My 23 and Me Experience

 My husband recently decided to order a genetic screening kit from 23 and Me.  He’s a physician and does a lot of medical research, looking for ways to prevent preterm birth and other illness in women.  Since they do more and more genetic screening on patients,...

Enormity of Problems and Digging In

edited and updated on 1/21/10 The earthquake in Haiti makes anyone who has ever dealt with logistics pause and contemplate the enormity of the task ahead.  Here’s some thoughts about what’s going on: *Haiti is on an island.  The main port is wrecked, ...

Being Smart With Money

One of the things I think we do REALLY poorly in this country is teaching our kids how money works. I didn’t get a course in economics until college, but most of the best lessons I learned about money were through various jobs. One was working as a customer...