Happy Blogaversary to ME!

Pink Cosmos

I’ve been blogging since 2005, so my blog is now 4 years old.

And I still mean to write more science posts one day!

Health Care Reform ‘09

Last Friday, I went to hear Dr Howard Dean talk about health care reform.  This is a good article about the meeting.   Since that meeting President Obama gave this speech and Dr Dean announced publication of his book on health care reform.  Coming from the UK, where there is universal health care, improving coverage in America is very important to me.

As some one who grew up with what has been variously (by Americans) called single-payer health care or socialized medicine, I do have a hard time understanding why there is not universal coverage in America.

Silence in the Enemy

Please visit Intersection and read about the new initiative that Sheril Kirshenbaum has started in support of women and children throughout the world, particularly in Liberia, who have been raped and sexual abused.  Isis has more.

Thanks.

I knew it, Murphy is plotting

Early Spring Flowers Photo Essay

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao-tsu

Snowdrops

Squill

Purple Crocus

Yellow Crocus

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Copyright © 2009 CDAVIES

Bad Cold

I have had a bad cold for a week which has knocked me out. Blogging should resume sometime soon.

Competition

Currently I am at 198,714 visitors to my blog. Can you guess which day I will reach 200,000? If you guess correctly and you are a knitter – you will receive yarn – type undetermined as yet. But I have some pretty nice yarns in my stash.

If you aren’t a knitter or if you prefer this prize, I will knit you a hat – color and yarn type to be negotiated. Probably a fair isle hat based off this but in colors of your choosing.

Fair Isle Hat

So put your date guess in the comments. Closest wins.

Update March 5 2009 4 pmish Comments now closed as I am 30 from 200,000. So I will have reached the target either tonight or tomorrow.

I have emailed Jennie for her deepest desires, i.e. yarn or hat and what color. I will post more about the prize later. In the meantime starting thinking for when the 250,000 visitor will arrive because I will have another competition for that.

March Scientiae

The March edition of Scientiae is posted over at Liberal Art Lady.  If, like me, you are about have lots of snow dumped on you, this great carnival about women in science and their role models will be a good way to wile your time away.

In fact, even if you aren’t going be buried under umpteenth inches of white stuff, it is a good way to spend a few hours.

And I got first mention!

February 2009 Scientiae Carnival Posted

Enjoy.

Reading Level: High School

I got this quiz from Faraday’s Cage is where you put Schroedinger’s Cat.

My blog has a higher rating: Ner nerna ner na.

But I’m probably more immature! I hope I have not lost y’all.