VIDEO's

I know, when you read that title you probably thought that I was going to write something about ...well, videos. But actually, that's a new acronym I just learned recently. It stands for Vaccine Induced Disease Epidemic Outbreaks. I'm not going to attempt to convince you to take sides in this issue, but I hope you will take a few minutes to do a little personal research before you allow anyone to stick a needle in your arm to give you another vaccine for any reason.

I was in one of the very early groups to take the polio vaccine, and I still remember it quite well. My whole family went to the local high school gymnasium and stood in a long line to get our dose. We didn't know at the time that many of the people in that line might actually become victims of polio, and later sue because it was determined that it was from the too-high levels of the polio virus in the vaccine. The later Sabine version was safer, I later read, but the damage was done.

I'll give you just two links to get you started on your personal research.

http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/news/of-special-interest/10319.html

http://www.wnho.net/response_to_cdc_health_research_guide.htm

This is just the tip of the iceberg. I hope you will come back and share your thoughts with all of us.

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Just a Quick Note

Life has become far more hectic since I retired last December. It is a bit surprising just how busy you can get when you don't have a job. I had visions of sleeping late, sitting by the pool with a good book, having a good meal with a glass of wine, staying up too late. Actually, I must admit that I have done all of those things since I retired, but only on a very few occasions. Fortunately I have been very busy with projects around the house and traveling with family, so that other boring lifestyle I dreamed of after retirement hasn't plagued me yet. One thing I do regret is that I haven't found time to keep in touch or to keep this blog up to date like I had hoped. But it is very important to me to thank all of you for your emails and comments. I'm surprised how many of you will email me but are too ...shy to comment on the blog for others to see.
We just returned from the first two-week vacation we've taken in our 37 years of marriage. It was lovely, but I'm happy to sleep in my own bed. I will now be able to schedule some writing time I hope, so I look forward to hearing from you. Keep in touch, subscribe to the RSS feed, and let me know what's on your mind.