrote A Cookbook – After recovering from jaw cancer, the film critic started using a rice cooker, and wrote an entire cookbook about it. (New York Times) Bar Rafaeli Hates Anorexia – She just wishes that all models could be blessed with good genes like she is. (FitCeleb) Lady Gaga Likes Coconut Water – It’s part of a new healthy eating plan that she’s adopted to cope with her demanding schedule. (FitSugar) California Is Keeping Plastic Bags – The state rejected a ban on the environmentally-unfriendly carriers on Tuesday. (Mother Nature Network) Look Like Tina Fey – We might not be as funny, but our hair can look as good. (Self) Post from: BlissTree Lady Gaga Likes Coconut Water and California Likes Plastic Bags – Morning News Roundup (Source: Breastfeedi... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924874 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:55:11 +0100 3924874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3903087&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FQ6y2K32tDzg%2F We had a user write in asking for help stating that she thinks her boyfriend of 13 years may have Aspergers.  Patricia wrote in on another post with quite a big question, but I’m going to separate it out and answer each part point by point. I have suspected on and off that my boyfriend [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3903087 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:54:29 +0100 3903087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699460&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwash-your-reusable-bags-duh-of-the-day%2F A study at the University of Arizona tested 84 reusable bags, and found that half of them were contaminated with bacteria. Researchers recommend washing your bags, especially if you use them to transport raw meat. Yes…insightful advice that we’d hope most of our readers don’t need. Maybe the researchers should have added, “If a raw egg cracks in your reusable bag, wash it.” It’s hard to imagine an adult that wouldn’t get this. Let’s just peg the 42 bacteria laden-bags on well-meaning but clueless University of Arizona freshman. via USA Today Post from: BlissTree Wash Your Reusable Bags: Duh of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699460 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:35:58 +0100 3699460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687143&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FUkMYeAXZiRg%2Fshout-outs_22.html Debra Gordon, A Medical Writer’s Musings, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. It’s the “customer service in healthcare” edition. You can read this week’s edition here. I want to start this week's Grand Rounds' blog with my own blog post. I asked for postings on customer service and I have one to share. My 17-year-old son has been having some issues with depression and social anxiety. We got him in to see a therapist and his family practitioner prescribed a low dose of Prozac, both of which seemed to be helping until he hit a crisis when his girlfriend broke up with him. He literally fell apart and scared us to death. His therapist called me back the night of the crisis within 5 minutes of my leaving a message with the answering service. He was only in town for a week b... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687143 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:41:26 +0100 3687143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683811&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fhelp-aspergers-son-have-sex%2F So the mother of what I presume to be an adult with Aspergers wrote in asking for help on getting her son with Aspergers to get some.  Yes literally, she wants help to get sex for her son.  Frankly I am quite disturbed by this request, and I do wonder if it is a troll [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683811 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:18:42 +0100 3683811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420703&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Ftodays-dumb-comment%2F Every once in a while I get a comment from someone who is either mislead or just frankly not that bright.  Today is one of those days.In a comment posted to an article on Christian Healing Timuchin writes: Aspergers will never be healed; it is genetic. Autism is not genetic at all, but is [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420703 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:55:26 +0100 3420703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294703&cid=t_162062_117_f&fid=34808&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebeautybrains.com%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Fbag-balm-what-does-it-do-for-skin%2F Lydia’s lost… Ok, I know that I spend way too much time shopping online when I have this fact stuck in my head: Bag Balm is the #3 best selling beauty product on Amazon.com. What’s up with that?!? What’s in this stuff, what does it do, and do I need to buy some? The Left Brain’s leading reply: Bag Balm reminds me of “Mane ‘n Tail:” They are both products designed for animals that humans have adopted for their own use. That’s right, Bag Balm is actually a product intended to treat skin condition of animals. Bombastic about Bag Balm According to the website for Dairy Association Company, Inc, the company that makes Bag Balm, it’s been used since 1899 to keep cows from becoming chapped. I assume this means it’s used to moisturi... thebeautybrains.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294703 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:01:11 +0100 3294703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175855&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtPVu3o9rO70%2F By Jim HarperThe bag tax recently instituted in the District of Columbia is a daily annoyance for District residents and a burden on the poor. It was sold as a way to fill the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Fund, and it will move some money to that project, but what’s interesting about it is how exquisitely designed it is to ensure that the incidence of the tax falls on consumers, not on businesses. Indeed, the bag tax may add to businesses’ profits. Below I’ve copied the language in the D.C. code that establishes the tax. (It’s referred to as a “fee.” Nobody’s buying that.) It’s not a simple five-cent tax on bags. It requires the consumer to hand over the five cents, and makes it illegal for retailers to absorb the tax. If a sandwich shop wanted to cover the tax a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175855 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:51:02 +0100 3175855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2637962&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Faspergers-crime-jail-charged%2F While on my hiatus at the hospital a person wrote in asking advice on how to handle a criminal