tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post5548866352183202567..comments2023-10-15T10:55:42.537-05:00Comments on This That and the Other Thing: Book Review: The Shortest Way HomeRAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-56051756520120335422013-01-05T20:18:41.644-06:002013-01-05T20:18:41.644-06:00That band of colors across the top of the cover wa...That band of colors across the top of the cover was reminding me of a painting from 40 years ago...what was it? Ahh- this one: Kufa Gates, and others from the series:<br /><br />http://camel76.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/post-painterly-post-medium-and-postminimalism-in-art/kufa-gates-by-frank-stella/kkollwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691145638703824456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-31115574153241884862012-10-05T09:11:25.379-05:002012-10-05T09:11:25.379-05:00Thanks for this very thoughtful review! I love the...Thanks for this very thoughtful review! I love the way you delve into each of the issues the book poses to the reader.Juliette Fayhttp://www.juliettefay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-63060031560813323272012-09-30T14:41:08.267-05:002012-09-30T14:41:08.267-05:00This is very interesting. My family has a conditio...This is very interesting. My family has a condition called "BHD" which is supposed to be a 50% transmittal rate, but so far every single person who's been tested has tested positive. I haven't done it yet, but I always wonder if I should. I think eventually I will, but it's a little different than this situation because it's not deadly in and of itself, and most of what goes along with it I figure I can address through healthy living. But in a case like that, I can certainly see wanting to know.Kathleen Basihttp://www.kathleenbasi.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-58787533801294986812012-09-29T16:17:27.160-05:002012-09-29T16:17:27.160-05:00Yes, I would want to know. Just like I know about...Yes, I would want to know. Just like I know about the progressive deterioration of the essential familial tremor I have which comes from bad DNA. Here's why: A person is not guaranteed to develop symptoms even with a defective gene, especially if they take certain supplements which can keep a gene from manifesting. A great deal of research is being done on Huntington's and it is quite promising. The assumption that if you have a bad gene you automatically will develop the disease and die isn't totally correct. I have an in-law with the Huntington's gene and so far, even though she is past the age where it begins to manifest, there is nothing. So what will happen to her? Only God knows. But she is taking a lot of supplements and gets a lot of support from a Huntington's organization.<br /><br />As far as living it up hard, why not do what God calls you to do, take care of your body as well as you can, and put everything in God's hands? The potential for a disease manifestation can't rule your life. I refuse to let it rule mine.Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.com