Victory apart from demonstrable success…

I remember in the long long ago, when I first started my career in Chiropractic, the financial windfall generator known as the “California workers compensation program” which reimbursed medical professionals, and Chiropractors, quite lucratively. Not to get into the minutiae of the cascading compensation, but each patient visit could collect $100. Multiply that by 3Xs … Continue reading Victory apart from demonstrable success… →

The Christmas Truce

A little over a century ago today, in a not well enough known story, hostilities temporarily ceased within the War to end all wars (which, unfortunately, didn't end all wars). Truth be told all sides at that time thought the little dust up in Europe which started in August 1914 would be over by Christmas. … Continue reading The Christmas Truce →

July 4th, The most audacious Independence Day

If you’re American you probably don’t think too much about it but the vast number of countries have Independences days. For the quick historical recap: Hostilities between the Colonies and The kingdom of Great Britain started with Stamp Act in 1765. From the Boston Massacre in 1770 to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773 … Continue reading July 4th, The most audacious Independence Day →

Black Saturday at the Gates of Hell

In Christian Tradition Black Saturday doesn’t get the attention it deserves. We know Palm Sunday, Jesus appearance in Jerusalem as a Humble King. The Last Supper and the Agony in the garden of Gethsemane on Holy Thursday. The sacrifice of the lamb on Good Friday. And, of course, the Resurrection of Easter Sunday. What in … Continue reading Black Saturday at the Gates of Hell →

Good Friday- 2020

You might not realize it but today is Good Friday. It kind of snuck up on you didn’t it this year. I barely noticed myself, perhaps not shocking even for the worlds foremost bad Catholic quarantined in a County with State sanctioned Agnosticism . This was Holy Week, which in Christian belief started with Jesus … Continue reading Good Friday- 2020 →

A cure that may enable the disease.

The last time I was really sick was in 2010 when I came back from Thailand and I had a hacking cough that took a few months to truly resolve. I never got an official diagnosis but my roommate proclaimed it the artful title: Asian Lung Herpes Whatever ALH was it must have jolted my … Continue reading A cure that may enable the disease. →

Hysteria and The Curse of Incompatibility

Watching the Coronapalloza unfold from my quarantined perch here in Beijing, the duality from the very real threat that the illness poses for many and the accompanying hysteria for those not nearly at risk, has my again reminding myself that Reason and science really need to balance itself out vs irrational fear. I have tried … Continue reading Hysteria and The Curse of Incompatibility →

Trumping Hope…

As I’m sure you heard in the past few weeks: “50,000 people die from the flu every year and nobody gives a shit!” It bares repeating, It’s not that no one gives a shit it just that we have accepted it as normal. I know something that kills almost 50% more people than the flu … Continue reading Trumping Hope… →

🇮🇪☘️St. Patricks Day☘️🇮🇪

St. Patrick was born and raised in Roman Occupied Britain (Wait What?!?) and was eventually captured by savage Irish Pirates before being smuggled into The Potato laden Green Rock and used as slave labor. It was during his enslavement in Ireland that he turned from his wayward ways as a rebellious youth towards the lord. … Continue reading 🇮🇪☘️St. Patricks Day☘️🇮🇪 →

Dum Spiro Spero…

In May of this year it will mark my 5th year on Planet 3 of being Fatherless. My father passed away, officially of congestive heart failure but recent events had me reassessing his last few years and weeks. My father was diabetic, for which he had a leg amputated, and had previously had a kidney … Continue reading Dum Spiro Spero… →