Something good can be found in just about anything, I guess.

Sulfa drugs and penicillin came out of the First World War; RADAR, plastics and synthetic fuels from the 2nd.

The Vietnam War brought about a revolution in technological support for the disabled - I kid you not - and a healthy distrust of being told "this is for your own good." Maybe the current unpleasantness in the Middle East will lead to an end to dependence on Hydrocarbons.

But wouldn't it be great if we could cure cancer without starting a war to do it?

"You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way." Will Rogers

Thanks for visiting Baba's Beach today. If you have any comments, we'd love to hear them.

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Music from the Podsafe Music Network this week:

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the (Excellent) Motion Picture "Once"

When your child has Type 1 Diabetes, you become a family with diabetes.

Actually, you become part of a huge international family all dealing with the physical and emotional roller coaster of life with a chronic disease.

This is a YouTube presentation by the Vancouver Island JDRF teen council who are the teenagers in the Type 1 family. They're old enough to speak for themselves and get the word out. One of them is our daughter and she's decided to bring her friends to babasbeach in time for a family walk.

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