<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791</id><updated>2012-01-01T00:56:23.767-05:00</updated><category term='medical terrorists'/><category term='rioting'/><category term='chest pain'/><category term='tachycardia'/><category term='cancer'/><category term='endoscopic vessel harvesting'/><category term='ECP'/><category term='eecp'/><category term='hypertension'/><category term='south florida'/><category term='cholesterol'/><category term='mc cain'/><category term='mayan calendar'/><category term='sedona'/><category term='affirmation'/><category term='medium'/><category term='truth'/><category term='JAMA'/><category term='michael j. fox'/><category term='volcanic'/><category term='angina'/><category term='EDTA'/><category term='twin flames'/><category term='coronary artery bypass'/><category term='parkinson&apos;s'/><category term='fraud'/><category term='palin'/><category term='cardiologist'/><category term='clairvoyance'/><category term='liar'/><category term='erectile dysfunction'/><category term='spiritual'/><category term='homestead'/><category term='heart valve devices'/><category term='famine'/><category term='universe'/><category term='heart'/><category term='clinton'/><category term='life after death'/><category term='nostradamus'/><category term='obama'/><category term='disaster'/><category term='vortex'/><category term='angiography'/><category term='Howard Wayne'/><category term='coronarty'/><category term='esp'/><category term='twin souls'/><category term='enhanced external counterpulsation'/><category term='assault'/><category term='increase'/><category term='paranormal'/><category term='crisis'/><category term='president'/><category term='als'/><category term='hospital'/><category term='I Ching'/><category term='angioplasty'/><category term='oil shortage'/><category term='positive'/><category term='noninterventional'/><category term='militias'/><category term='larkin community hospital'/><category term='cabg'/><category term='premonition'/><category term='republican'/><category term='psychic'/><category term='sylvia browne'/><category term='supplements'/><category term='risk'/><category term='prophecy'/><category term='angiogram'/><category term='earthquake'/><category term='computed tomography'/><category term='sexual activity'/><category term='gore'/><category term='second opinion'/><category term='2012'/><category term='mccain'/><category term='nitrates'/><category term='twin sources'/><category term='law and order'/><category term='heartbeat'/><category term='high blood pressure'/><category term='survivalist'/><category term='perjury'/><category term='alaska'/><category term='lifetime attibutable risk for cancer'/><category term='new age'/><category term='statins'/><category term='democrat'/><category term='bridge to nowhere'/><category term='schwartz'/><category term='bypass'/><category term='tsunami'/><category term='afterlife'/><category term='protons'/><category term='divine love'/><category term='vision'/><category term='election'/><category term='suspended'/><category term='hurricane'/><category term='graft'/><category term='artery'/><category term='biden'/><category term='Isordil'/><category term='coronary artery disease'/><category term='heart surgeon'/><category term='food shortage'/><category term='select specialty hospital'/><category term='energy'/><category term='flood'/><category term='miami'/><category term='wisdom'/><category term='drought'/><category term='noninvasive'/><category term='north shore medical center'/><category term='PVC'/><category term='god'/><category term='mount sinai medical center'/><category term='electromagnetic'/><category term='alex zakharia'/><category term='peak oil'/><category term='aspirin'/><category term='stent'/><category term='edgar cayce'/><title type='text'>Wordworks2001</title><subtitle type='html'>Have you been told you need a coronary artery bypass graft. My site tells why you need to get a second opinion. Please read it carefully, it may save your life or the life of someone you love.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>209</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4381200955791523805</id><published>2010-10-10T12:03:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-10T12:04:25.898-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Energy</title><summary type='text'>Energy. It changes form but never dies or disappears. All things, organic and inorganic share one thing in common. They are made up of energy, energy that is always present in the universe.Of late, I have begun experiencing the energy within me. I can actually tune into the electrical changes that occur in my body and through meditation and study have learned this energy has always existed and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4381200955791523805/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4381200955791523805' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4381200955791523805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4381200955791523805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/10/energy.html' title='Energy'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7329124414508792453</id><published>2010-10-07T15:03:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-07T15:13:35.755-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='PVC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ECP'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chest pain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tachycardia'/><title type='text'>Update</title><summary type='text'>In September I began having palpitations, usually in the evening.  I was fitted with a halter monitor which I wore for 48 hours. No abnormalities were observed. I began  course of 35 session of ECP and have 10 more to go. The palpitations continue and are  accompanied frequently by PVCs. Two nights ago, I had a bout of midsternal chest pain, probably angina. My BP was about 140-150/80-90 at the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7329124414508792453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7329124414508792453' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7329124414508792453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7329124414508792453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/10/update.html' title='Update'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4385815140140983940</id><published>2010-08-11T09:40:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-11T09:47:53.572-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cardiologist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery disease'/><title type='text'>Belated Update</title><summary type='text'>It's been several months since I last posted here. I guess that's a sign that all is going well. It was, at least with my coronary artery disease and angina.However, about two weeks ago I began having some strange sensations in my chest during the evening while I am simply relaxing or reading a book.  These feelings are not pain, they aren't even discomfort. It's like the feeling a teenage boy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4385815140140983940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4385815140140983940' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4385815140140983940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4385815140140983940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/08/belated-update.html' title='Belated Update'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2453174950348924350</id><published>2010-02-13T13:35:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T13:38:57.013-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A  Letter to the Editor</title><summary type='text'>Six years ago, I urged Bill Clinton to get a second opinion instead of blindly opting for a quadruple coronary artery bypass. A few months before his surgery, I had been told by an Indianapolis cardiologist that if I did not undergo a quintuple bypass, I would probably have a massive heart attack or stroke within a few months. I opted for treatment from Howard Wayne, MD, FACC, FACP, of San Diego.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2453174950348924350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2453174950348924350' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2453174950348924350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2453174950348924350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/02/letter-to-editor.html' title='A  Letter to the Editor'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1037791688338993478</id><published>2010-02-12T10:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-12T10:25:03.027-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clinton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart surgeon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angiogram'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angioplasty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='noninvasive'/><title type='text'>I told him so!</title><summary type='text'>Six years ago, I urged Bill Clinton to get a second opinion instead of blindly opting for a quadruple coronary artery bypass. A few months earlier, I had been told by an Indianapolis cardiologist that if I did not undergo a quintuple bypass, I would probably have a massive heart attack or stroke within a few months. I opted for treatment from Howard Wayne, MD, FACC, FACP, of San Diego. Now, six </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1037791688338993478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1037791688338993478' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1037791688338993478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1037791688338993478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-told-him-so.html' title='I told him so!'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2497243097644710054</id><published>2010-02-03T11:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T11:32:25.030-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Gays in the Military</title><summary type='text'>A letter I emailed to Senator Bayh and Senator LugarLet me preface this letter by stating I am a retired US Army master sergeant who served from 1968 to 1988. Also, I am a confident heterosexual who does not feel threatened by the presence of gay soldiers in the army.I have known and worked with gay and lesbian soldiers from basic training and throughout my entire career. This was before the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2497243097644710054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2497243097644710054' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2497243097644710054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2497243097644710054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/02/gays-in-military.html' title='Gays in the Military'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3599376522278046700</id><published>2010-01-12T11:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T11:25:21.236-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I AM BECAUSE WE ARE</title><summary type='text'>This documentary film gave me new respect for Madonna. You can view it at http://www.iambecauseweare.com/ .I hope after you watch it you might contribute to Madonna's charity, Raising Malawi. I have designated this organization as my official Facebook birthday gift. http://apps.facebook.com/causes/birthdays/254606 .</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3599376522278046700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3599376522278046700' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3599376522278046700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3599376522278046700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-am-because-we-are.html' title='I AM BECAUSE WE ARE'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5273532405803649227</id><published>2009-11-13T11:50:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T11:52:41.219-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Justice at Fort Hood</title><summary type='text'>Does anyone else find it ironic that the man accused of murdering 13 soldiers and civilians on Fort Hood a week ago, MAJ Nadil Hasan, will be judged in by a military courts martial rather than the State of Texas? No courts martial in the last half century has resulted in an execution. Texas is, without question, the most prolific enforcer of the death penalty. Now I am not a great proponent of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5273532405803649227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5273532405803649227' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5273532405803649227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5273532405803649227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2009/11/justice-at-fort-hood.html' title='Justice at Fort Hood'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/Sv2OzilVNVI/AAAAAAAAAVI/Ney9qUyujeE/s72-c/jeff.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4847750713586308429</id><published>2009-09-14T10:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-14T10:43:51.775-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Health Care Reform</title><summary type='text'>When it comes to worldwide life expectancy and infant mortality, the United States isn't even in the top 10. In fact, it is not in the top 30!.Would you be surprised to learn that babies born in the Czek Republic, South Korea, and Hong Kong, have a better chance of living than those born in America? The good old USA is 33rd in world infant mortality. Cyprus, New Caledonia and Spain, also have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4847750713586308429/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4847750713586308429' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4847750713586308429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4847750713586308429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2009/09/health-care-reform.html' title='Health Care Reform'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7583775240533713186</id><published>2009-09-06T14:27:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T14:30:25.578-04:00</updated><title type='text'>FUEL GIRLS</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7583775240533713186/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7583775240533713186' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7583775240533713186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7583775240533713186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post.html' title='FUEL GIRLS'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SqP_cJphcUI/AAAAAAAAAVA/WhFVKoR2hO0/s72-c/fuel-girls.