Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You

By JANE E. BRODY

Ask mothers why babies are
constantly picking things up from the floor or ground and putting them
in their mouths, and chances are they’ll say that it’s instinctive —
that that’s how babies explore the world. But why the mouth, when
sight, hearing, touch and even scent are far better at identifying things?  read more »

In case it’s not abundantly obvious I’m a bit of a grinch. Please don’t take it personally, it’s not you, it’s me. I thought I would save any holiday related rants until after readers had enjoyed there festivities so as not to seem like a party pooper. I do hope everyone enjoys their holiday, however they celebrate.

This year my grinchiness was in full swing with life as I once knew it falling to pieces, friends having troubles, family having troubles and of course the economy, the nation having troubles.

So I welcome the change of the new year, let’s make it a good one. We’ve got one fantastic change in leadership that is like a large bandage on the emotional scars our previous administration left us with over the last eight years.  read more »

Dude some poor Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death by a bunch of shoppers. How sad is it that first we as people can get to the point where it’s okay to stomp on another persons spleen to score a wii and some head cheese and second your last final moments are staring up at the bright fluorescent light all while Frank Sinatra sings Jingle Bells. 

Friend or Foe?