Viruses in the medicine cabinet?

 Posted by on April 6, 2010 at 7:17 am
Apr 062010
 
Viruses in the medicine cabinet?

My health problems are supposedly due to a virus, and I’m beginning to think that just might be the case, but before anyone jumps to conclusions, let me explain. The word virus has been in use for more than six centuries, though the first infectious pathogen to be named as one—the tobacco mosaic virus—was discovered […more]

My socialist Kansas upbringing

 Posted by on February 11, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Feb 112009
 
My socialist Kansas upbringing

(Note: This was originally written as my first blog post on OpenSalon (account no longer active) February 6, 2009, where it was selected as an Editor’s Pick and People’s Pick.) I have only a few fond memories of growing up in Colby, Kansas in the 1960s.  Actually, I was raised on a wheat farm about […more]