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6742303713744965445</id><published>2009-09-06T14:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T14:18:16.982-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I like the Fuel Girls</title><summary type='text'>Does that make me a bad prson?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6742303713744965445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6742303713744965445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6742303713744965445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6742303713744965445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-like-fuel-girls.html' title='I like the Fuel Girls'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4968884332978033851</id><published>2009-04-18T13:40:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T13:48:36.868-04:00</updated><title type='text'>An email I received from my friend Goody</title><summary type='text'>PO2 (EOD2) (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, wasawarded the Congressional Medal of Honorposthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq,giving his life to save his fellow Seals.(Notice: Mike was not a Navy SEAL, he was EOD.He gave his life to save a group of Navy SEALS.)During Mike Monsoor's funeral in San Diego ,as his coffin was being moved from the hearseto the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4968884332978033851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4968884332978033851' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4968884332978033851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4968884332978033851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2009/04/email-i-received-from-my-friend-goody.html' title='An email I received from my friend Goody'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SeoRXaRP2qI/AAAAAAAAAU4/EB6aLj2Ol8c/s72-c/seal2.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2374178496421336782</id><published>2008-11-29T09:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-29T09:20:35.448-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Peace on Earth, etc.</title><summary type='text'>November 29, 2008 -- RE The front page of today's Herald Bulletin -- Which is the more shocking news story? One hundred fifty (200 at last count) being killed in more than three days of terrorist attacks in Mumbia, or one WalMart greeter being killed by 2000 rampaging shoppers in New York?We have become accustomed to reading about Black Friday atrocities throughout the years, but I believe this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2374178496421336782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2374178496421336782' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2374178496421336782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2374178496421336782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/11/peace-on-earth-etc.html' title='Peace on Earth, etc.'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4155991493142640473</id><published>2008-11-13T09:22:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T09:25:55.798-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Piece of My Mind</title><summary type='text'>Politics I     I doubt there is anyone happier than I am that the presidential elections are over and that our media will be free of new campaigns for at least a few months.  No sooner were the votes counted though, than the conservatives began predicting doom and gloom for the republic because the electorate saw fit to put a raving liberal into office.     I am a baby boomer born into a family </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4155991493142640473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4155991493142640473' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4155991493142640473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4155991493142640473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/11/piece-of-my-mind.html' title='A Piece of My Mind'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-231873187215799894</id><published>2008-11-05T09:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T09:23:24.245-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Why I Voted for Obama</title><summary type='text'>Okay, I'll admit it. My vote in the 2008 presidential race was more of a vote against Bush and the war in Iraq than it was one for Obama. I would have cast my ballot for a guy named Beelzabub if it meant keeping a Republican out of the White House. Better to be led by the devil you know than by a proven liar and wolf in sheep's clothing.I don't hate McCain as much as I distrust him to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/231873187215799894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=231873187215799894' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/231873187215799894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/231873187215799894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/11/why-i-voted-for-obama.html' title='Why I Voted for Obama'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-422381469584082252</id><published>2008-09-26T09:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-26T09:30:18.032-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Presidential Debate</title><summary type='text'>So John McCain thinks it is more vital for him to attend the congressional bank bail out debate than to attend the first presidential debate. Is this the same McCain who, up until earlier this month, thought the American economy was in great shape?Relying on McCain to fix the economy is like hiring my auto mechanic to give the space shuttle a tune-up.Could it be that McCain is afraid to debate </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/422381469584082252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=422381469584082252' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/422381469584082252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/422381469584082252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/09/presidential-debate.html' title='The Presidential Debate'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2857792268437249143</id><published>2008-09-09T09:22:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T09:25:54.886-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='president'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='liar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mccain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='palin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='election'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bridge to nowhere'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alaska'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biden'/><title type='text'>An Open Letter to Republican Apologists</title><summary type='text'>Face facts Republican apologists, Sarah Palin is a liar. She took a walk across the Bridge to Nowhere before it was built. Unfortunately, for her, she couldn't walk on water.What are Governor Palin's lies? Her first was saying she opposed that pork barrel project when she actually supported it from the beginning. Her second lie was claiming she saved the American taxpayers money by nixing the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2857792268437249143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2857792268437249143' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2857792268437249143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2857792268437249143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/09/open-letter-to-republican-apologists.html' title='An Open Letter to Republican Apologists'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4169814827273766235</id><published>2008-09-02T09:28:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T09:32:08.522-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medical terrorists'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='assault'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cardiologist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aspirin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart surgeon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='second opinion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery disease'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cabg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angioplasty'/><title type='text'>Beware of Medical Terrorists</title><summary type='text'> More Harm Than Good: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Common Treatments and Procedures by Alan, M.d. Zelicoff  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsFour years ago, I began writing a blog (http://wordworks2001.blogspot.... to warn people about the dangers of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. When I read this book, I didn't have to go any further than page two for validation of my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4169814827273766235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4169814827273766235' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4169814827273766235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4169814827273766235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/09/beware-of-medical-terrorists.html' title='Beware of Medical Terrorists'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5064498747485948704</id><published>2008-08-31T13:09:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T13:14:32.142-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Vinyl Cafe</title><summary type='text'>Last night I listened to an extraordinary radio program on WFYI, Indianapolis's NPR station. The Vinyl Cafe is a show that originates on CBC in Toronto. The host's name is Stuart McClain.It would be an injustice to call Stuart the Canadian Garison Keiler. Both men are outstanding communicators but where A Prairie Home Companion is 80% entertainment and 20% human interest, The Vinyl Cafe is 80% </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5064498747485948704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5064498747485948704' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5064498747485948704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5064498747485948704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/vinyl-cafe.html' title='Vinyl Cafe'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-933080754200166469</id><published>2008-08-30T09:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-30T09:23:03.049-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> The Way of the World by Ron Suskind  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsIf you read this Pulitzer Prize winning journalist's most recent book, be prepared to experience a myriad of uncomfortable feelings -- grief, shame, anger, fear, embarassment, sadness, helplessness. The Way of the World ultimately is a story of greed and incompetence in and around the White House and betrayal and cowardice by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/933080754200166469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=933080754200166469' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/933080754200166469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/933080754200166469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_30.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4157990473912536610</id><published>2008-08-29T10:10:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-29T10:37:06.762-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Presidential Elections</title><summary type='text'>Let me preface this short commentary by announcing Ron Paul was the candidate I would vote for in November if the GOP had the wisdom and courage to nominate him. He is the only Republican I would vote for.In 1992, I worked tirelessly and voted for Ross Perot. In 1996, I wrote in Bill Bennet for president. In 2000, I voted a straight Libertarian ballot. The 2004 election was crucial and I didn't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4157990473912536610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4157990473912536610' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4157990473912536610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4157990473912536610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/presidential-elections.html' title='Presidential Elections'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4360898448183987170</id><published>2008-08-26T09:27:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T09:29:22.598-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clinton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='republican'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='democrat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mc cain'/><title type='text'>An Open Letter to Clinton Supports</title><summary type='text'>Dear Clinton Voters Who Now Support John McCain:"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." That adage came to mind when I saw a Hillary Clinton supporter announce in a political ad that she is now going to vote for John McCain.Although I am not a member of any organized party (I am a libertarian-leaning independent), I can't help but feel sorry for the Democrats. Because this and a few other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4360898448183987170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4360898448183987170' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4360898448183987170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4360898448183987170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/open-letter-to-clinton-supports.html' title='An Open Letter to Clinton Supports'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7233477175891244810</id><published>2008-08-25T10:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T10:40:15.398-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism by Sheldon S. Wolin  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsDespite the fact the theory set forth by the author describes what I have believed for some time has happened to my country, the journey he takes the reader on to defend his premise is very disconcerting indeed. From the beginning of the book, he compares The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7233477175891244810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7233477175891244810' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7233477175891244810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7233477175891244810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_25.