I had a sporadic cough for a long while – my brother says it was “years”. This was not an infection, just an occasional itch that could only be scratched with a cough. In March 2020, when the media started catastrophizing about people dropping like flies during the 2019-2020 cold and flu season, I thought… Continue reading Preparing for Colds & Flus, 2021 edition
color vision / night vision notes
Noticed an article about color vision this morning: The Red and Green Specialists: Why Human Colour Vision Is so Odd. This article, and re-reading some of my bookmarks, helped me better understand why red and orange lights are especially useful for humans at night, and why blue-white LEDs are fundamentally defective when used outside. tl/dr:… Continue reading color vision / night vision notes
An update for a neglected blog
About a year and a half ago my sister-in-law said something about how I should write something new for my blog, as the last post was (then) months old. Lots of ideas for posts have crossed my mind, and while I’ve started a few, I never finished any of them. I have been researching and… Continue reading An update for a neglected blog
How Birth Control Torpedos Libido
[Update 10/8/2013 – at the bottom…] My first post about birth control focused on cost — why the pharmaceutical industry’s contraceptive pills tend to be expensive. I’ve since realized that staying baby-free is much more important to women than the money spent on pills, no matter the cost. Given the choice between spending lots of… Continue reading How Birth Control Torpedos Libido
Why Birth Control Pills Are So Expensive
One aspect of the federally-mandated changes in insurance coverage of birth control products hasn’t gotten nearly the attention it deserves. The problem that reformers were addressing is that birth control prescriptions are expensive. It’s not just the $60 or $100/month for a pack of pills. There’s also the $60 or $100 for an appointment with… Continue reading Why Birth Control Pills Are So Expensive
‘This Bill was BORROWED from Wall Street’
A one-dollar bill stamped with “I VOTED” recently spent a day or two in my pocket. I looked for a Where’s George inscription, but this was not present. This dollar, like all the others, wasn’t in my pocket for long before I traded it to a fellow human for something they’d produced with their labors.… Continue reading ‘This Bill was BORROWED from Wall Street’
Job Projects for those who have nothing else to do
I spent a few minutes in a local supermarket yesterday, and noticed a man in the cafe who was making himself busy by pushing in chairs, and straightening tables and napkin holders. He had a bit of a “homeless” look to him. A cart full of stuff confirmed my impression. Everyone else in the cafe… Continue reading Job Projects for those who have nothing else to do
Fixing the Government’s Finances
I used to write a lot of letters-to-the-editor. It was mostly an exercise in futility – it’s been about 8 years since I sent the first one, and still nothing changes. The constant talk from the mainstream media about the “debt ceiling” is rather irritating, and this letter sorta flowed out of my fingertips. The… Continue reading Fixing the Government’s Finances
The opposite of genius
Haven’t posted anything in almost a year. I get a lot of inspiration for blog posts, but haven’t actually taken the time to flesh many of them out. Sorry about that. 🙂 I was at a local cafe this morning with my laptop. A 60-something year old man sat down at a nearby table with… Continue reading The opposite of genius
When Disaster Strikes, Send The Enterprise
Whenever a disaster happens here on Planet Earth, the first responders frequently come from the Military/National Guard. They have manpower, equipment, and financial resources to respond to the unexpected. Today humanity’s greatest challenge is dealing with Mother Earth’s curveballs… Floods, Tsunamis, and Earthquakes can all dramatically upend the lives of affected people, anywhere on the… Continue reading When Disaster Strikes, Send The Enterprise