Blogroll
A glance at what Spokesman-Review bloggers have to say
The Slice
By Paul Turner
March 9 – Re: Kids wanting be veterinarians.
What’s the appropriate thing to say to them after they declare a desire to become a vet?
A) “Well, you had better get off your ass and start bringing home some decent grades for a change.” B) “That’s fine, honey. But there’s a lot more to it than just loving cute animals.” C) “That would really make us proud.”
D) “Yeah, right.” E) “I’ll alert WSU.” F) “Well, if you think that is a way to practice medicine without having to deal with idiots, I have news for you. People – irresponsible, stupid, dim-bulb people – are behind the dog and cat overpopulation and are directly to blame for a high percentage of the sad cases that will come through your door.”
G) “It will take you forever to pay off your loans.” H) “Well, maybe one day you will be able to tell someone who is about your age that Blackie or Queenie is going to be OK and that grateful kid will look up at you in a way that you will remember for a long, long time.”
Outdoors blog
By Rich Landers
March 7 – A thin crust of ice still covered the boat launch area at Coffeepot Lake on Wednesday evening, but that didn’t stop a fly fisher from launching his aluminum pram to fish the fingers of open water at the east end of the lake.
Coffeepot Lake, on Bureau of Land Management land west of Harrington, Wash., is a selective fishery, which means bait fishing is prohibited.
The lake holds nice rainbow trout plus too many perch. The main part of the lake was ice-free Wednesday.
The entire lake should be free of ice in the next day or two.
End Notes
By Rebecca Nappi
March 6 – One more thing to worry about: Clostridium difficile.
This just in from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Infections from Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes diarrhea and other health problems, is a patient-safety concern in all types of medical facilities, not just hospitals as traditionally thought, according to a new report from the CDC.
While many health care-associated infections, such as bloodstream infections, declined in the past decade, C. difficile infection rates and deaths climbed to historic highs.
C. difficile is linked to about 14,000 U.S. deaths every year.