Banned: The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments

Banned: The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments is a blog post about this book… it has a download link, as it claims it is legal to download it. I ran across it on Kevin Kelly’s blog. I wish it was around when i was a kid. I had to just make it all up myself.

[The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments at about.com has a link to the file as well.]

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” — MLK: Medicaid: Why ItR

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” — MLK: Medicaid: Why It’s Broken and How To Fix It

My battle with Medicaid was because the federal guidelines only say states have to cover disabled children, so in many of the poorer states, once you turn age 21, tough luck. In my friend Chris’ case, they cut him off and he died.
This week, I’m reading that states are still arbitrarily cutting kids off at 21, with much suffering resulting, and this has prompted a flurry of posts and emails by me. In Texas, they dumped over 300 people off the cliff in the Houston area alone, even those, who, like me, are on life support! Just like my case, advocates are seeking injunctions in court to block these cases from being “terminated.” Houston Press Article: What happens when chronically-ill kids grow up?

The couple of times I’ve looked at Nick’s writing since I first met him on Second Life have resulted in thoughts sticking in my head for a long time… a good thing. Read it.