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March 24, 2006 Yes, I do realize that I have a tendency to dig fairly deep into a topic ONCE, and then move on. So this time I’m sharing some of the feedback and fallout from recent posts:
* Much better coverage of Adam Morrison yesterday, on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. Headline: “Diabetic at the Top of the Game.” Reporter Sabin Russell writes that this rambunctous athlete “brings with him a lesson in diabetes…
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March 22, 2006 So I’d nearly forgotten that my uncle rang me the other day — as I was rushing out the door — to tell me that Charlie Rose was airing a Panel on Diabetes, which was starting in about 12.5 minutes! Right. We do actually have Tivo now, but I’m not THAT much of a whiz, and couldn’t stand the thought of my little ones waiting in the rain…
So did anyone catch the March 16…
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March 22, 2006 As many of you probably know by now, I worked in technology PR and marketing for many years. Now that I’m an independent writer, I find it strange and amusing to experience PR from the other end: I get quite a few cute “pitches” from agencies I know quite well from the old days, such as:
* Dannon yogurt – an email asking me to “review” the latest type of yogurt, which is oh-so-good for…
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March 21, 2006 I’m not a sports fan. Not even a little. But I do have HUGE respect for anyone who can excel in athletics despite what would or could have been a debilitating disease. Think Lance Armstrong. You don’t necessarily have to like the person.
Such seems to be the case with Adam Morrison, the trash-talking Gonzaga (WA) university basketball star making headlines with his Type 1 diabetes. Even his coach calls him “relentless” and “nasty.” Young…
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March 19, 2006 My husband and a few buddies brew beer in our backyard as a hobby. Sometimes they ask us ladies to “pitch the yeast” (toss a vial-full of that rich-smelling substance into the tub), and we giggle hysterically. These girlfriends know all too well the constant Fracas with the Itch, and they aren’t even diabetic!
So you PWD ladies out there will sympathize when I say: it’s worse than the @#$% diabetes! I learned early on…
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