situation with his brother who has aspergers syndrome. NTD Wrote: My brother has Asperger’s and is being manipulated by a criminally minded neuro-typical “friend”. In the past, he has gone to jail as the fall guy for various [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2637962 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:11:24 +0100 2637962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510385&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Freusable-shopping-bags-and-bugs%2F Warnnig: Reusable Shopping Bags Could Be Making You Sick That’s the word from a recent study commissioned and funded by the Environment and Plastics Industry Council(EPIC)  in Canada. Randomly testing of reusable bags used by consumers in Toronto turned up an interesting result. It appears that the bags were not only carrying groceries. They are also carrying around high levels of mold, bacteria, and yeast. Full results indicated that… * Sixty four percent of the tested reusable bags were contaminated with some level of bacteria * Nearly 30 percent had bacterial counts higher than what is considered safe for drinking water. * Forty percent of the bags contained the presence of yeast or mold. * Some of the sampled bags contained unsafe levels of coliforms and fecal intestinal bacteria.... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510385 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:17:04 +0100 2510385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452993&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Faspergers-son-friends-parent%2F Recently a mother contacted us regarding her son seeking some advise on how to help her son socialize. What’s the best way to help and support an Aspie like my son, who’s HIGHLY gifted academically, almost 16, finishing up 9th grade, above-average looks, perfect speech patterns  — but terribly socially isolated. He’s basically low-key, avoids the [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452993 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:19:17 +0100 2452993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424080&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fgaviscon-gets-it-wrong.html Following an email from an NHS BLOG DOCTOR reader, I have just caught up the Gaviscon Fireman advertisement. What a joy. How can a drug company get it so so spectacularly wrong? Sian Harcourt wrote about it in the Guardian at the end of last year:As every girl knows, firemen are the very essence of male virility and sexiness. Firemen are just brilliant, performing daily acts of derring-do mostly with their shirts off because it gets a bit sweaty putting out a good blaze. There's that big red rig with lots of hoses gushing out foamy stuff and, best of all, a chance for a bit of pole dancing back at the station.Picture this: insatiable female is overcome by a burning desire so powerful it sears into her stomach lining. Not wanting to embarrass herself in public, wisely she reaches for the Ga... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424080 Wed, 20 May 2009 07:04:00 +0100 2424080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2408590&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fart-of-persuasion.html In an ideal world I would send my children off to school each day with a nutritious, organic, salt free, home made, preservative free, high fibre, low fat perfectly balanced lunch and snack. However, I don’t or rather I don’t live in an ideal world and I send my children to school with a bunch of junk. I send my little darlings to school with a bunch of junk on the off-chance that given a less than perfect setting, they may just eat a mouthful or maybe two. Lunch times are noisy and busy and over stimulating and just about everything is more interesting or testing than eating, which is pretty low down on their personal agendas.Whilst neophobia has been banned from our lives following the 5 year food campaign, it is not a total success. With persuasion and patience he does indeed eat a ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2408590 Fri, 15 May 2009 06:59:00 +0100 2408590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390194&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fgot-you-pegged.html A step by step guide to making your own peg bag or laundry hamper or toy tidy, it's that versatile! Reduce, recycle, re-use and go green all at the same time.Level of difficulty = easy peasyThis is best made from sturdy material such as corduroy, canvas or heavy linen. Alternatively, use up anything you have hanging around including old clothes that are no longer wearable. Use a plastic hanger because then when it’s hanging up outside in the weather it won’t rust.Cut out the shape, large or small depending upon how many mountains of laundry you tackle in the average day.Look at your hand, if you are the one who will be pegging out the clothes and compare it’s size to the bowls in your kitchen. Use the right size bowl to draw a circle in the upper centre of the front of the bag with t... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390194 Tue, 05 May 2009 06:59:00 +0100 2390194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035622&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2Fwinter_blahs.html The winter blahs are a particularly bad problem when you're living in Chicago. Victims report wanting only to sleep, eat, and kill time on the internet. I've heard it called "hibernating," which is a good way to describe it. There are only two ways to cure my own winter blahs. One: take a long vacation to someplace less blah-y. Arizona and Colorado come to mind. Two: exercise. Even though it's only 12 degrees out and already dark by 4:30, get those wooly clothes on and go shuffle around outside until you think your face is about to fall off. Then come back home and have a big hot chocolate. It worked for me in Ann Arbor, and it's working for me now in Chicago. (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035622 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:38:49 +0100 2035622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933328&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FPV1bhyf37iM%2F On the edge of your seat watching the election results? Need a little distraction of a sensory type to keep your fingers busy with something else besides hitting the refresh button on your computer to see who’s in the lead? Bubble wrap is good stuff for the sensory-sensitive and then there’s the Mugen Pop Pop Blueberry, a miniature version of those plastic popping sheets. But can it replicate the real bubble wrap experience? And would the Mugen be a good fidget to clip onto Charlie’s bookbag? Excuse me, I have to go back to checking who’s got the most electoral votes…….. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, barack obama, book bag, bubble wrap, disabilities blog, disability, Education, election, fidget, john mccain, mugen pop pop, pop, president back... