Today is UHuh - Monday!

No! its the Day of the Dead. No - it's Dia de los Muertos! No. No. It's All Souls Day! No! It's World Usability Day! Or is it Deviled Egg Day? It's World Pneumonia Day! It's Don't Be Stupid about Diabetes so it's Stop Diabetes (Day?!?). It's something day!

We think we'll celebrate a day we can really do something about. Yes, we admit we might suffer from Diabetes but we're not doctors. We don't know and probably couldn't pass a diabetes street quiz. We watch HOUSE, MD and there are a lot of diseases we know absolutely nothing about. Many we probably suffer from but unless it's gonna kill us this year - we'll take a pass on the quizzes and stuff we should know. Right now we've "H1N1" focused and only some of us here are protected.

World Usability Day that's something we can get done. "Let World Usability Day 2009 be your impetus to create greater awareness for designs, products and services that improve the sustainability of our world. Be the one to bring the word to your company and community this year." And DONE! Finished.

"We already have the tools we need to prevent and treat pneumonia. Nevertheless, 2 million children under five years of age die from pneumonia each year—more than from HIV/AIDS, measles, and malaria combined. With World Pneumonia Day, we are seizing the opportunity to change this and ensure that necessary interventions reach the world’s most vulnerable and prevent avoidable deaths." Yeah what do they want us to do again? We think we'll get this one next year! Let's leave this one to the over fifty (50) organizations that are apart of WP Day to work it out. That's why they get the big bucks!

Ok. We'll give it a try - what do we do for World Pneumonia Day? "We can protect from pneumonia." How do we do this?

• Exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life is an important and easy way to help protect children from pneumonia and many other diseases.
• Other strategies, like good nutrition for older children
• hand-washing
• reducing indoor air pollution from cook stoves
• tobacco smoke
• can also help protect children from pneumonia"

Oh, is that all! We should have that done by - the end of the next millennium! That's after we've balanced the budget, solved the joblessness situation and brought peace to the middle east. Is there anything else to World Pneumonia Day we can get done?

• Preventing pneumonia before it occurs is key - Vaccines are a safe and effective tool for preventing pneumonia before it occurs. Vaccines against two of the main causes of life-threatening pneumonia – pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) and Hib (Haemophilus influenzae b) – are used throughout the developed world. However, millions of children in developing countries still lack access to them.
• Measles and pertussis (ie. whooping cough) vaccines can prevent infections that can lead to pneumonia as a complication.
• Children should have access to effective and affordable treatment. The treatment for most types of serious pneumonia is usually antibiotics, which typically cost less than one dollar per dose. Tragically, only an estimated 1 of every 5 children with pneumonia receives antibiotics.
• Effective “case management” strategies can help to ensure that children receive the right treatment for pneumonia quickly, even in the poorest communities.

Well we won't be part of the problem so that should make us part of the solution. What do you think?

Days are hard! Thank God it's NOT Monday day!

"(M)any diabetes myths and misconceptions still exist, while the disease’s prevalence continues to rise. To combat this situation, this November during American Diabetes Month®, the American Diabetes Association is launching a new movement: Stop Diabetes"

We don't think we can. We're not feeling up to the challenge. But hey we tried to eliminate Pneumonia what do they want us to do to Stop Diabetes? "Become an Advocate. Participate in an Event. Get Screened/Take the Risk Test!"

WHY?!?!

"Every 20 seconds. That's how often someone is diagnosed with diabetes. That means that within the first week of this movement that started on October 29, 2009, 30,240 friends, family members and colleagues will be told they have the disease."

We're going to need a long nap first! We'll get back to you. Hey do us a favor if we over sleep, could you take care of that for us. We'd really appreciate. After that WORLD thing you know and time difference coming back to America we're really wiped out. We're dead tired. After all it is the Day of the Dead or whatever day. Really. Thank you ever so much!