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2301522446077004392</id><published>2008-08-24T13:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T13:31:04.590-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration by David Iglesias  My review  rating: 4 of 5 starsIt's quite bad enough that the Bush Administration turned out to be the most inept in the history of the republic, but when you add his corruption into the mix, you get a toxic recipe that not only adversely affects the evil-doers in the executive branch, but also poisons the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2301522446077004392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2301522446077004392' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2301522446077004392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2301522446077004392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_24.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2272953611584337657</id><published>2008-08-21T09:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-21T09:29:39.413-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> Mama Rock's Rules: Ten Lessons for Raising Ten  Successful Children by Rose Rock  My review  rating: 4 of 5 starsRose Rock is comedian Chris Rock's mama. She raised seven children and this book tells you how she did it. It may be the most important child-rearing manual since Dr. Benjamin Spock published his seminal work.Moma Rock's Rules ius chock full of practical advice that will make any </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2272953611584337657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2272953611584337657' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2272953611584337657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2272953611584337657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_21.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6751650945684601718</id><published>2008-08-20T09:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-20T09:59:13.687-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens by E. Fuller Torrey  My review  rating: 4 of 5 starsIn the mid 1960s, America began emptying and closing its mental hospitals, all in the name of civil rights. California was the first state to do so and by the mid 1980s, the other 49 states had followed suit.The author calls this "one of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6751650945684601718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6751650945684601718' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6751650945684601718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6751650945684601718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_20.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7076776054018451768</id><published>2008-08-18T09:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T09:23:01.696-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lest We Forget</title><summary type='text'> A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story by David Thibodeau  My review  rating: 4 of 5 starsI have the distinction of having been at Mount Carmel in 1993 during the seige, covering the trial of the Branch Davidian 11 in San Antonio in 1994 and being in Jonestown, Guyana after the massacre there in 1978. I doubt anyone else can truthfully make that claim.Like David Thibodeau in his Waco book, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7076776054018451768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7076776054018451768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7076776054018451768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7076776054018451768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/lest-we-forget.html' title='Lest We Forget'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1106617406938354183</id><published>2008-08-17T13:48:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-17T13:48:58.910-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Y'all are CRAZY!!!</title><summary type='text'> State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind by Bryant Welch  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsThe author makes the case that the US electorate (at least the ones who were scared into voting Republican in the last presidentail election)are collective victims of a mass psychosis that was purposely caused by the right wing.He makes his case well. I am proud I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1106617406938354183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1106617406938354183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1106617406938354183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1106617406938354183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/yall-are-crazy.html' title='Y&apos;all are CRAZY!!!'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-9172519533432076236</id><published>2008-08-17T13:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-17T13:28:08.314-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bad Medicine</title><summary type='text'> Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America by Ezekiel Emanuel  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsAnyone who disbelieves the American healthcare delivery and payment systems are terminally ill has never been sick themselves. American medical technology is arguably the best in the world, unfortunately the systems that bring it to the consumers are flawed.The author uses government </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/9172519533432076236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=9172519533432076236' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/9172519533432076236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/9172519533432076236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/bad-medicine.html' title='Bad Medicine'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1224585104060127725</id><published>2008-08-16T09:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-16T09:32:32.528-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Read This Book!!!</title><summary type='text'> Right'&gt;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2956871.Right_Is_Wrong_How_the_Lunatic_Fringe_Hijacked_America_Shredded_the_Constitution_and_Made_Us_All_Less_Safe?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review"&gt;Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe by Arianna'&gt;http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27082.Arianna_Huffington"&gt;Arianna </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1224585104060127725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1224585104060127725' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1224585104060127725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1224585104060127725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/read-this-book.html' title='Read This Book!!!'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3048666100719756610</id><published>2008-08-15T09:24:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T09:39:08.512-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Can You Say 'Sudatanland?'</title><summary type='text'>Russia knew exactly what it was doing a week ago yesterday when, in reaction to the Republic of Georgia's military incursion into the Atonomous State of Ossentia, it sent troops into two separatist regions of Georgia. It's a safe bet the military minds of the Kremlin reviewed their history of World War II and assessed the ability and willingness of the rest of the nations of the world to react </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3048666100719756610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3048666100719756610' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3048666100719756610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3048666100719756610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/can-you-say-sudatanland.html' title='Can You Say &apos;Sudatanland?&apos;'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5041589783784589409</id><published>2008-08-14T09:51:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T10:05:37.200-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medical terrorists'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JAMA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Howard Wayne'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='noninterventional'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cabg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angioplasty'/><title type='text'>Non-Interventionalists 1 - Butchers 0</title><summary type='text'>Imagine my pleasant surprise when I heard the health reporter on Channel 6 News announce last night that a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says angioplasty is not as efficacious as medication in treating chest pain. Well, quite frankly, that's been known by the patients of the late Howard Wayne for many years.In 2004, a well-known and respected invasive </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5041589783784589409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5041589783784589409' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5041589783784589409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5041589783784589409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/non-interventionalists-1-butchers-0.html' title='Non-Interventionalists 1 - Butchers 0'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-960732302158378821</id><published>2008-08-14T09:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T09:50:58.278-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> Living'&gt;http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/931921.Living_Longer_with_Heart_Disease_The_Noninvasive_Approach_that_Will_Save_Your_Life?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review"&gt;Living Longer with Heart Disease: The Noninvasive Approach that Will Save Your Life by Howard'&gt;http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/443791.Howard_H_Wayne"&gt;Howard H. Wayne  My'&gt;http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1336196?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/960732302158378821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=960732302158378821' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/960732302158378821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/960732302158378821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/href-living-longer-with-heart-disease.html' title=''/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4614479076636893603</id><published>2008-08-14T09:10:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T09:21:19.361-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Broken Promises - Delayed Peace</title><summary type='text'>Russia now says it is going to remain in the disputed autonomous regions of Georgia it occupied last week. The other day it sang a different song."To the victor go the spoils," is an old adage of war and Russia is apparently believing there are no other countries with the wherewithall to challenge this thought, decided to change its mind.In fact, Russia continues to occupy Georgian cities and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4614479076636893603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4614479076636893603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4614479076636893603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4614479076636893603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/broken-promises-delayed-peace.html' title='Broken Promises - Delayed Peace'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6275630244623137129</id><published>2008-08-13T09:54:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-13T10:01:04.288-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Peace?</title><summary type='text'>It is far easier to talk peace than to make peace. Each side in the Russian/Georgian war is accusing the other of violating the cease fire it both agreed to.The United Nations has been extremely silent. It is like a eunoch in a roomful of nymphomaniacs. No matter how badly he wants to do something, he is ill-equipped to do so.The president of the United States is akin to a Daddy Warbucks eunoch. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6275630244623137129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6275630244623137129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6275630244623137129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6275630244623137129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/peace.html' title='Peace?'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-9145118515459750285</id><published>2008-08-13T09:51:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-13T09:54:20.859-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Reviews</title><summary type='text'> Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly  My review  rating: 3 of 5 starsA well written book. I was pleansantly surprised.  View all my reviews. Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism by Sean Hannity  My review  rating: 1 of 5 starsI couldn't finish this sorry book. Hannity is a naive literary lightweight with a jingoist agenda. He comes to faulty conclusions. I don't think</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/9145118515459750285/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=9145118515459750285' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/9145118515459750285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/9145118515459750285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-reviews.html' title='Book Reviews'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3973632441378767121</id><published>2008-08-12T10:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T10:18:26.208-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Stupid Wars</title><summary type='text'> Stupid Wars: A Citizen's Guide to Botched Putsches, Failed Coups, Inane Invasions, and Ridiculous Revolutions by Ed Strosser  My review  rating: 3 of 5 starsI finished reading this book last night. It covers stupid wars from the Fall of the Roman Empire in AD 377 thru the attempted Soviet Coup against Gorbachev in 1991.No doubt, a second edition will include the Republic of Georgia's 2008 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3973632441378767121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3973632441378767121' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3973632441378767121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3973632441378767121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/stupid-wars.html' title='Stupid Wars'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2376848468893444883</id><published>2008-08-11T15:51:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T16:09:56.629-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHO WILL STOP RUSSIA?