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933328 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:40 +0100 1933328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790353&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FrNTg2nsEL5M%2F So after that much-mentioned too long wait, Charlie just finished his first week back in the classroom, for the 2008-2009 school year. He’s now at the middle school in our town, which is in a bigger, 70s-ish type building with lower ceilings and not as much natural light as his old school. (And no more playground.) The bus has been coming at 7.20am which is a godsend to Jim and me—-we put Charlie on and off we go to work; as Charlie is home before 3pm, the earlier starting time is more than appreciated. 7.20 is a lot earlier than the time Charlie’s bus used to come—-8.35am—-so that’s been a bit of a rude awakening (kind of literally). The bus driver and bus aide are very punctual (yay) and a bit more, shall we say, insistent that Charlie hop on and, soon... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790353 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:26:58 +0100 1790353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1775471&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F387454593%2F Some people call comic Carrot... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1775471 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:13:33 +0100 1775471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1723350&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F371670826%2F007980.html Yes, you can buy pretty.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723350 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:58:44 +0100 1723350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1711780&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FibOiCSSRncs%2F We tried a new Mexican restaurant Saturday night. Charlie was initially game to try the rice and beans and licked up some guacamole, then put his hands over his ears (classic rock soundtrack playing) and moaned. I finished up my burrito and took him back to the black car, which is so much a comforting space. He was hunched over, but calmed. Charlie loves to be in motion (hence, his love of the ocean’s waves) and so we’re often at home in the road, in the car. Maybe we’re not exactly living out of a motor home, but sometimes the black car (often with Charlie’s backpack and my overstuffed bag) feels the equivalent. Small wonder, then, that getting home (with the beach house a surrogate for our actual home; we’ve one more week here) feels like we’ve won som... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711780 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:09:26 +0100 1711780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526198&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2008%2F06%2Fan_ambulance_crashes_and_im_no.html I'm surprised we don't see this more often. During the year that I drove an ambulance, I had to deal with a) oblivious drivers, for whom my lights and sirens were like the sound of falling golf clubs to Tiger Woods, and b) crazy-ass Denver Health paramedics who drove like nutjobs. Needless to say, I wouldn't be surprised if either vehicle was at fault for this crash. (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526198 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:40:32 +0100 1526198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497459&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2008%2F06%2Fgot_bass.html Waiting for my girlfriend's plane from L.A. to land, I listened closely to Stool... uh, Tool, in the parking lot at O'Hare airport at 5 am after I'd worked all night in the ER. It was sublime: And then this always makes me think of those cold nights camped under the stars in Wyoming: (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497459 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:45:48 +0100 1497459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1400701&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2F5-things-meme.html "Joey's Mom" over at "Joey and Mom" tagged me for this 5 things meme, so I shall endeavour to give it my best shot!5 things found in your bag:I am a bag! Do we mean a handbag? I'll assume we do. Let me have a quick poke around. Ah. Ipod [with flat battery. ] Telephone [with flat battery] Purse with credit card and receipts but no actual money. [Just like the Queen!] Key fob heavy enough to tie round my ankles and drown in the nearest lake. Folded book with lots of scribbles. [The Explosive Child - I'll let you know if it's any good.] Retainer case [wish it wasn't pink!] Toothbrush and paste. Notebook and pen just in case. Dictaphone. [with flat battery] Emergency supplies for the children =Stop watch.Nail clipper.Safety pin.Plasters.Retractable tape measure.Ever so slightly furry M & MsOh ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1400701 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:24:00 +0100 1400701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1349427&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F263830386%2F007726.html Here's another email I... [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344095 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:25:26 +0100 1344095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344094&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F262583999%2F007721.html I just got this funny note in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344094 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:00:26 +0100 1344094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1312330&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F254028741%2F007692.html Here's a sample of some of... [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300229 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:25:44 +0100 1300229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1115069&cid=t_162062_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-misfit-teddy-bear%2F While gift shopping for kids on my list, I discovered Goodwill is awash in peculiar plush toys. You can buy them seriously cheap because they’re not the latest Gund or Ty creations. Winnie the Pooh, Elmo and Snoopy don’t live here. Instead you’ll find scowling turtles, polka dotted squirrels, chequered dogs, and animals morphed into something you can’t even identify. Is it a cheerleader or an owl? Whatever it is, somebody didn’t want it, and now it’s in a bin of rejected toys waiting forlornly for a new home. Shoppers snub them despite their desperate discount availability. What’s 50 cents for a new used toy? Do people ignore them because they’re used, thrift store stigma? I don’t see why it’s important to give a gift that has a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1115069 