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How long until pigs fly?
be khe on Flickr The day when pigs fly might not be as far ahead of us as the day when humans first flew is behind us. The real question might be, will humans create a flying pig or will pigs create their own method of flight. The following are realities: Chinese scientists at the Shanghai Second Medical University in 2003 successfully fused human cells with rabbit eggs. The embryos were reportedly the first human-animal chimeras successfully created. They were allowed to develop for several days in a laboratory dish before the scientists destroyed the embryos to harvest their stem cells. In Minnesota last year researchers at the Mayo Clinic…
The Year of the Tiger
by Mape_S on flickr It’s Chinese New Year and the year of the tiger. It sounds like the perfect year to publish my first book, The Tiger’s Tale. The final edits are finished and I should learn the release date any day now. I have survived the string of snow storms hammering the area, without Internet connection or power for most of the past couple of weeks. You wouldn’t think bad weather could put such a crimp in your blogging. I was hoping for better weather this week, but there is another storm rolling through tomorrow. I’ll post as I can.
The Fantasies That Keep Us Going
I began my journey with The Tiger’s Tale at the end of January, 2008. I attached my story to a contest entry form, took a deep breath for courage and hit send. I was hoping for useful feedback and was stunned by a win. Winning was a start, but there was a long trek between the win and landing a publishing contract. When I’m running in a long distance race, I use mental tricks to get myself through the tough spots, those places where I don’t believe I can put one foot in front of the other one more time. I might visualize the clock as I cross the finish…