</title><summary type='text'>The USA? With an American president who thinks the Russian prime minister is his buddy, an American military already stretched beyound capacity in its multi-front war on terrorism and a European Union relying on France to broker peace, the answer is, "No one."Russia is claiming its troops in Ossetia are peacekeepers. The Russian government is making the case to the world that it is in South </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2376848468893444883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2376848468893444883' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2376848468893444883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2376848468893444883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/who-will-stop-russia.html' title='WHO WILL STOP RUSSIA?'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1498269026944829330</id><published>2008-08-11T09:44:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T10:04:16.036-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Meditations</title><summary type='text'>My day begins before the sun is up as songbirds outside my window announce the coming of another dawn. It ends long after that orb completes its westward journey, hours after the last cardinal has gone to roost for the night.While he sleeps, I darken my room and wait for another sound, the first, faint mournful whistle of a freight train as it approaches a highway about a mile from where I lay. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1498269026944829330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1498269026944829330' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1498269026944829330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1498269026944829330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/meditations.html' title='Meditations'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1891032102193470545</id><published>2008-08-11T09:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T09:43:48.801-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Must Read!!</title><summary type='text'> The New Cold War: Revolutions, Rigged Elections, and Pipeline Politics in the Former Soviet Union by Mark Mackinnon  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsAnyone who doubts the significance petroleum plays in the most recent conflict between the Republic of Georgia and Russia need look no further than the subtitle of this book -- Revolutions, Rigged Elections, and Pipeline Politics in the Former Soviet</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1891032102193470545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1891032102193470545' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1891032102193470545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1891032102193470545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/must-read.html' title='Must Read!!'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1608343224234351923</id><published>2008-08-10T13:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T13:29:50.334-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> Great American Hypocrites: Shattering the Big Myths of Republican Politics by Glenn Greenwald  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsIf you are an American voter, this m ay be the most important book you read this year. You must read it before you go to the polls in November. Not only that, you must get your friends, neighbors, co-workers, acquaintances and complete strangers you meet in the mall or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1608343224234351923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1608343224234351923' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1608343224234351923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1608343224234351923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_10.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4133618591992559792</id><published>2008-08-10T13:06:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T13:22:07.837-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Georgia on My Mind</title><summary type='text'>A couple of years ago, I wrote a post on my Nigeria Safety &amp; Security Update blog in which I said every future conflict will be over petroleum. A few days ago, Georgia (the former Soviet state, not the one in the southern USA) sent troops into South Ossetia, a separist region it surrounds.Virtually all of the residents of South Ossetia hold Russian passports, ergo, they are Russian citizens and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4133618591992559792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4133618591992559792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4133618591992559792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4133618591992559792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/georgia-on-my-mind.html' title='Georgia on My Mind'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5852907357992273755</id><published>2008-08-09T09:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-09T09:37:06.655-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> The New Blue Media: How Michael Moore, Moveon.org, Jon Stewart and Company Are Transforming Progressive Politics by Theodore Hamm  My review  rating: 5 of 5 starsIf you are fans of Michael Moore, Al Franken, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Kos and or The Onion or if you despise Bill O'Reilly, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Maureen Dowd, or Rush Limbough, you will love this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5852907357992273755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5852907357992273755' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5852907357992273755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5852907357992273755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review_09.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8082899537072115358</id><published>2008-08-09T09:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-09T09:34:21.064-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Book Review</title><summary type='text'> The Kingmakers: The Mainstream Media and the Road to the White House by Mike Gravel  My review  rating: 4 of 5 starsWhen America's news media fails to do its job, it becomes an enemy at least as lethal as the terrorists our country purports to be at war with. By allowing Bush and his cabal to control them, journalists allowed them to wage an illegal war in Iraq with impunity. In a very real way,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8082899537072115358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8082899537072115358' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8082899537072115358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8082899537072115358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/book-review.html' title='Book Review'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8297517649384808623</id><published>2008-08-08T10:02:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T10:04:27.324-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Take Me Out to the Ball Game</title><summary type='text'>It's a good bet President Bush wishes he still owned the Texas Rangers. It hasn't been George's best week.First, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Ron Suskind, revealed the Bush Administration ordered the CIA to lie in a letter designed to give Bush a reason to attack Iraq.Then, in what was touted by the president and his men to be a trial of one of the most dangerous terrorists being held at Gitmo,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8297517649384808623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8297517649384808623' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8297517649384808623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8297517649384808623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/take-me-out-to-ball-game.html' title='Take Me Out to the Ball Game'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5954873096074956533</id><published>2008-08-08T09:10:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T09:29:47.087-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Life Goes On...</title><summary type='text'>or so I'm told. It's been a rather rough year. I won't rehash my medical conditions, they've already been mentioned in my last post.I won't expand on or reveal any more compulsions, obsessions, addictions or other bad habits I've been fighting of late either. Suffice it to say, at this point, I think I've fought them to a draw.I appreciate the 10 comments that were made about my last post of July</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5954873096074956533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5954873096074956533' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5954873096074956533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5954873096074956533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/08/life-goes-on.html' title='Life Goes On...'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5521858985477754278</id><published>2008-07-24T09:44:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-24T10:05:02.667-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Goodbye All</title><summary type='text'>As far as lifetimes go, mine was a pretty interesting one. Although I am referring to it in the past tense, it's not quite over yet, just the best part.My past is catching up with me. Parkinson's Disease has become a powerful and relentless adversary. It attacks me in different ways every day. I am tired of battling it.The angina and coronary artery disease are, for the most part, under control, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5521858985477754278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5521858985477754278' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5521858985477754278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5521858985477754278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/07/goodbye-all.html' title='Goodbye All'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6314424116775417252</id><published>2008-06-01T12:19:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T12:46:38.827-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law and order'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='survivalist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rioting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil shortage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='militias'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food shortage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peak oil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='homestead'/><title type='text'>Vision #4 Continued</title><summary type='text'>It is still possible for individuals and families  to react. What can you do to survive the impending crisis? Here is an outline of a five-point plan:1.  RETURN TO THE LAND.  Build homesteads that are from 7 to 10 acres in size. Take extension courses in animal husbandry and other farming subjects. Read as much as you can about how agriculture was done in the last century. Plant orchards, build </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6314424116775417252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6314424116775417252' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6314424116775417252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6314424116775417252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/06/vision-4-continued_01.html' title='Vision #4 Continued'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5792206820326847058</id><published>2008-06-01T11:59:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T12:45:45.493-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law and order'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rioting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil shortage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='militias'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food shortage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peak oil'/><title type='text'>Vision #4 Continued</title><summary type='text'>High fuel prices and increasing shortages will inevitably lead to increased lawlessness when formerly law abiding people are unable to heat their homes or drive their cars. Just as drive-aways at gas stations have already increased, hijackings of tank trucks will begin to occur. A gasoline black market will emerge which will result in an increase in other crimes against people and property. Local</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5792206820326847058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5792206820326847058' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5792206820326847058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5792206820326847058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/06/vision-4-continued.html' title='Vision #4 Continued'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5537789553496592455</id><published>2008-05-30T12:51:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T12:46:05.992-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law and order'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rioting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oil shortage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='militias'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food shortage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peak oil'/><title type='text'>Vision #4 - Surviving the Impending Global Energy Crisis</title><summary type='text'>Those who have been reading my blog for a while have read two visions I had in December. They were among my early posts and they involved events that have occurred since the visions. On Sunday, 26 May, I had a very vivid vision in four parts. I have been reluctant to post it, but my spirit guide has adamantly indicated I need to do so.  