Ruminations

Ann's Weekly Ruminations 4/16/10
Apr 16th, 2010
Blogger: Ann

On Writing

The first draft is the hardest. That blank screen can suck every last thought out of your head. Rather than fear it, I’ve learned to just do it... just start writing anything at all, let my fingers do the walking and see where they go. It doesn’t have to be good, grammatically correct, or in an order that makes sense. The second draft is bliss. Playing editor and making that mess into a cohesive blog post or memoir chapter is where I get my kicks. Apparently, I’m not alone in my madness:

“Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.” - Nicholas Sparks

Random Rumination

My contact lens boxes are labeled L and R. In order to differentiate which lens belongs in which eye, they circle either the L or the R... however the L is on the right side and the R is on the left side... like this: R L. Are they trying to mess with my head?

This Week On Care2

Care2 Causes Weekly Wrap-Up: It's Time For The Friday Wrap of Vital and Sometimes Bizarre News by Sharon Seltzer

And My Contributions for the Week:

Loneliness Harms Health: Why You Need Friends: Even as modern technology increases our access to other people, our intimate relationships are becoming more scarce. Families are smaller and relatives don’t always live in close proximity anymore. More people work from home, and busy schedules and “to do” lists keep us from connecting in a meaningful way. Studies show that loneliness can harm your health... what defines loneliness, anyway?

One Year Later: Assessing the H1N1 Pandemic Response: What went right? What went wrong? The process of reviewing the world’s reaction to the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic is officially underway, with no shortage of controversy. Will the panel selected by WHO be biased? How we handle future global health concerns is at stake.

What You Don’t Know About Your Bladder Can Hurt You: Nobody wants to talk about bladders... but if you are one of the millions of people living with a painful bladder disorder, it is unavoidable.

One Embryo + Three Parents = Ethical Dilemma: It is a form of genetic engineering, a subject long on controversy and rife with ethical dilemma. Scientists have developed a technique which enables them to successfully transfer DNA between two human eggs. The resulting embryos would contain the genes from both parents and a tiny amount from the donor egg -- that’s three genetic parents.

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