Quote
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~ Mark Twain
Health is not valued till sickness comes. ~Thomas Fuller
Palindrome
Acrobats stab orca
.Women Skiers
In World Cup Skiing two woman skiers from Vail, Colorado have done it again. Lindsey Vonn won the downhill championship and the super-G for the most overall points for those two events in this year's World Cup tour.
Mikaela Shiffrin, 20, won the slolom championship for the third year in a row. She only needed to finish in the top 15 to win the year long competition. Mikaela went for it, and came in first place for the day and for the season.
A big CONGRATULATIONS to both, Mikaela and Lindsey!
Colorado Characters
Woman physician who made a difference
As a child, Justina Ford followed her Practical Nurse Mother, Malisia Warren, around when she was making home visits in the neighborhood in Chicago. From that experience Justina decided she wanted to be a doctor. Her family helped and supported her financially while she went to Chicago’s Hering Medical College.
Justina married the Rev. Dr. John Elijah Ford in 1892 while still in school. When he got the call to go to Denver's Zion Baptist Church in 1900 she followed him to Denver two years later.
As a woman and an African-American she was denied a medical license. When she did obtain a license, her patients were not accepted in hospitals. She was denied membership in the Denver Medical Society, the Colorado Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. As a result she treated her patients in her home office or their homes. In 1910, 1920, and 1930, census records indicate she was the only African-American and the only woman physician in Denver.
Over the years, Dr. Ford estimated: she delivered 7,000 babies , and countless other patients were seen and treated. She was known as a good-hearted woman who never pressed for payments, and often bought food and coal for those who needed it.
In 1950 she was invited to join the Colorado Medical Society. tow years later at age 81, "Denver's Baby Doctor" died. After years of rejecting her application for membership, the Colorado Medical Society in 1989 declared Dr. Ford to be one of Colorado's medical pioneers.
Riddle
I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?
Popular mystery novelist
Having stepped over the line into geezerdom a while ago (I don't remember how many years) I can appreciate Mike Befeler's geezer mystery series.
Mike Befeler writes the humorous Paul Jacobson "Geezer Lit" mystery series featuring an octogenarian protagonist with short-term memory loss. The series includes: Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living With Your Kids Is Murder, Senior Moments Are Murder, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, Care Homes Are Murder and Nursing Homes Are Murder.
His latest book is Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse, with a whole new cast of characters. Mike has another mystery coming out in September, titled, Murder on the Switzerland Trail.
A Sunday excursion in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado, in 1919 leads to murder as intertwined lives play out a mystery on the Switzerland Trail railroad. Policeman Harry McBride must figure out who the murderer is before the train reaches the Boulder station on the return trip.
Mike's novels can be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. They can also be ordered from the publisher, Five Star.
Riddle Answer
the Dictionary
Comments
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~ Mark Twain
Health is not valued till sickness comes. ~Thomas Fuller
Palindrome
Acrobats stab orca
.Women Skiers
In World Cup Skiing two woman skiers from Vail, Colorado have done it again. Lindsey Vonn won the downhill championship and the super-G for the most overall points for those two events in this year's World Cup tour.
Mikaela Shiffrin, 20, won the slolom championship for the third year in a row. She only needed to finish in the top 15 to win the year long competition. Mikaela went for it, and came in first place for the day and for the season.
A big CONGRATULATIONS to both, Mikaela and Lindsey!
Colorado Characters
Woman physician who made a difference
As a child, Justina Ford followed her Practical Nurse Mother, Malisia Warren, around when she was making home visits in the neighborhood in Chicago. From that experience Justina decided she wanted to be a doctor. Her family helped and supported her financially while she went to Chicago’s Hering Medical College.
Justina married the Rev. Dr. John Elijah Ford in 1892 while still in school. When he got the call to go to Denver's Zion Baptist Church in 1900 she followed him to Denver two years later.
As a woman and an African-American she was denied a medical license. When she did obtain a license, her patients were not accepted in hospitals. She was denied membership in the Denver Medical Society, the Colorado Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. As a result she treated her patients in her home office or their homes. In 1910, 1920, and 1930, census records indicate she was the only African-American and the only woman physician in Denver.
Over the years, Dr. Ford estimated: she delivered 7,000 babies , and countless other patients were seen and treated. She was known as a good-hearted woman who never pressed for payments, and often bought food and coal for those who needed it.
In 1950 she was invited to join the Colorado Medical Society. tow years later at age 81, "Denver's Baby Doctor" died. After years of rejecting her application for membership, the Colorado Medical Society in 1989 declared Dr. Ford to be one of Colorado's medical pioneers.
Riddle
I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?
Popular mystery novelist
Having stepped over the line into geezerdom a while ago (I don't remember how many years) I can appreciate Mike Befeler's geezer mystery series.
Mike Befeler writes the humorous Paul Jacobson "Geezer Lit" mystery series featuring an octogenarian protagonist with short-term memory loss. The series includes: Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living With Your Kids Is Murder, Senior Moments Are Murder, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, Care Homes Are Murder and Nursing Homes Are Murder.
His latest book is Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse, with a whole new cast of characters. Mike has another mystery coming out in September, titled, Murder on the Switzerland Trail.
A Sunday excursion in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado, in 1919 leads to murder as intertwined lives play out a mystery on the Switzerland Trail railroad. Policeman Harry McBride must figure out who the murderer is before the train reaches the Boulder station on the return trip.
Mike's novels can be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. They can also be ordered from the publisher, Five Star.
Riddle Answer
the Dictionary
Comments
We would like to hear from you. Comments or questions about the blog or about Murder in the Rockies leave them in the "Comments" box below or the "Contact Us" section in the menu above.