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Corinne Heather Copnick's Blog
September 17, 2009
- The fear and furor largely created by misinformation and political ill will in the debate about U.S. health care reform has taken such uncivil forms, it is refreshing to learn that the Ontario government in Canada (you know, the place with that blankety-blank public health care system)is considering 21st century legislation regarding infertility. With so many women working and having babies ...
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June 10, 2009
- At the inaugural Canada California Business Council's classy speednetworking event held in conjunction with Canadians Abroad (www.canadiansabroad.com) last night at the Westin/Bonaventure Hotel in L.A., the energy was high and enthusiastic as lawyers, accountants, real estate specialists, IT specialists, and people from assorted disciplines and age ranges met financial and banking experts and ...
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June 5, 2009
- I was misty-eyed at President Barack Obama's courageous attempt to create an atmosphere where peace can begin, to get the Muslim world at large to understand that we can have different views -- both commonalities and differences -- and still get along. It seems so simple yet it appears to be so difficult to put into practice.While I appreciated his understanding of the centuries of persecution ...
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June 4, 2009
- The very, very tall fellow at my physical therapy session definitely thinks head and shoulders above the crowd. He has such an inventive mind that he thought of yet another use for Guantanamo Bay (after it is emptied of prisoners). In order to help GM emerge from bankruptcy, we the taxpayers who now own a goodly chunk of the company should turn Guantanamo Bay into a giant (global)car dealership ...
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June 4, 2009
- I had an unexpected call from a stand-up comic today who would like some writing help in editing and honing his material. If we go ahead with it, this would be a first for me, and, as such, offers a creative challenge that I would enjoy, provided we find a comfortable mode of working together (and he can pay my fees). So as I moved about my daily doings, including physical therapy, everything I ...
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May 18, 2009
- Guess what? Are you sitting down? With all the excitement about my recent accolades, I forgot to mention the most important news of all. My book, "Cryo Kid -- Drawing a New Map" (www.cryokid.com) is written in part about the discovery of eight half-siblings (scattered across the U.S.) for my grandchild, who was conceived with the help of an anonymous sperm donor. Now it turns out that ...
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May 18, 2009
- Despite my continued lack of diabetic test strips, this week is turning out well. A few days ago, I was tickled pink to discover that "Cryo Kid -- Drawing a New Map" has been awarded finalist status in the Indie Next Generation 2009 Book Awards. Then today I unexpectedly received a beautiful Award of Merit for my "loyalty and commitment" in teaching a playreading class to a ...
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May 18, 2009
- Six weeks plus and counting and my diabetic test strips (prescribed and "pre-authorized" multiple times by my doctor) have still not been delivered by Prescription Solutions, the mail-order arm of PacifiCare. To read all about it, check out my daughter Janet Spiegel's blog at www.genplususa.com. I am rendered speechless (as well as faceless) by unbelievably stupid healthcare bureaucracy. ...
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May 16, 2009
- Some really good news about "Cryo Kid - Drawing a New Map" (www.cryokid.com). It's been named Finalist in the Women's Issues category of the Indie Next Generation 2009 Book Awards. I feel truly honored by this recognition for an independently produced book. I suppose it would have been even better to have placed as a Winner, but coming in a little lower on the Awards scale tends to keep ...
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May 11, 2009
- Kafka's famous literary work, "The Trial," could have been written about our present U.S. healthcare system. I certainly felt I was caught in a Kafkaesque world today. The trouble is, the sequence of bureaucratic hires to whom I have expressed these sentiments didn't know what I was talking about. They have never read "The Trial," the story of a man who feels faceless, ...
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April 29, 2009
- Although I couldn't put down "Kavalier and Clay," the super novel about superheros -- and how the comic book industry came into being in North America in the 1930s -- when it was published a few years ago, it's a long time since I have really read a comic book right through (I'm not counting newspaper "funnies" that don't seem so funny to me anymore). When I did read piles and ...
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April 23, 2009
- As I grow older, I am filled more and more with a sense of wonder. This week I visited the Los Angeles Planetarium, which I had not yet seen after its fairly recent renovation. The restored art work in the dome was, of course, fascinating in concept, but it is no Sistine Chapel in execution. What gripped me was the depiction of "The Big Sky" at the lower level. Although Pluto has been ...
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April 23, 2009
- A postscript to yesterday's blog flashed into my mind. When? In the middle of the night, of course. That's when I awakened to this disturbing thought: Our inherited genes are the result of the mating of our biological parents, right? So if science can potentially create a single person's biological child, with both egg and sperm created from that male or female person's own reprogrammed stem ...
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April 22, 2009
- Give me biology with a slow hand! I was really taken aback to read in the Globe and Mail (Annie McIlroy,"The birth of the biological single parent," April 21, www.globeandmail.com)this morning that, while it's not yet possible, it may not be long before babies can be born (manufactured?)from one parent of either sex. The embryos will be made from sperm and ova created from the stem ...
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April 13, 2009
- I've become a fan of Netflix.com. I confess. Instead of writing my blog, it's been constant catch-up on movies that I've missed over the last couple of years. What's so addictive about it is that you can put on earphones and avoid disturbing anyone at all hours of the night and early morn. Then, when the movie (or two)is finished, I can catch the early-early morning news, say at 4 a.m., hear it ...
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