Day: July 17, 2010

  • Take Them A Meal!

    What a great, great idea. I know this would have come in handy when Scott was sick. In December of 2007, a close friend of ours collapsed from the sudden onset of a heart condition. The phone rang day and night because family, friends and neighbors wanted to help by bringing meals to her husband…

  • 10 nutrition powerhouses for kids

    Get your kids addicted to these colorful, tasty, nutrient-packed superfoods, like blueberries, cocoa, cinnamon and more. It’s a fact of life: Chips, cupcakes, and lots of other not-so-nutritionally noble foods are going to find their way into your child’s mouth. Heck, if left to their own devices, a lot of kids wouldn’t eat anything that…

  • The RARE CrossFit 5 Mile Trail Run

    RCX5TR – RARE CrossFit Blog. I’m nervous about this one. It’s my first race like this and what if I don’t have the strength to do it?  It’s on Sunday morning – bright and early! Wish me luck! The RARE CrossFit 5 Mile Trail Run (RCX5TR) has the same focus as all of the Fred…

  • Best Hospitals 2010-2011: the Honor Roll

    THE HONOR ROLL No. 1: Johns Hopkins Hospital Location: Baltimore, Md. Points: 30 Specialties: 15 No. 2: Mayo Clinic Location: Rochester, Minn. Points: 28 Specialties: 15 No. 3: Massachusetts General Hospital Location: Boston, Mass. Points: 27 Specialties: 15 No. 4: Cleveland Clinic Location: Cleveland, Ohio Points: 26 Specialties: 13 No. 5: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical…

  • The End of the Best Friend

    The End of the Best Friend – NYTimes.com. A Best Friend? You Must Be Kidding But increasingly, some educators and other professionals who work with children are asking a question that might surprise their parents: Should a child really have a best friend? Most children naturally seek close friends. In a survey of nearly 3,000…