Mrs. Obama on the line at Miriam’s Kitchen; photo courtesy of Choice Photography. Last week, Michelle Obama made news by serving a meal at Miriam’s Kitchen, a DC social service agency. Miriam’s Kitchen feeds 4,000 people each year, mostly from fresh, wholesome ingredients. I caught up with...

Nick has started saying "I love you." Of course he "LUBS" everything.  "Dinner?  I LUUUUB dinner!" William finally loves music and dancing.  He used to make me stop singing, now he'll sing with me.  He'll sing parts of Twinkle Twinkle, Poop Goes in the Potty (yeah, thanks, Statia), Put on Your S...

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so here's the thing. a lot of people percieve whats going on in palestine as this complex totally incomprehensible 'conflict'. and then when you start discussing the 'conflict' there are calls for a 'solution'. let me be clear on a few things. 1. there is nothing complicated about palestine. colonia...

I thought today was going to be an off day. Not. I thought I might be getting a cold last night. I took a warm bath and that helped. Plus, Kim was overtired from baby cooking so we went to bed at 9 PM. The extra sleep must have helped because I woke up pretty refreshed. That excuse went away. I woke...

Over the past decade it has become accepted that some T cells play a role in dampening down immune responses. These cells are dubbed regulatory T cells or Treg for short. In lab studies, Treg have been shown to suppress the activation of other T cells, and there is considerable evidence that this re...

New activism in West Virginia! Via press release: Today, West Virginians announced the formation of a new statewide civil rights organization committed to ensuring fair treatment for all gay and lesbian people in the state. Fairness West Virginia’s mission is to ensure gay people are treated safel...

More than a month and a half into the crisis in Madagascar, confusion grows crescendo as the power struggle between the president and a former mayor vying for the presidency extends, leaving many wondering when the political stalemate will end. Additionally, the media wars have gotten so contentious...

To follow-up on Kalash's post, British MP George Galloway arrived successfully to Gaza with an aid caravan, "Viva Palestina" that drove all the way from London. The British politician known for his political radicalism and oratorical prowess as a "hero." He was booted from the Labour party for his o...

People in Fiji are slowly coming to grips with the fact the nation’s Rugby sevens team could not defend its World Cup title because it was beaten by upstart Kenya in the quarter-finals. In a very unconventional Rugby sevens World Cup played this year in Dubai, Wales emerged as the winner after the...