According to an article in Scientific American, researchers in Japan have successfully used human stem cells to fight Parkinson’s disease in monkeys. The stem cells came not from human embryos, but […]
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This past weekend I swam a 2.5 kilometer (1.5 mile) open water race in Lake George, New York, to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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I’m taking a break for the next two weeks and probably won’t post again until the first week of September. However, one never knows…do one?
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
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In celebration of all things sunny, and to promote an enriched environment, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! Today we pay tribute to Glen Campbell, who
Today, with the support of Parky 1, Parky 2 and Parky 3, I swam across the Hudson River from the city of Newburgh to the town of Beacon. Newburgh and
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What position do you sleep in? Apparently, it makes a difference. If you scroll to the bottom of this HuffPost article about sleep, you should see a video titled, “How
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Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update! Read More »
A friend, Bill Harwood, just sent me this article about how riding a bicycle can improve your life as a Parkie. The basic facts: – You get the most benefit
Warm Summer Sun Warm summer sun, Shine kindly here, Warm southern wind, Blow softly here. Green sod above, Lie light, lie light. Good night, dear heart, Good night, good