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:13:31 +0100 1115069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1076307&cid=t_162062_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F196553227%2F I think it was sometime in October that Charlie, after lugging in his share of the bulging plastic bags, started (without anyone asking) to put away the groceries. I could stand behind him and tell him a plastic container of toffee, the bananas and the receipt from the store don’t need to go in the refrigerator. But I have rather been waiting and seeing where he puts things away, where Charlie thinks that things should go—it’s a bit of a window into how Charlie sees the world and understands it to be ordered. Bags of frozen items—vegetables, shrimp—are heaped in the middle the freezer. Boxes with frozen items end up on the top shelf of the refrigerator. A box of crackers is to be found in the cabinet above the sink along with a bag of tortilla chips—-an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1076307 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:32:17 +0100 1076307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=934002&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F10%2Fits_art_right_1.html I've been considering what to hang on my walls. I like a lot of stuff. Brom, for example: (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=934002 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:36:52 +0100 934002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=757990&cid=t_162062_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Ffasttake-part-2.html Does anyone have one of these? I used to have one, but when I moved a few years ago, I used that opportunity to throw away a lot of stuff I deemed to be unnecessary junk and clutter. Since the FastTake meter was replaced by the One Touch Ultra series of meters, I assumed it was a relic that had no further use. But now I am wondering about whether that may have been a hasty decision.For those of you who don't remember it, the One Touch FastTake meter was the company's first electronic test strip blood glucose meter (prior to its introduction, all of Johnson & Johnson's meters were the traditional reflective strips that were not only much slower, but also required significantly more blood). FastTake was introduced in the mid-1990's, and the meter itself was identical in size and shape to tod... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=757990 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:10:00 +0100 757990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675655&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F06%2Fjack_lalanne.html "'If man made it, don't eat it,' he used to say, decades ahead of the popular movement to eat more whole foods." Of course, we know that Jack meant "synthesized in a vat of industrial chemicals" when he said "made." Ordinary chefery has to be OK. (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675655 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:09:01 +0100 675655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611001&cid=t_162062_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F117247032%2F007297.html Stephanie... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611001 Wed, 16 May 2007 21:36:12 +0100 611001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=569111&cid=t_162062_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fstalinist-health-care-for-mentally-ill.html British "Care in the Community"The closure of long stay mental hospitals started under Margaret Thatcher. A new strategy of “care in the community” was introduced. Many chronically mentally ill, semi-institutionalised patients were turfed out onto the streets. As always the schizophrenics suffered the most. The promised community psychiatric nurses did not materialise and the patients were left to wander the streets.An army of bag-ladies and tramps.New Labour is extending this policy to hospitals that used to admit patients who had acute mental illness. It is closing psychiatric wards across the country. Wards that were providing a place of safety for the acutely mentally ill.As always it is being done in the name of improving health care. Not a mention of cost-cutting. The government ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=569111 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:11:00 +0100 569111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512403&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F03%2Fsuper_powers.html As I approach the check-out lines in the grocery store, wouldn't it be cool if all the people who are going to be paying with a check would just glow blue or something? That way, I could tell which line was likely to move the slowest, based on the reasonable assumption that paying with check = takes frigging forever. That's one super power that I'd like to have -- even if it isn't as cool as caped flight or x-ray vision. (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512403 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:44:41 +0100 512403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485729&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F03%2Ffar_cry.html The official Rush website has the new single from Snakes&Arrows. It's got a good bass timbre like the best songs from Vapor Trails. Like most Rush songs, it doesn't grab me by the throat initially, but probably will after I listen to it a few times. Can't wait for the tour. Rush fans, check out the gallery too. Good stuff. (Source: Glorfindel of Gondolin) Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485729 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:16:40 +0100 485729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479427&cid=t_162062_88_f&fid=34903&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuivienen.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2Fsnakes_and_arrows_1.html Mark May 1, 2007 down on your calendars, because that's when the new Rush album comes out! Since you probably aren't googling "new rush album", you probably heard it here first. Here's Neil Peart:"Just seeing the power of evangelical Christianity and contrasting that with the power of fundamentalist religion all over the world in its different forms had a big effect on me," he said. "You try to put your own way of seeing the world into some kind of congruence with other people's, and that's difficult for me. I mean, I see the world in what I think to be a perfectly obvious and rational way, but when you go out into it and see the way other people think and behave, and express themselves on church signs, you realize, 'Well, I'm not really part of this club.'" (Source: Glorfindel of Gondoli... Glorfindel of Gondolin blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479427 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:33:28 +0100 479427