I work for a blood bank and this is a serious issue impacting public health and access to transfusions. Testing for Zika is a safety precaution and will keep the public safer.
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Daily Prompt: Learning
Life is about growing up, growing old and learning how to navigate it all. We grow and get smarter by the things we learn in school, from others and the lessons the world teaches you every day. Learning is about opening your heart and mind to the intellectual opportunities that comes your way. We should be about learning from one another daily. Experience is painful but its the best way of learning something that will keep you going. Learning can keep you living, alive, vibrant. The seasons have a way of informing us what we need to know. Keep on learning everyone.
Women’s Equality Day | National Women’s History Project #womensequalityday
At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.”The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York.
Source: Women’s Equality Day | National Women’s History Project
Our country is stronger when our women have equal pay for equal work. Women deserve access to resources to make their lives better. The women in my life should have every advantage I do. Too many women aren’t treated with respect and dignity and that has to change.
Science Fiction Thriller Twin Bill – Close Encounters and Frequency
These movies are full of supernatural science fiction goodness. Close Encounters of The Third Kind is one of the greatest movies made of its genre. Frequency is one of those movies that is surprising and full of heart. They both touch on the paranormal and unexplained phenomenon. It’s a part of a twin bill tonight to end our week.
Status Update
I reserve the right to be ridiculously silly. We should all take advantage of that right to be silly.
It’s National Dog Day, Celebrate Canines!
Happy National Dog Day! August 26 is set aside to honor dogs across the nation. Let us celebrate these loyal members of our families who make our lives better. There are also dogs who serve our communities through the police, fire and guide dogs. We owe much to the dogs in our world.
This post is in honor of Cody our Lab-mix and in memory of Mikey our Cock-a-Poo. We love both our boys very much.
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