Death by Acronym
Acronyms are extremely dangerous. On Christmas Eve I had a DVT that caused a PE that nearly killed me. I'm...
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Apologies
“Apologies are cheap and effective all out of proportion to their cost. Carry them like a roll of bills in...
Behavior
"If left to their own devices and under sufficient financial pressure to work, most people will behave acceptably...
Pot
"I think it’s absolutely disgraceful that our government, supposed to be our government, should be in the...
Words Seldom Seen: Neurasthenic
Neurasthenic Noun: an ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and...
The Future
“Any prediction about the future is uncertain.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly...
Opinions
“Be prepared to change an opinion when you discover new facts.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly...
Blame
“The blame instinct is the instinct to find a clear, simple reason for why something bad has...
Pio Pico Postcard
”We find ourselves threatened by hoards of Yankee immigrants who have already begun to flock into our country,...
Numbers
“The world cannot be understood without numbers nor can it be understood by numbers alone.” Hans Rosling in...
