Tag Archives: swine flu

Wash your hands

College football teams try to stave off a bunch of players missing games due to the flu. As players across Texas and the nation prepare for a new season, the high-tech world of college football is taking on the essential … Continue reading

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Travis Elementary closes for a week

Travis Elementary is our neighborhood school, where Olivia will be in the fall for kindergarten. They’ve had a lot of kids absent this week, enough to close the school through Memorial Day. The number of Travis Elementary School students diagnosed … Continue reading Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for May 3

It was the flu pandemic, and it swept the whole world wide… And yes, I remember the 1976 swine flu vaccination debacle. If only there had been Twitter in 1918. Doesn’t anybody read “The Masque of the Red Death” any … Continue reading

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I hate you! Please help me!

I hate you! [Governor Rick] Perry will moderate a forum Monday on President Barack Obama’s first 100 days. Expect more talk about out-of-control Washington spending, says spokesman Mark Miner, with much time spent listening to people at the Dallas-area stop … Continue reading

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