Tag: blood
Celebrate National Blood Donor Month!
There are a lot of weird holidays out there. January is National Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month, and National Soup Month. These celebrations might sound warm and tasty, but […]
Blood And Ink
What’s more valuable — life-saving blood…or printer ink? Well, according to the fine folks at Geekologie and consumerist, it’s the ink. In fact, according to this chart, you’d be better […]
A New Year’s Tradition, In Photos
I’ve told you about our friends from the Weiss family before — as you might recall, they have a fascinating New Year’s tradition, for which they were nominated as heroes […]
Winter Weather and Giving Blood
When snow and ice hits, it impacts just about everyone in the area. For those of you who were stuck in traffic last night, that message was clear. One might […]
More Santa Sightings At Blood Banks
Normal people have to wait 56 days between whole blood donations. But – as every delightfully cheesy Christmas special on TV reminds us – Santa is not “normal people.” The […]
Santa Donates Blood
As everyone knows, Santa Claus is quite busy this time of year. Wrapping presents, taking the reindeer on test flights, making visits to area malls and special events. He did […]
The Spirit of Giving
Are you in the spirit of giving this holiday season? Do you have a list of gifts to purchase that you are checking off? A few weeks ago I stumbled […]
Red Cross Likes to Wrap (and Rap)
I made myself wait until after Thanksgiving to listen to any Christmas music. Now my lights are up, the stockings are hung, and the (fake) tree is lit. Oh the […]
Meet Me at the Blood Bank
Who else could make blood donation sound like the perfect setting for romance and introspection but Bon Iver, the project name of indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon? The first few […]
Beaver Beat Down
Who do you think would win in a fight: a duck or a beaver? This time I’m actually talking about the animals. Most people might say a beaver because of […]