Update: No.. none of us in the studio knew there was a black hole in my story. It was a problem actually unrelated to the story that happened in a part of the station we call master control. We watched it in the studio just fine. Had I known I would have said something... Sorry!!
Honestly, I didn't know Oregon and Washington had the highest incidences of breast cancer in the country. So when Chris McDonald from the Oregon and SW Washington Komen foundation told me that I knew it would make it into this blog.

No one knows what causes breast cancer which makes it hard to pinpoint why we face a greater risk of it per capita. One theory that I've heard before that was reiterated today is a vitamin D deficiency. You can read more about that here:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/116/112304.htm

And it's probably not better screening here, either. That's because we also have a high rate of mortality from breast cancer. AND.. if you document the illnesses you'll notice it's clustered around the I-5 corridor. Really facinating!

By the way, if you know a woman who uses the BCC program and needs help during this transitional phase... please call this number:

Onto responses:

Joe writes in response to my totally awesome chicken experience ((see previous posting below)): I saw the picture! I had to look away though, because I was eating at the time! :) kidding!

Does your husband cook much? Mary and I both cook, but she's better than I am. She has never made a bad steak..in fact, she's good at most everything (she made a wonderful chocolate zuchinni bread last weekend). She claims I cook chicken better than her, though.

Yeah, my husband does cook and judging by those pictures I'd say he is better than me. Today is our 4 year wedding anniversary and I think I will play it safe and order pizza. ;-)

Michael writes about this commercial we air that cracks him up: So, on the screen it says "Are You oxygen dependant?" while someone says it......duh! Everyone is. What the commercial I think is trying to say is, Are you dependent on oxygen tanks.

I told him I like the "Intermittent Claudication" commercial we run at noon. I had never even heard of it until I saw the spot.

Laura writes about her weakness food: I can not keep cashews in the house, I eat them all --then when my husband wants to make Chinese food, oops they are all gone. oh but they were sooooo good.
Then there are oatmeal cookies fresh out of the oven, now who can resist that, the first one is so good but the ones that follow are even better.

And finally how 'bout some pictures.

These are from camping last weekend as a huge family park owned by some friends of ours. Been in thier family forever. Very much so a kids thing so let me explain a few of the photos. We stopped there on our way to my husband's family beach place....

First John and I camping... things look normal at this point.

Then our good friend Scott's mom Carol. I've know her for a long time. Only there's something a bit off about the photo. Any guesses so far?

Now here is a picture of Scott and Cary's kiddo Emery. Yeah. For some reason we're all wearing antlers made of sticks. She wins for being the cutest.

And finally our good friends Scott, Cary, Em (as in Emery) and Cal (as in Calvin). They moved back to town not too long ago and John and I absolutely had a blast hanging out with them. The antlers are primarily forthe benefit of the kids (or the young at heart). We all wore them as we marched to a nearby field to play games.

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