I have called this Vision #4. The other two visions in this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5537789553496592455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5537789553496592455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5537789553496592455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5537789553496592455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/vision-4-surviving-impending-global.html' title='Vision #4 - Surviving the Impending Global Energy Crisis'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8572032685525673940</id><published>2008-05-15T08:55:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:30.443-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vatican Chief Astronomer on Aliens</title><summary type='text'>Jose Gabriel Funes—the Vatican’s chief astronomer, director of the Vatican Observatory, and science advisor to the Pope—stated that space aliens could exist.Funes made his comments in the Vatican newspaper (L'Osservatore Romano) article “The Extraterresrial is My Brother,” which was published on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.Talking about the largeness of the universe and how life on other planets could </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8572032685525673940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8572032685525673940' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8572032685525673940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8572032685525673940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/vatican-chief-astronomer-on-aliens.html' title='Vatican Chief Astronomer on Aliens'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SCwzodygovI/AAAAAAAAAN8/XfzpR4SDN60/s72-c/alien-555.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8617187028902189145</id><published>2008-05-14T12:54:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:30.583-05:00</updated><title type='text'>When Continents Collide</title><summary type='text'>The massive earthquake in the Sechuan Province of China Monday was caused by a continuing collision between India and Asia. Fifty million years ago, when India was a giant continental-sized island, it crashed into southern Asia. India continues to slide north at the rate of two inches a year. The stresses generated by this movement push up the Himalaya Mountains and create multiple earthquakes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8617187028902189145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8617187028902189145' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8617187028902189145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8617187028902189145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-continents-collide.html' title='When Continents Collide'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SCsfHNygouI/AAAAAAAAAN0/j1hEjIVXk_4/s72-c/0512-for-webEARTHQUAKEmap.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-9205548062101887288</id><published>2008-05-13T09:20:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-13T09:30:33.075-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vortex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sedona'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='psychic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spiritual'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='energy'/><title type='text'>Why Sedona?</title><summary type='text'>Some people have asked  what it is that draws me to Sedona. The simple answer is, I don't really know. A few months ago, I had a vision that indicated I am to travel to Sedona. At the time, I wasn't even aware of the significance of this small town in northern Arizona.I have since learned that Sedona has one of the largest populations per capita of psychically gifted people. Not only is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/9205548062101887288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=9205548062101887288' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/9205548062101887288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/9205548062101887288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/why-sedona.html' title='Why Sedona?'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6071574184282828720</id><published>2008-05-12T07:49:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-12T09:37:08.018-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Weather Warning</title><summary type='text'>With nearly 100 people killed in U.S tornadoes in the first four months and two weeks of 2008, this year has become the deadliest from tornadoes that were among the largest ever recorded. No one is sure how many deaths in Mynamar from Cyclone Nargis last week. This morning there is a report of 900 school children buried in an earthquake in China.Can there be any doubt that we are entering another</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6071574184282828720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6071574184282828720' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6071574184282828720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6071574184282828720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/weather-warning.html' title='Weather Warning'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7112375825229413460</id><published>2008-05-11T23:24:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-11T23:45:21.404-04:00</updated><title type='text'>affirmations May 12 thru 18</title><summary type='text'>May 12 - I am determined to overcome threats to my personal development.May 13 - I am potential, determined  to develop the talents and opportunities I have been given.May 14 - I use my courage and strength to take new risks and complete difficult tasksMay 16 - I have learned that balance is the key to joy, inner serenity and fulfilling relationships with self and others.May 17 - I am ready to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7112375825229413460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7112375825229413460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7112375825229413460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7112375825229413460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/affirmations-may-12-thru-18.html' title='affirmations May 12 thru 18'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1255565946871150246</id><published>2008-05-10T10:35:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-10T10:41:01.595-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='als'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parkinson&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='michael j. fox'/><title type='text'>A Lucky Man</title><summary type='text'>Michael J. Fox and I have a couple of things in common. We both have Parkinson's disease and we both are, as in the title of his book, Lucky Men. How can I consider myself lucky when I have such a dreaded disease? Because it is not as dreaded as some other diseases.Before I was diagnosed with P.D., in 1996, I was certain I was suffering from Amytrophic Laterasl Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1255565946871150246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1255565946871150246' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1255565946871150246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1255565946871150246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/lucky-man.html' title='A Lucky Man'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1874003639272845395</id><published>2008-05-07T19:39:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:30.796-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Explain This</title><summary type='text'>I was walking down a wide trail in Eagle Creek Park yesterday. I had been birding for about three hours at the time and wasn't moving very fast. The usual hikers, runners and bicyclists were enjoying the warm spring day along with me.There was very little ground cover and the leaves were still small on the trees, allowing for excellent visibility. I was approaching a point where the trail I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1874003639272845395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1874003639272845395' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1874003639272845395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1874003639272845395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/explain-this.html' title='Explain This'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SCJCt_CBVAI/AAAAAAAAANs/t4GzW6O7oCI/s72-c/Woods_Ghost101606b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1304678428290222579</id><published>2008-05-06T17:31:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:30.950-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pileated Woodpecker</title><summary type='text'>I went birding in my favorite park yesterday, Eagle Creek Park in far west Indianapolis. Before the day was over, I enjoyed an almost mystical meeting, up close and personal, with a pileated woodpecker, one of the largest woodpeckers in the USA.I was sitting on a trail observing the trees around me and listening to the birds. Suddenly, out of no where, this majestic black and white bird with a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1304678428290222579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1304678428290222579' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1304678428290222579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1304678428290222579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/pileated-woodpecker.html' title='Pileated Woodpecker'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SCDOPL7p2WI/AAAAAAAAANc/zzZt8eTnxys/s72-c/FKT_072202_00364B_S.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-769990951494526489</id><published>2008-05-03T07:39:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:31.046-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affirmation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spiritual'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='positive'/><title type='text'>Positive Affirmations</title><summary type='text'>I was first introduced to the concept of Positive Affirmations when I was a sergeant stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in the mid 1980's. A couple dozen of us were preparing for the Combat Medic Mini Marathon that was to be held at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.I was accustomed to running two to four miles at a time but was no where near ready to the more than 13 miles of running required in a mini </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/769990951494526489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=769990951494526489' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/769990951494526489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/769990951494526489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/positive-affirmations.html' title='Positive Affirmations'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/SBxlWL7p2VI/AAAAAAAAANU/1NgST6oXA2M/s72-c/Jeff1007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7856253525196128407</id><published>2008-05-01T08:16:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-03T12:33:52.704-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='god'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wisdom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='truth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='divine love'/><title type='text'>Love &amp; Wisdom</title><summary type='text'>Man knows love exists, but doesn't know what love is. The word is used every day in so many ways:  love of country, brotherly love, a husband loving his wife, a love of sports or a love of material things, a love of life. Yes, love is a word which is often used but seldom understood.As misunderstood as the concept of love is, more and more people in the world are beginning to realize we should </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7856253525196128407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7856253525196128407' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7856253525196128407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7856253525196128407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/05/love-wisdom.html' title='Love &amp; Wisdom'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-114073971684192057</id><published>2008-04-27T17:44:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-03T12:34:40.436-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='electromagnetic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='protons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heartbeat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='energy'/><title type='text'>Energy &amp; Heartbeats</title><summary type='text'>Energy. It goes on forever and can be measured. Millions of electromagnetically charged photons are produced each time the heart beats. That is not only human hearts, but animal hearts as well.What happens to these photons emitted by the electrical action of the heart? Since they are tiny particles of light, they travel away from the body at 186,000 miles per second, the speed of light. So the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/114073971684192057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=114073971684192057' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/114073971684192057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/114073971684192057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/energy-heartbeats.html' title='Energy &amp; Heartbeats'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8182211086070908041</id><published>2008-04-25T06:25:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-03T12:36:00.709-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='psychic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medium'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='schwartz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life after death'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='afterlife'/><title type='text'>The Afterlife Experiments</title><summary type='text'>This book by Dr. Gary E. Schawartz, PhD, (2002, Pocket Books) announces scientific evidence of life after death. The author making the claim is a professor of psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry and surgery at the University of Arizona and director of its Human Energy Systems laboratory.What Schwartz and his partner, Linda G.  