“Man is a tough, resistant and long lived organism. He does not have to worry himself unduly about his health.”
Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988
Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares”
A Long Life
Health
“With one or two notable exceptions, wealth is good for health.”
Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988
Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares”
Scary Things
“There is nothing more entertaining than a good scare.”
Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988
Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares
If you doubt the veracity of this think of the popularity of Horror Movies or how small children like a good game of boo. People like to be scared. A pandemic feeds that instinct.
The Trump Vaccine
Since it appears that the percentage of the unvaccinated correlates with the amount of Trump support in any particular area and coercive measures seem to be counter productive. I’d like to suggest another approach.
Change the name of one of the vaccines to “The Trump Vaccine” and pay former President Trump a royalty for each person who receives the vaccination. It would be a classic of turning a negative into a positive.
Photo is of our Country Walkers group working its way slowly across a log bridge in the Olympic NP.
Really
”Organic Cigarettes”
Is there anyone in the world who thinks this is a good idea?
This is a photo of an actual ad in the Phoenix version of New Times.
Haiku #7
You know you’re old…..
Complexity
Words Seldom Seen: Aphasia
Aphasia
Noun: Loss of ability to understand or express speech, most often caused by brain damage.
Example: “Just because you can’t remember anyone’s name doesn’t mean you are suffering from aphasia.”
Photo is a semi wild donkey (burro) in Grand Cayman taken in 2006.
You know you’re old (two)….
