Tag: Red Cross Blood
Trivia Time! Guess how long. . .
A few months ago, Robin boggled all your brains with a blood trivia blog that asked you to guess the number of red blood cells in the human body. The […]
New American Red Cross blood donor facebook page!
Oh, facebook! Now you really have everything I need. The Red Cross just gave me another reason to spend countless hours on facebook.com with the launch of the new American […]
“Thx for saving my life!”
Have you ever thought that you may one day need a blood transfusion? Have you ever thought about where–actually who– that blood might come from? You never know when you […]
The cuddliest red blood cell around
Speaking of educational gifts. . . I can’t stop giggling about all of the items for sale from GIANTmicrobes, a company that makes larger-than-life plush stuffed “animal” microbes. Examples of […]
Uh, why is my plasma green?
We all know that “being green” is pretty trendy right now. But your blood components actually being green? That’s kind of weird/cool/gross to think about… I never really thought about […]
Better Than Girl Scout Cookies?
I’ve been doing some research on Girl Scout cookies. It doesn’t seem like a very broad topic, right? After I dug around, I started asking myself all kinds of questions: […]
A Bed of Blood Bags: Economic crisis forces Dracula out on the streets and in to a Red Cross storage fridge
Portland, Ore.—Count Vladimir von Dracula, the centuries-old Romanian nobleman who sustains his existence by feeding on the blood of the living, was found today asleep in a Red Cross blood […]
Donate your blood before Vampire Kitty gets it all!
I heard a rumor that Vampire Kitties won’t attack blood donors. . . Photo from lolcats.com
Did someone say free Burgerville?
I love Burgerville. I don’t usually eat fast food, but there’s something about their (veggie)burgers that I just can’t resist…and their berry yogurt smoothies and their sweet potato fries and […]
Stop giving excuses, start giving life
Here’s something from the Singapore Red Cross to add to today’s theme of creative international Red Cross advertising. I don’t really need to type a lot. . .the video speaks […]