Russek, Phd, did, was to take five of the top mediums in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8182211086070908041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8182211086070908041' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8182211086070908041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8182211086070908041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/afterlife-experiments.html' title='The Afterlife Experiments'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-423078563553121098</id><published>2008-04-22T11:57:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T13:26:45.319-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prophecy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='famine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='edgar cayce'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='drought'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nostradamus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hurricane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Ching'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='earthquake'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new age'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tsunami'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disaster'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mayan calendar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='volcanic'/><title type='text'>December 21, 2012 -- The End?</title><summary type='text'>Are you prepared for December 21, 2012?Never before in history has there been a date so significant to so many governments and cultures, so many scientists and prophets, and so many people around the world.Can anyone deny the signs of destruction that already are upon us?...droughts...                     ...floods...                                     ...hurricanes...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/423078563553121098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=423078563553121098' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/423078563553121098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/423078563553121098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/december-21-2012-end.html' title='December 21, 2012 -- The End?'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2802385149775576773</id><published>2008-04-22T10:59:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T13:28:06.428-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new age'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='universe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='divine love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twin flames'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twin souls'/><title type='text'>Divine Love &amp; Forgiveness</title><summary type='text'>When our hearts are aimed at eternity and our souls are at one with the soul of nature and the sacred heart of divine being, we are able to offer mercy and compassion to those who cross our path.  We come alive and radiate the deep love that penetrates and nurtures the universe and our souls.  This is the love that makes forgiveness possible creating fields of empathy between us and our brother </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2802385149775576773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2802385149775576773' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2802385149775576773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2802385149775576773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/divine-love-forgiveness.html' title='Divine Love &amp; Forgiveness'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4073864731222093336</id><published>2008-04-19T11:52:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-20T11:05:05.422-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twin sources'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='psychic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twin flames'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twin souls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sylvia browne'/><title type='text'>A Meeting of Souls</title><summary type='text'>The discovery of my twin soul is not really an extraordinary story, but what has followed is. I had just undergone a painful divorce and was living in the same house one of her friends resided in. It was March 2.  I had seen her frequently since January and had not said two words to her at any one time. "Hi" and "bye" were the extent of our conversations. She is only 24-years-old and frankly I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4073864731222093336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4073864731222093336' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4073864731222093336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4073864731222093336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/meeting-of-souls.html' title='A Meeting of Souls'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7504936886561191651</id><published>2008-04-18T09:45:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-19T19:13:50.647-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clairvoyance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='premonition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='psychic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='esp'/><title type='text'>Vision #2</title><summary type='text'>At approximately 2 AM on Christmas Eve morning, I was talking on the telephone to a nurse friend of mine who worked in the neonatal unit of a large Indianapolis hospital. We were less than five minutes into our conversation when, for no apparent reason at all, I blurted out, "Go check on your mommies and babies."My friend replied, "What did you say?"I responded forcefully, "Hang up the phone and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7504936886561191651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7504936886561191651' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7504936886561191651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7504936886561191651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/vision-2.html' title='Vision #2'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-348236330353641063</id><published>2008-04-18T09:31:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-19T06:59:52.607-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clairvoyance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vision'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='psychic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paranormal'/><title type='text'>Vision #1</title><summary type='text'>I saw a man dressed in an old fashioned train conductor's uniform. It was December 22, 2007. The Conductor was standing by the open door of a baggage car on an old train. There were mountains in the background. I recognized one of them to be Mt. Ranier in Washington State.The conductor, who had been facing the scenic view passing by, turned towards me. He had a sad look on his face. He shook his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/348236330353641063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=348236330353641063' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/348236330353641063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/348236330353641063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/vision-1.html' title='Vision #1'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6518516545859927581</id><published>2008-04-18T09:17:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-18T09:24:26.792-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Talking To The Dead</title><summary type='text'>Talking to the DeadBy Jeff BraileyA frozen rain and snow mix covered the ground as I left the house. For a moment, I toyed with the idea of blowing off the 140-mile road trip to Florence, Kentucky. I could think of a dozen reasons to jump back into bed and only one reason to brave the winter weather – curiosity.I opened the car door, adjusted the seat and turned the ignition. Suddenly the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6518516545859927581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6518516545859927581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6518516545859927581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6518516545859927581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/talking-to-dead.html' title='Talking To The Dead'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3320091694790023628</id><published>2008-04-18T09:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-18T09:14:45.740-04:00</updated><title type='text'>New Direction</title><summary type='text'>Those of you who have been reading this blog for the four years it has been in existence, have kept returning it for information about and progress on my personal battle with CAD and cardiologists who are quick to cut. My medical condition has become so stable that I feel continuation of my medical story would be fairly dull and redundant.In December 2007, my life took a remarkable turn. I began </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3320091694790023628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3320091694790023628' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3320091694790023628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3320091694790023628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-direction.html' title='New Direction'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5540174710924524838</id><published>2008-04-16T18:55:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T19:06:47.540-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eecp'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enhanced external counterpulsation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cardiologist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cabg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='graft'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medical terrorists'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart surgeon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Isordil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery disease'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fraud'/><title type='text'>Still Kicking</title><summary type='text'>Well, it's been nearly two months since my last entry. I thought I'd better create a posting so you all would know I am still alive and kicking. I am doing very well. I can't remember the last incident of angina pain so I guess the EECP keeps working well after the therapy is over.I am in the process of preparing to relocate to Sedona, Arizona and hope to have made the move by the end of June at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5540174710924524838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5540174710924524838' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5540174710924524838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5540174710924524838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/still-kicking.html' title='Still Kicking'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4145981657365896605</id><published>2008-02-23T09:36:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-23T10:05:41.787-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Medications &amp; Supplements</title><summary type='text'>I have been asked to list the medications and supplements I take daily. While all of them are not for the hypertension/coronary artery disease this blog addresses, they all have a purpose in my plan for overall health.First,, let me list the prescribed drugs:Metoprolol Tartrate  - 100mg 7 am and 7 pm - for blood pressureFosinopril Sodium - 10mg 7 pm - for blood pressureIsosorbide Dinitrate - 5mg </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4145981657365896605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4145981657365896605' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4145981657365896605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4145981657365896605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/medications-supplements.html' title='Medications &amp; Supplements'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5621889885410668222</id><published>2008-02-22T12:25:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-22T12:35:33.926-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Isordil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery disease'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cabg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hypertension'/><title type='text'>Update #5</title><summary type='text'>I continue to be free of angina pain after once again  dodging the knife of the cardio-thoracic surgeon. Just to bring you up to date, I once again opted to treat my coronary artery disease medically rather than through bypass surgery. My faith still lies with my former cardiologist, Howard Wayne, who explained angiogenesis and the collateral vessel system to me back in 2004, when I sought a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5621889885410668222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5621889885410668222' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5621889885410668222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5621889885410668222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/update-5.html' title='Update #5'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5380144970706995032</id><published>2008-02-16T09:13:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-16T09:57:48.293-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high blood pressure'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cardiologist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sexual activity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Isordil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='erectile dysfunction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nitrates'/><title type='text'>Update #4</title><summary type='text'>This entry in my blog contains some references to sexual activity. If you find this embarrassing, please read no further.  Also, patients on nitrates are advised to consult their cardiologist before attempting what you read here.Valentine's Day came and went and my vital signs stayed pretty much the same as they had the day before. The Isordil has not lowered the blood pressure to anywhere the 90</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5380144970706995032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5380144970706995032' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5380144970706995032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5380144970706995032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/update-4.html' title='Update #4'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8795462419165912599</id><published>2008-02-13T22:41:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T22:45:09.631-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Update #3</title><summary type='text'>I continue angina free, despite getting supplies of wood from outside to keep our wood stove burning.  