Monday, October 31, 2005
What 'chu read lately?
Michelle and I haven't posted in aeons and I thought we'd start with something easy. The following is a list of the books Michelle has read since January 1st, 2005. (Don't bother asking for mine...it's not exactly leisure reading.)
I am Roe.....Norma McCarvey
In Search of Islamic Feminism.....Elizabeth Fernea
Conversations with Cuba.....C. Peter Ripley
As Nature Made Him.....John Colapinto
My Life.....Bill Clinton
How to Save Thousands on Your Home Mortage.....Randy Johnson
The Botany of Desire.....Michael Pollen
Growing up Empty.....Loretta-Schwartz Nobel
Walking Home......Kelly Winters
The Legacy of Luna.....Julia Butterfly Hill
The Working Poor.....David Shipler
The Body Project.....Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Nonzero.....Robert Wright
Culture Jame......Kalle Lasn
The Nanny Diaries......emma McLaughlin & Nicole Kraus
Four Souls.....Peterson, Kronberg, Medefind & Sklar
The Jungle.....Upton Sinclair
Little White Lies.....Gemma Townley
The Long Emergency.....James Howard Kunstler
The Wonder Spot......Melissa Bank
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr......Martin Luther King Jr.
Will They Ever Trust Us Again......Michael Moore
Fat Girl.....Judith Moore
God's Gym.....John Edgar Widman
Left of Dead.....Beck Weathers
Life is So Good......Gregory Dawson & Richard Glaubman
Reneck Rivera.....Dennis Covington
Between a a Rock and a Hard Place......Aron Ralston
Michelle isn't able to tell me which one she enjoyed the most but she did tell me she would recommend all of the books, excluding Nonzero. If you want her to narrow it down more than that you will have to ask her yourself.
I am Roe.....Norma McCarvey
In Search of Islamic Feminism.....Elizabeth Fernea
Conversations with Cuba.....C. Peter Ripley
As Nature Made Him.....John Colapinto
My Life.....Bill Clinton
How to Save Thousands on Your Home Mortage.....Randy Johnson
The Botany of Desire.....Michael Pollen
Growing up Empty.....Loretta-Schwartz Nobel
Walking Home......Kelly Winters
The Legacy of Luna.....Julia Butterfly Hill
The Working Poor.....David Shipler
The Body Project.....Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Nonzero.....Robert Wright
Culture Jame......Kalle Lasn
The Nanny Diaries......emma McLaughlin & Nicole Kraus
Four Souls.....Peterson, Kronberg, Medefind & Sklar
The Jungle.....Upton Sinclair
Little White Lies.....Gemma Townley
The Long Emergency.....James Howard Kunstler
The Wonder Spot......Melissa Bank
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr......Martin Luther King Jr.
Will They Ever Trust Us Again......Michael Moore
Fat Girl.....Judith Moore
God's Gym.....John Edgar Widman
Left of Dead.....Beck Weathers
Life is So Good......Gregory Dawson & Richard Glaubman
Reneck Rivera.....Dennis Covington
Between a a Rock and a Hard Place......Aron Ralston
Michelle isn't able to tell me which one she enjoyed the most but she did tell me she would recommend all of the books, excluding Nonzero. If you want her to narrow it down more than that you will have to ask her yourself.
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While it looks like you favor nonfiction, Michelle, I'd like to recommend the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. It's been a long time since I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning reading a book--and this one had me so engrossed that I would have skipped work the next day had I not finished.
# posted by 
: 9:55 AM
: 9:55 AM
Bonnie-
Thank you for the book suggestion, I loved it! I welcome any future recommendations, even if they might not match the high standard you have set for yourself. It might be hard to top "The Kite Runner".
Thank you for the book suggestion, I loved it! I welcome any future recommendations, even if they might not match the high standard you have set for yourself. It might be hard to top "The Kite Runner".
