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• Washington Times - McCain adviser talks of ‘mental recession’ - I take it back–a 2nd link to Wash Times in one week. Phil Gramm says we're a nation of whiners and fears about the economy are all in our heads/ the media's fault. HT: Red Cardigan
• EzraKlein Archive | The American Prospect - Folks are, rightfully, worried about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both of which are tanking so rapidly that there's talk of a federal bailout.
• StumbleVideo - Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire - Amazing artist draws stunningly accurate aerial view of Rome after viewing only once by helicopter. HT: the Grimms.

• Ragamuffin Studies: Declaration! The Crimes of the King - Food for thought on Independence Day

• the little travelers * travel notes: wool felt craft - The felted soap is really clever. Would make a nice gift.
• The new learning that failed by Victor Davis Hanson - The New Criterion - Tagging this to read later. HT Mental Multivitamin.
• Court to revisit ruling on homeschooling - Here we go, folks. The CA appeals court will today begin hearing arguments regarding the much-discussed ruling from last Feb. With homeschoolers: the governor and the state schools chief. Against us: the CA Teachers Assoc, of course.

• Isn’t it Time We Made the World Fair? | The Family-Centered Life - Michele Quigley on Fair Trade.
• Busy just before it gets busier « Handmade Homeschool - I love, love, love her needlework.
• Karen Edmisten: Catching up with Krampf - The experiment emails just started showing up in my in-box, too. I wondered what was up. Thanks for directing me to all the cool stuff at his site, Karen. Love this guy!!
• Herding Turtles On The Trail: Happy Mother’s Day - "Those sticky kisses don't last forever," writes Sarah. "Enjoy each one!" Lovely post
• A Cup of Tea with Me: Mother’s Day Morning - Laura's beautiful tribute to motherhood
• Frog And Toad Are Still Friends: Oh, Wah Wah Wah - Beck scores a slam dunk with this blistering critique of a study that "proves" parents are less happy than other folks.

• Discovery News : Gigantic Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses - An ice chunk the size of Manhattan has broken off the Wilkins ice shelf.

Earlier today we introduced you to The Bedside Dysmorphologist: Classic Clinical Signs in Human Malformation Syndromes and their Diagnostic Significance, by William Reardon. Dysmorphology is the study of congenital malformations. This afternoon we have another helpful excerpt, about persistent drooling.

Recognizing the Sign This hardly requires any clinical expertise, but a good history can inform the examination and investigation. The neonatal feeding history will often be of a poor feeding pattern, perhaps requiring nasogastric supplementation. Establish whether there was macroglossia at birth, cleft palate, or micrognathia. Was there any suggestion of velopharygeal incompetence on feeding, often represented by nasal regurgitation of milk during feeding? Gauge the progress of the child with respect to perceptive and expressive speech. (more…)

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