More info about the California oil spill

It's not just the San Francisco Bay area. The oil has spread along a fifty-mile span of coast, last I heard, from Pacifica in south SF to Point Reyes National Seashore up north. 58,000 gallons. The really unbelievable part? Volunteers have been and are still being turned away, tons of them. You can only help if you've had an official federal training session. This blog has photos and first-person accounts of the spill. It's so...
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Ward off colds and the flu this winter

Via WebMD, this article has some natural ways to help prevent yourself from catching a cold or the flu. I wish I had looked up this list a few weeks ago. Then maybe I wouldn't be sitting here with watery eyes, a red runny nose, and a cough that I can tell is going to get worse. Argh.And I start a new job next week. Double argh.Here are a few quick tips:Drink lots of waterTake your vitaminsGet...
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Why I love northern California

Where else can you find a view like this?San Francisco, seen from the top of Mt. Tamalpais:
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