bernie should stay in the race as long as he cares to. it only helps hillary.

i believe that in the end it can only help the dem party to have bernie w the mic for as long as possible. even if he isnt the candidate, he makes it clear that this is what we stand for, and just how many of us stand for it strongly enough to fight that fight.

and soon the oligarchs will not be able to keep him off the teevee.
i mean, think for a minute how many people would not be supporting that douchebag if they had ever even heard one of bernie's speeches? the only irl trump humper i know would be 100% bernie except that he thinks he never had a chance, and he was there to distract.

bernie is up there making the contrast between hillary, but also the party, and the donald and the gop shockingly strong.

embarrassing problem- humping.

so, mr biffers is getting the hang of being a therapy dog (third visit was yesterday), but he is still a bit stressed. he seems worried that he is ignoring me while visiting w people, and getting petted and told how cute he is. working on teaching a couple of behaviors to make this more clear to him. also making a point of praising him for doing the right thing.

he expresses his stress by occasional doing the hump. i have been just gently telling him to stop and making him lay down.
it has gone from three episodes the first day down to one yesterday. he did it again when we got in the car and i just ignored it.
i have tried to figure what is triggering him, and avoiding that. if i bend down or squat to talk to him, this sets him off. this is a problem when introducing him to kids who are hesitant about him.

i am sure this will fade out as he gets used to the job. he only very rarely does it at home, and that is usually when big brother dr doom is here.
so far no one on the staff has seen him do it or commented, but it is only a matter of time. one family that witnessed it did get a good laugh out of it, but people who arent that used to dogs are not likely to be quite as amused.

meantime, any tips about dealing w this embarrassing behavior?

eta- there are no treats allowed on the job, which is unfortunate, since a treat from a visitor would def make a big difference. but....

curious about treatment for lead poisoning.

the news from flint has me wondering- what treatments are available for those w high lead levels? anything? anything effective?
i know that chelation is used. is it effective? iirc, this is one of those treatments that some folks think is a one-size-fits-all treatment for a host of ailments for which there is not evidence.

what is the current state of the art here?

my son will be caucusing for bernie is utah. slc.

anybody here going to be there?

Question submitted by mopinko

turn on rachel maddow right now part the whole enchilada restarts now.

turn it on.
she is on fire.

rachel about to roll tape. just another strong man.

she is adamant that trump incited this. about to run the clips, especially from st louis today.

turn rachel maddow on right now.

she is on fire about chicago.

the whole world is watching.

Alzheimer’s disease could be caused by herpes virus, warn experts

"There is incontrovertible evidence that Alzheimer's Disease has a dormant microbial component. We can't keep ignoring all of the evidence."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12188092/Alzheimers-disease-could-be-caused-by-herpes-virus-warn-experts.html

yuck city. carry the herpes virus and have a good bit of trouble w it. also have immune/neuro weirdness since contracting west nile.

dear science, please hurry up.

single payer advocates probably have heard of dr quentin young. sad news

Dr. Quentin Young, Chicago activist for civil rights and public health, dies at 92

Dr. Quentin Young, a champion of civil rights and public health reform who was chairman of medicine at Cook County Hospital during a tumultuous period in the 1970s, died Monday, according to his family.

Young, 92, died of natural causes in the Berkeley, Calif., home of his daughter Polly, where he had been living since July 2014, his son Michael said. He had lived in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood for most of his life.

Young maintained his Hyde Park medical practice into his mid-80s while also keeping busy with any number of causes. He pushed to end discriminatory practices at Chicago-area hospitals in the 1950s, co-founded the Medical Committee for Human Rights in the 1960s, marched for civil rights and against war and spent decades advocating for national health care.

"It's true that over the years I've aligned myself with unpopular causes," Young told the Tribune in 2001. "But over time they've become the majority opinions."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-quentin-young-dead-20160308-story.html