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Rockin' On: the Blog: The United States is not healthcare nirvana.
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Rockin' On: the Blog. Sunday, August 9, 2015. The United States is not healthcare nirvana. A recent newspaper story. Introduced a young girl with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to tens of thousands of readers across Ontario and possibly Canada. The story originated at The London Free Press. If you didn't see the story, you must be wondering "What exactly is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome? A little bit of quick, ballpark math says that a province with population of some 13 million. Must contain about 2600 people touched ...
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Rockin' On: the Blog: July 2015
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Rockin' On: the Blog. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. A must read for those concerned with the state of journalism. The Sad Story of Canadian Geographic. Former employees say the nature magazine became a paid mouthpiece for oil companies and others. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Pizza that adhers to Weight Watchers guidelines. This thick layer of artichokes, sweet peppers, mushrooms and pepperoni is sitting a a pizza. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Tasty can be healthy. But as someone who regularly enjoys Mediterranean cooki...
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Rockin' On: the Blog: November 2014
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Rockin' On: the Blog. Sunday, November 30, 2014. Don't believe The London Free Press; Get a flu shot. It is interesting to note the headline was changed on the online story. A lot of people do not get a flu shot. They don't believe in them. They argue: Flu shots can't be trusted; Flu shots don't always confer protection. And now my local paper, The London Free Press. Other medical experts, not employed by Sanofi Pasteur, have called the new flu shot a mild improvement. Why is a 25% improvement, as re...
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Rockin' On: the Blog: February 2015
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Rockin' On: the Blog. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Mesclun greens and fruit make a great salad. Between my wife going to Weight Watchers and my granddaughters spending an inordinate amount of time at our home, our fridge had filled with oodles of fruit and other healthy stuff. My heart and stroke doctor would approve no matter what the cause. I'm sure he'd tell me to just get imaginative and eat the stuff - and I did. Dole mesclun mix - lots. 1/4 of a small, red onion diced into large pieces. Conducted a ...
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Theater Of Cruelty: I Hate Indoor Plumbing
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History is written by the Winners. The rest of us have blogs. Friday, July 27, 2012. I Hate Indoor Plumbing. After spending several days at the in-law's cottage a few weeks ago - days spent rebuilding a deck and having no luck getting a water pump to work - we're going back for a spur-of-the-moment long-weekend. On the plus side, the weather There. Will be better than the weather Here. Luck out, I may use the next three days to plough through six or seven pages of Infinite Jest. It is usually fairly easy...
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Theater Of Cruelty: November 2012
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History is written by the Winners. The rest of us have blogs. Friday, November 09, 2012. This is a play in 1 Act, inspired by an actual event that happened a few days ago at the place where I work. INT OFFICE BUILDING ELEVATOR - DAY (LUNCHTIME). I smell fries. Someone got their lunch, I guess. Smells good! It does smell good. Definitely the kind of smell that guys notice. I'll follow that smell anywhere when I'm hungry. Do you think it works on gay guys - the frie smell thing? As a post-script to this li...
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Theater Of Cruelty: October 2012
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History is written by the Winners. The rest of us have blogs. Saturday, October 20, 2012. Thanks to family far and wide, the boy hauled in some Doctor Who and Minecraft nerd-wear, Dishonored. For Xbox, and some books courtesy of Doctorow. While I'm well past being able to share clothes with a tall, skinny teenager, I look forward to reading his books and playing his games once a respectful number of days have passed (I calculate 17 is about right). But back to my own mortality since this is. Middle-aged ...
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Theater Of Cruelty: April 2012
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History is written by the Winners. The rest of us have blogs. Sunday, April 22, 2012. He Finds Himself Older. Charles is a guy I know who is almost 15 years my senior. When I turned 40, we talked about how it feels to grow older. To me, 40 felt like 30 and 30 didn't feel a whole lot different than 20. So I asked Charles about when he started to feel 'older'. Nowadays, I'm almost halfway between 49 and 50. I think about Charles' warning and, dammit, he might have been right. There are signs. And speaking ...
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Theater Of Cruelty: September 2012
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History is written by the Winners. The rest of us have blogs. Saturday, September 29, 2012. Just Because You Can. Does not mean you should. Keep that mind while I talk about technology and its usefulness when sitting on my workbench. We'll get the GameCube Portable. An official engineering term, by the way). So with one project on the go, we've started another (sort of). Is a Linux-based computer a little larger than a deck of cards - and it costs just $35. For that price you get a remarkable piece o...