Today's vital signs are as follows:02/13/08 - 0800 hrs - 112/64 - 6802/13/08 - 1400 hrs - 109/59 - 7002/13/08 - 2000 hrs - 108/60 - 64</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8795462419165912599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8795462419165912599' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8795462419165912599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8795462419165912599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/update-3.html' title='Update #3'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-1370437043585291620</id><published>2008-02-12T07:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-12T07:25:43.559-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Update #2</title><summary type='text'>My blood pressure has yet to get to the level it was when I started Dr. Wayne's medication regimen. I am going to continue with current dosages for the remainder of the month then will increase to 10mg at 7 am, 20mg at 1 pm and 30mg at 7 pm.o2/11/08 - 0800 hrs - 124/70 - 7002/11/08 - 1400 hrs - 120/64 - 6802/11/08 - 2000 hrs - 116/60 - 64This morning's reading  at 0720 hrs was 112/64 and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/1370437043585291620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=1370437043585291620' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1370437043585291620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/1370437043585291620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/update-2.html' title='Update #2'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3615163795545144875</id><published>2008-02-10T11:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-10T12:04:22.618-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Update #1</title><summary type='text'>I began taking the Isordil the evening of February 7.  My dosage schedule is as follows: 7 am - 5mg, 1 pm - 10mg, 7 pm - 15mg.  I have had no angina since beginning the Isordil. My blood pressures and pulse are as follows:02/07/08  -  2000 hrs - 134/83, 8602/08/08 - 1400 hrs - 136/85, 7202/08/08 - 2200 hrs - 138/90, 9002/09/08 - 1200 hrs - 139/79, 6402/09/08 - 1500 hrs - 143/80, 6802/09/08 - 2400</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3615163795545144875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3615163795545144875' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3615163795545144875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3615163795545144875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/update-1.html' title='Update #1'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-359129308207090283</id><published>2008-02-07T09:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-07T09:34:17.142-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Isodil Update</title><summary type='text'>On Monday I turned in my Isodil prescription to the pharmacist and learned the pharmaceutical company no longer makes that brand of drug. Since the doctor did not allow substitution and only generic drugs were available, the pharmacy called the cardiologist to get permission to substitute. By Tuesday the problem had not been resolved but the pharmacy technician said she would check with the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/359129308207090283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=359129308207090283' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/359129308207090283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/359129308207090283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/isodil-update.html' title='Isodil Update'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5439849611992979380</id><published>2008-02-05T08:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-05T09:42:32.772-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Most Physicians Don't Understand</title><summary type='text'>I saw my primary care physician yesterday.In the past, she was very supportive of my desire to maintain control of my medical treatment plan.  She is an osteopath by training and very open to alternative treatments.  But yesterday, she asked me why I did not have stents put in when I had the angiogram last Thursday. I told her that the purpose for the angiogram was to compare it with the one done</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5439849611992979380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5439849611992979380' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5439849611992979380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5439849611992979380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/most-physicians-dont-understand.html' title='Most Physicians Don&apos;t Understand'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5739849180427286940</id><published>2008-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-04T14:19:08.272-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Second Verse, Same as the First</title><summary type='text'>My cardiologist highly encouraged me to undergo a coronary artery bypass today. He said that I was a good candidate for the surgery because my heart is still in great shape. The post-angiogram diagnosis showed "severe three vessel obstructive coronary artery disease. Norma LV systolic function with an ejection fraction of 60%.  Mildly elevated LVEDP 15mmHg."The angiogram report stated :LAD: "The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5739849180427286940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5739849180427286940' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5739849180427286940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5739849180427286940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/second-verse-same-as-first.html' title='Second Verse, Same as the First'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5381453437703570287</id><published>2008-02-04T09:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-04T09:53:42.083-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Today is the Day</title><summary type='text'>I do battle with the medical/industrial complex today at 11:30 am.  I will be meeting with my cardiologist, who will be making the case for a quintuple coronary artery bypass graft. He will make it sound as if he solely has my best interests in mind. What he will not discuss is the fact that not only does the surgeon and team performing the surgery have a vested interest in promoting CABG surgery</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5381453437703570287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5381453437703570287' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5381453437703570287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5381453437703570287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/today-is-day.html' title='Today is the Day'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8616302299447483529</id><published>2008-02-01T11:58:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-01T12:44:36.765-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Inaccurate and Unreliable</title><summary type='text'>That is what Dr. Howard Wayne called angiograms -- inaccurate and unreliable tests that won't diagnose coronary artery disease.  When I arrived at t he Indiana Heart Hospital early in the morning of January 30, I came armed with Dr. Wayne's first book, Living Longer With Heart Disease: The Noninvasive Approach That Will Save Your Life. Published in 1998, this book probably has prevented more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8616302299447483529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8616302299447483529' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8616302299447483529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8616302299447483529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/02/inaccurate-and-unreliable.html' title='Inaccurate and Unreliable'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3931488937093828965</id><published>2008-01-31T19:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-31T20:42:35.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Same Song, Different Verse</title><summary type='text'>I guess there are two ways to take the opposing beliefs of the invasive cardiologist versus the noninvasive cardiologist. They can't both be right, in every instance. The noninvasive, noninterventionalist cardiologist wouldn't think of performing a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) on a patient as a first resort any more than he would believe the best treatment for athlete's foot is to amputate</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3931488937093828965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3931488937093828965' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3931488937093828965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3931488937093828965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/01/same-song-different-verse.html' title='Same Song, Different Verse'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-4201307203279096317</id><published>2008-01-29T14:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-29T14:59:04.309-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Angina Attack</title><summary type='text'>On Sunday last, I did a very foolish thing. At 8 PM, I took two pills made of "natural" supplements that were to increase my sexual  prowess.  I took them despite the warning label that clearly stated I should consult my physician before using it. Two weeks before I ingested two of these blue capsules and enjoyed a remarkable session of sexual activity with my significant-other. I had absolutely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/4201307203279096317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=4201307203279096317' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4201307203279096317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/4201307203279096317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/01/angina-attack.html' title='Angina Attack'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3794300714290662929</id><published>2008-01-27T08:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-27T08:36:05.220-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cholesterol Scare</title><summary type='text'>The late Dr. Howard Wayne, the San Diego cardiologist who said I definitely did not need a quintuple coronary artery bypass graft, or any other "uple" graft for that matter, strongly discouraged me from using any medication, particularly statins, to lower my cholesterol level. He never even checked my cholesterol levels and said he didn't care what they were. He also told me he had not had his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3794300714290662929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3794300714290662929' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3794300714290662929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3794300714290662929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/01/cholesterol-scare.html' title='Cholesterol Scare'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-5395034560885053923</id><published>2008-01-21T10:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-21T10:39:21.999-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Still Angina-Pain-Free</title><summary type='text'>Well, I continue to be angina-pain-free since undergoing EECP last year. I also have managed to wean myself off Imdur.  My blood pressure following the EECP therapy was averaging 110/70, higher than the BP I used to try to manage when Dr. Wayne was my cardiologist, but still low enough to control the angina. I wanted to get off of the Imdur so I could start taking Viagra again.Since I had no </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/5395034560885053923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=5395034560885053923' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5395034560885053923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/5395034560885053923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/01/still-angina-pain-free.html' title='Still Angina-Pain-Free'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6103041858227889651</id><published>2008-01-01T21:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-01T21:42:14.596-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enhanced external counterpulsation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eecp'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart surgeon'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year</title><summary type='text'>It has been more than two months since I returned from San Antonio after undergoing 35 sessions of EECP. The results of the therapy surprised even me. I can honestly say I went from having several (3-5) episodes of angina pain a day to having between 0 and 1 a week. Not only has the frequency of angina significantly diminished, the intensity and recovery time are much less.I don't remember the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6103041858227889651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6103041858227889651' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6103041858227889651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6103041858227889651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2537974246309593347</id><published>2007-10-28T09:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-28T10:09:49.439-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Still Ticking</title><summary type='text'>Well, I am back in Indianapolis, ten days after finishing my EECP therapy in San Antonio. I consider the treatment to have been 95% effective in reducing the number and intensity of angina symptoms. Since returning lined eight days ago, I have had perhaps six angina events, all but one of which was self-limiting, lasting a minute or two and not requiring nitroglycerin. The one in which I used one</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2537974246309593347/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2537974246309593347' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2537974246309593347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2537974246309593347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/10/still-ticking.html' title='Still Ticking'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-6023006187499092754</id><published>2007-10-02T12:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:31.595-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Countdown Begins</title><summary type='text'>Well, just ten more therapy sessions and I'll be done with my EECP. While the results are not yet what I had hoped them to be, the angina has decreased in frequency, length and intensity. I haven't used nitroglycerin in at least a week. My stamina is generally better although I do take a short nap most days and I didn't before beginning EECP.I had hoped I might have a complete absence of angina </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/6023006187499092754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=6023006187499092754' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6023006187499092754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/6023006187499092754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/10/countdown-begins.html' title='The Countdown Begins'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/RwJurbKkD4I/AAAAAAAAAM8/q9Yrj_kZyog/s72-c/DCFC0002-6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3723488066424183944</id><published>2007-09-21T05:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-21T05:39:33.304-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Junkie's Brain &amp; Parkinson's</title><summary type='text'>From Wired.comATASCADERO, California -- In Monterey County Jail, in the spring of 1981, a 21-year-old drug dealer and junkie named Toby Govea lay in bed shaking violently and uncontrollably. Thanks to a bad batch of homemade heroin, Govea had developed symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, an incurable neurological illness that causes muscle rigidity, tremors and eventually loss of movement.  