Some Things You Should Know

Lots and lots on my plate, so rather random bullet points instead of, you know, actual thought:

• The Lehman collapse comes to my town: The San Mateo County investment pool lost $150 million, or about 5.6% of the total pool.  The loss isn't spread evenly, and lawsuits are being discussed.  San Jose Mercury News; Trading Markets.
• Read Terry Pratchett's new novel, Nation.  It isn't a Discworld novel, but it isn't set in our universe, either.  Trousers of Time and all.  He wrote much of it after his Alzheimer's diagnosis.
• Hannah Poling and the role of mitochondrial disorders in autism: Jon Poling concealed his severe conflict of interest.
• Flu season is nigh.  Prepare at Making Light; a packing list from Misia.
• I've been reading Brown Man Thinking Hard, by Kris Broughton. He works in the financial services sector. Read the series, What Do We Want?
• Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
• The Mother Warrior is a dangerous, ignorant fool. Iteration #1 Iteration #2.  Steve Novella is uncharacteristically forceful in Iteration #3.  Orac is Respectfully Insolent in Iteration #4.  Squid, who really is an autism advocate, says, "Jenny McCarthy, stop being an ass!"
• A new blog, advancing  the case that Public Education is Failing
• Emily, whose son TH has autism, is going to start the Circle of Friends (link one; link two;  link three)  curriculum at TH's school.
• A possible genetic link to dyslexia was in the news, and the roots of dyscalculia was also discussed.
• The Science Book Club is discussing Autism's False Prophets.  Remarkably, few trolls have shown up.
• The power of blogging:  David Bogner wrote about the miraculous change in his son's behavior and language following surgical treatment of infant apnea in Yonah 2.0.  One of David's readers, A Simple Jew, read the posts, looked with consideration at his own son, and scheduled an appointment with an ENT.  Result: another healthier, happier child.

There's more, but I've run out of tim. And vowels, evidently.

Comments

[Emily]

Liz, thanks for putting up those COF links. I've forwarded them to the school counselor.