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: 3:16 PM
Jude and Michelle, I knew you guys had moved to the most obese state in the nation, but did you realize you traded the healthiest state in the nation for one of the least healthy? Man, what were you thinking!?! Anyway, I hope this finds you both in better health than the rest of the residents of your fatty-fat state. Read on:
Minnesota "healthiest state" again
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
By Don Davis
The Bemidji Pioneer
ST. PAUL – The only thing missing was a cheerleading squad chanting “We’re No. 1” as Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Monday Minnesota continued to hold its “healthiest state” title.
It was a “threepeat” of the honor and the 10th time in the 16 years of United Health Foundation’s rankings that Minnesota has come out on top. The state placed second the other six years.
“It shows that our ongoing commitment to good health continues to yield huge dividends for the state,” Pawlenty crowed.
Moments after Pawlenty talked, his key health-care opponent in the Legislature said the continued high rankings are thanks in part to lawmakers defeating the Republican governor’s proposals. Sen. Linda Berglin, DFL-Minneapolis, said many fewer Minnesotans would have health insurance if Pawlenty had his way.
“A lot of the things that he proposed didn’t happen,” the chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Budget division said.
In its annual report, the suburban Twin Cities-based United Health Foundation cited Minnesota for its low rate of uninsured residents (9 percent) and the low rate of cardiovascular-related deaths (248 deaths per 100,000 population). The state also rated high in premature deaths and infant deaths.
In ranking sixth, North Dakota earned praise for its low crime rate (79 crimes per 100,000 people) and low occurrence of infectious disease (3.2 per 100,000 population).
Between Minnesota and North Dakota atop this year’s study are Vermont, New Hampshire, Utah and Hawaii. The five least healthy states are Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina and Arkansas. Mississippi has been in the bottom three every year.
North Dakota and Minnesota face challenges. Both states received poor marks for prenatal care and for the number of obese residents.
North Dakota’s obesity ranking was 35th, while Minnesota’s was 21st.
Minnesota also recorded a high number of smokers, 21 percent.
Pawlenty and Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach said one of their main concerns is inadequate health care for minorities.
Mandernach and Human Services Commissioner Kevin Goodno said a state task force is working on the problem, which is especially serious among American Indians and blacks.
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Minnesota "healthiest state" again
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
By Don Davis
The Bemidji Pioneer
ST. PAUL – The only thing missing was a cheerleading squad chanting “We’re No. 1” as Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Monday Minnesota continued to hold its “healthiest state” title.
It was a “threepeat” of the honor and the 10th time in the 16 years of United Health Foundation’s rankings that Minnesota has come out on top. The state placed second the other six years.
“It shows that our ongoing commitment to good health continues to yield huge dividends for the state,” Pawlenty crowed.
Moments after Pawlenty talked, his key health-care opponent in the Legislature said the continued high rankings are thanks in part to lawmakers defeating the Republican governor’s proposals. Sen. Linda Berglin, DFL-Minneapolis, said many fewer Minnesotans would have health insurance if Pawlenty had his way.
“A lot of the things that he proposed didn’t happen,” the chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Budget division said.
In its annual report, the suburban Twin Cities-based United Health Foundation cited Minnesota for its low rate of uninsured residents (9 percent) and the low rate of cardiovascular-related deaths (248 deaths per 100,000 population). The state also rated high in premature deaths and infant deaths.
In ranking sixth, North Dakota earned praise for its low crime rate (79 crimes per 100,000 people) and low occurrence of infectious disease (3.2 per 100,000 population).
Between Minnesota and North Dakota atop this year’s study are Vermont, New Hampshire, Utah and Hawaii. The five least healthy states are Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina and Arkansas. Mississippi has been in the bottom three every year.
North Dakota and Minnesota face challenges. Both states received poor marks for prenatal care and for the number of obese residents.
North Dakota’s obesity ranking was 35th, while Minnesota’s was 21st.
Minnesota also recorded a high number of smokers, 21 percent.
Pawlenty and Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach said one of their main concerns is inadequate health care for minorities.
Mandernach and Human Services Commissioner Kevin Goodno said a state task force is working on the problem, which is especially serious among American Indians and blacks.
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