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Thursday, December 14, 2006

My Dad and HIV/AIDs research

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I’m not quite sure what transpired that lead my Dad to focus on immunology. By the early 1970s he was running a clinical immunology laborato...
Friday, December 08, 2006

My Dad and Africa

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I want to pause for a moment and tell you about my Dad, John. You see, in many ways, my Dad is an inspiration for my interest in Malawi. You...
Friday, December 01, 2006

Reflections on water

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It may be ironic that as I write this it is raining. Rain, what some of the arid or semi–arid regions in the world wouldn’t give for the amo...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance

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In the course of my writing about Malawi and her people, I happened upon a wonderful organization called the Global AIDS Interfaith Allianc...
Thursday, November 09, 2006

More Facts on Malawi

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Electricity (lack of), Sanitation, and Source of Drinking Water in Malawi Source: 2004 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (Chapter 2 of th...

Facts on Malawi

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These facts on Malawi were forwarded to me by someone that I have cooresponded with about Malawi. I will let these facts speak for themselve...
Thursday, November 02, 2006

Malawi geography

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Malawi is a landlocked country in what is often referred to as the sub-saharan region of Africa. That is, the region below the Saharan deser...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Platelet donor

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I am starting to work on my next entry about Malawi, about geography including a map. I hope to post this tomorrow or the next day. In the m...
Thursday, October 26, 2006

Why am I writing about Malawi?

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Well, I'll tell you. Over the last couple of years, I have been doing more reading about issues affecting the global water supply, with ...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Grateful for sitting in the dark with no water

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Last Friday afternoon, a line of squalls with high winds went through here in the middle of the afternoon. I didn't think much of it unt...
Monday, October 23, 2006

Confessions

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Ok, I have talked the talk about my intention to make an entry to this blog every day or so. And as you can see by the length of time since ...
Thursday, October 12, 2006

R.I.P. Cory Lidle and Tyler Stanger

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Cory Lidle, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, died yesterday when his plane crashed into a high rise on the east side of Manhattan. His fl...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

I'm back

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No, I didn't go anywhere. My fall allergies lead to a sinus infection and a little bronchitis. I laid low for most of last week, and did...
Sunday, October 01, 2006

Fall is my favorite time of year except . . .

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Fall could be my favorite time of year. The weather in September and October, even into early November can be very pleasant. Like today, tem...
Friday, September 29, 2006

Final weekend of the baseball season

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This is it. The final weekend of the baseball season. The Yankees clinched a few days ago, and are playing for home field advantage through ...
Monday, September 25, 2006

Delaware River Redux

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Ok, one last post on the subject of the June 2006 Delaware River Floods. I was talking to a friend a few days ago who was years and years of...
Saturday, September 23, 2006

Once in a lifetime phenonema

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For those of you who read my latest entry (The Summer Triangle, yes I know it is fall), I did spend a little time gazing at the stars last n...
Friday, September 22, 2006

The Summer Triangle (yes, I know it is fall)

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I have a confession to make. I am starting to take my semi–light free night skies for granted. We have been living on the edge of the NYC me...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Castleman River Bridge

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After Knoxville, we spent a couple of days in Kentucky visiting friends. On our drive back home, we spent the night in Grantsville MD, west ...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Looking through a different pair of eyes

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A recent trip to Knoxville and a factory I encountered there gave me pause to consider two professors from graduate school, and how they for...