Archive for March 10th, 2006

 

sacredhands on Mar 10th, 2006Colonoscopy for Beginners - Colon Cancer Awareness Month

A funny public service announcement advising those over 45 to get a colonscopy.
According the Colon Cancer Alliance:

Every 4 minutes, a person in the U.S. is diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer.
Every 9 minutes, someone dies of the disease.
Colorectal cancer is highly preventable and treatable. Yet it is the nation’s second leading cancer killer. The [...]

sacredhands on Mar 10th, 2006Vice President Dick Cheney Retires (at least in the Photo)

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US Vice President Dick Cheney speaks on Retirement Savings at the Willard Hotel in Washington March 2, 2006. The martians are beaming us a signal of the future. But who will clean up the mess long after he’s gone?

sacredhands on Mar 10th, 2006The Savages Nurse an Ailing Father

Phillip Seymour Hoffman, fresh off winning an Oscar for Capote, has chosen his next film project. It’s called The Savages and will co-star Laura Linney. The story is about how the two of them play siblings who “care for their ailing and estranged elderly father.” Note the key word in this decription: estranged.
Ah, the [...]

sacredhands on Mar 10th, 2006My Father is (an open) Book - Bernard Malamud

Imagine you have a daughter. Now picture her rummaging through your personal journals and letters after you die, in order to piece together the internal life you lived that, for the most part, was out of her view. Does it make you want to burn your house down before you enter the nursing home? If [...]

sacredhands on Mar 10th, 2006Big Love Moves Out of Utah (Sure Beats a Nudist Colony)

Congratulations! You have been invited to the Henrickson’s wedding taking place on HBO under the party name of Big Love.
Before you attend, however, take a good look at the three women below. Do you see yourself in one of them? Do identify with a face, a hairstyle, or a style of dress? Then [...]

sacredhands on Mar 10th, 2006Vladimir Horowitz Recital - Bach-Busoni

Nothing like waking up to the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz playing Bach-Busoni’s Chorale in G Minor in the intimacy of his living room.