Today, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3723488066424183944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3723488066424183944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3723488066424183944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3723488066424183944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/09/junkies-brain-parkinsons.html' title='A Junkie&apos;s Brain &amp; Parkinson&apos;s'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7805847600462639275</id><published>2007-09-10T14:21:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-10T14:42:41.278-04:00</updated><title type='text'>10th EECP Session</title><summary type='text'>This morning I had my tenth EECP session, which means some time this week I should be feeling the positive results of the therapy. Not that I haven't already been feeling better, however, that may be psychological.When my cardiologist, Dr. Ken LeClerc, examined me before I started EECP, he told me after the 35 consecutive hour-long  sessions, he may be able to take me off of some of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7805847600462639275/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7805847600462639275' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7805847600462639275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7805847600462639275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/09/10th-eecp-session.html' title='10th EECP Session'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-315708315286206641</id><published>2007-08-30T13:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-30T13:21:07.333-04:00</updated><title type='text'>EECP &amp; Me</title><summary type='text'>I finally began my therapy this past Monday. Yesterday, we went for an hour and got up to the highest therapeutic setting.  My therapist, Daphne, is impressed with my tolerance of this rather grueling therapy.Velcro-secured wraps are placed securely around the legs and lower torso.  They squeeze your body every time the heart is at rest.  Yesterday Daphne took the pressure up to 6 psi, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/315708315286206641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=315708315286206641' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/315708315286206641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/315708315286206641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/08/eecp-me.html' title='EECP &amp; Me'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8479496009349640330</id><published>2007-08-16T14:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-16T14:37:08.107-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Orientation</title><summary type='text'>Well, I had my EECP orientation today from Daphne the EECP therapist at the South Texas Cardiology Consultants.  She's a very personable and obviously dedicated young lady who made me feel right at home. The first thing I did was watch a video that gave me an overview of what EECP is, how it is performed, expected results, etc. It wasn't anything i hadn't already studied about, but the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8479496009349640330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8479496009349640330' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8479496009349640330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8479496009349640330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/08/orientation.html' title='Orientation'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-261704423025226694</id><published>2007-08-08T17:28:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-08T17:40:22.761-04:00</updated><title type='text'>My EECP Begins Soon</title><summary type='text'>Today my quest to receive EECP therapy has taken a giant leap toward fruition.  I had an appointment this afternoon with a cardiologist from the South Texas Cardiology Consultants in San Antonio.  His name is Dr. Kenneth LeClerc and he calls himself an invasive noninterventionalist. Although he does use invasive diagnostic procedures, he treats without surgery.  He is not requiring me to have any</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/261704423025226694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=261704423025226694' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/261704423025226694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/261704423025226694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-eecp-begins-soon.html' title='My EECP Begins Soon'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-2373237827066175964</id><published>2007-07-29T06:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-29T06:21:03.691-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Letter</title><summary type='text'>I received an email from my friend Maria in Mexico City yesterday.  Sadly, it is as difficult there to find a noninvasive cardiologist as it is in the USA.  Here is her news:Hello Jeff,I was reading your blog today. I´m sorry to know that Dr. De Vries is leaving his practice.And I´m sorry that every doctor wants to do an invasive test in order to prescribe EECP to you.We are also still seeking a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/2373237827066175964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=2373237827066175964' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2373237827066175964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/2373237827066175964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/letter.html' title='Letter'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7209661850016523459</id><published>2007-07-29T05:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-29T05:22:25.729-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eecp'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enhanced external counterpulsation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coronary artery bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bypass'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cardiologist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='second opinion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cabg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='graft'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='EDTA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart surgeon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angiogram'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='supplements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='noninterventional'/><title type='text'>EDTA vs EECP</title><summary type='text'>On another forum that I spend a lot of time on, Cannuck had a comment about EDTA:                  Originally Posted by Cannuck     Chelation has been used for many decades for a variety of reasons. My wife's Aunt was treated with EDTA for the aftereffects of the concentration camps, as were German citizens from the Ruhr Valley for heavy metal poisoning. I personally know seniors who have done so</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7209661850016523459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7209661850016523459' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7209661850016523459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7209661850016523459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/edta-vs-eecp.html' title='EDTA vs EECP'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7096148422025691918</id><published>2007-07-28T19:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T17:05:31.925-05:00</updated><title type='text'>One More Opinion About EECP</title><summary type='text'>A noninvasive procedure for treating angina has proven nearly as effective as angioplasty, said a cardiologist who has been using Enhanced External Counterpulsation for his patients for the past several years. Dr. James P. O’Neil, a cardiologist with the Cardiology Group, which administers the procedure at its Mount Laurel office, said coronary angioplasty, a medical procedure which involves </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7096148422025691918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7096148422025691918' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7096148422025691918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7096148422025691918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/one-more-opinion-about-eecp.html' title='One More Opinion About EECP'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ji7Y2_MAgeM/RqvZHATiG6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/yu9F5dddNGQ/s72-c/0724yerkes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-3634105693030444365</id><published>2007-07-28T19:24:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-28T19:30:48.641-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't Believe Your Cardiologist</title><summary type='text'>Recently, "Big Dave" made a statement regarding CAD on a forum I spend a lot of time.  Here is his statement and my reply, for the record:Big DaveNo matter how you do it, removing the plaque buildup is the cure to most coronary disease.  A pharmacological cure would put a lot of heart surgeons out of business.Actually that's not so, especially for males over 50. We have an uncanny ability to grow</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/3634105693030444365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=3634105693030444365' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3634105693030444365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/3634105693030444365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/dont-believe-your-cardiologist.html' title='Don&apos;t Believe Your Cardiologist'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7613480705980862652</id><published>2007-07-28T14:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-28T14:48:51.095-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Your EECP  Questions Answered</title><summary type='text'>What is Enhanced External Counter-Pulsation (EECP)?  The Cleveland Clinic defines EECP as a treatment for those with symptomatic coronary artery disease, not eligible for standard treatments of revascularization.  During EECP, cuffs wrapped around the calves, thighs and buttocks are inflated and deflated, gently but firmly compressing the blood vessels in the lower limbs, increasing blood flow to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7613480705980862652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7613480705980862652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7613480705980862652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7613480705980862652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/your-eecp-questions-answered.html' title='Your EECP  Questions Answered'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-7604439922423688978</id><published>2007-07-22T04:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-22T04:15:26.205-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Letter to the Editor about EECP</title><summary type='text'>Dear (Napa Valley Register ) editor,This is a belated thanks to Dr. Dizman, Napa cardiologist, and nurse Susan Hart for giving me medical service that changed my life and avoided the problems that come with bypass surgery.For some time before October 2001, I was suffering periodic chest pains. I finally went to a cardiologist (not Dr. Dizman) who after an examination scheduled me for a bypass </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/7604439922423688978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=7604439922423688978' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7604439922423688978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/7604439922423688978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/letter-to-editor-about-eecp.html' title='A Letter to the Editor about EECP'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376791.post-8782538326872336455</id><published>2007-07-22T03:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-22T04:10:22.906-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enhanced external counterpulsation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eecp'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cardiologist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='noninterventional'/><title type='text'>Seeking a Noninvasive Cardiologist</title><summary type='text'>I am actively seeking a noninvasive cardiologist to treat my stable angina and coronary artery disease using noninvasive diagnostic procedures and treatments. I do not want any tests that require the insertion of any tubes or catheters inside my body.  I will not consider any invasive treatments such as coronary angioplasty, the insertion of stents, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/feeds/8782538326872336455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8376791&amp;postID=8782538326872336455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8782538326872336455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8376791/posts/default/8782538326872336455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wordworks2001.blogspot.com/2007/07/seeking-noninvasive-cardiologist.html' title='Seeking a Noninvasive Cardiologist'/><author><name>....</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
