That’s the title of this week’s celebrated Hump Day Hiatus. I saw a teaser for this on last night’s CBS Evening News and I thought my intended post for today was blown. But they showed maybe 10 seconds of this beautiful and adrenalinized piece of splendid cinematography. So please, enjoy it in all of its uncut splendor, compliments of the …
Let’s call this a PSA
For all practical purposes, summer is over. If you don’t believe me, check your thermometer. Mine is heading to a predicted high of 98° although with the heat index it feels even hotter. That’s fall, right? Here, school starts tomorrow. That’s fall, right? And yet Labor Day is weeks away. There’s still time for a trip or two to the …
Music Therapy
Today’s session features Cause I’m a Man by Tame Impala. I think you’re going to like the music and the visuals. Tame Impala – Cause i'm a man from weirdcore on Vimeo. ARTIST: TAME IMPALA DIRECTOR / LEAD VFX: WEIRDCORE PRODUCTION COMPANY: PRETTYBIRD PRODUCER: Margo Mars Layout designer/editor & compositor = James Francis (& weirdcore) LEAD ANIMATION: WEIRDCORE 3D/2D ANIMATION: …
5-Hour Energy (minus about 4 hours and 55 minutes)
Hey, who wants to get sued, right? But in the interests of continuing to celebrate summer and encouraging every person we can possibly reach to be more physically active, we offer this week’s Hump Day Hiatus. There’s plenty of stuff you’re about to see that you shouldn’t try at home – surfing and mountain climbing, for instance – and other …
Sympathy? Or empathy?
Here is a brief video (2:53) that puts a fine point something we could all use a bit more of: empathy. But what is it? And how does it differ from sympathy? How can offering sympathy actually be unsympathetic and maybe even come across as callous and dismissive? Watch, and the next time someone needs sympathy, maybe you can offer …
3 BOYS DIE
I hope you’ll read at least this issue’s cover story. It contains a message we all need to read. On June 1, three boys were killed in a violent collision that police say happened when both vehicles involved ran a red light. With all the publicity that surrounded this tragic event (it can’t really be called an accident), one would …
Words of wisdom from Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Be a simple kind of man. Be something you love and understand.” Wise advice from today’s music therapy session. Lyrycs provided. (See what we did there?) The quote at the beginning: “Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.” -Arthur Schopenhauer
Cooling, Refreshing Hump Day Hiatus
On the occasion of this, post number 1,000 to the Medical Examiner blog, we need a little relief. It is beastly hot and has been for days. Just below we have the video evidence to prove it. This video was shot in and around our office over the past several days. So clearly, we need relief. We need cooling. Actually, …
We’re celebrating 9 years! Or is it 25?
Actually, we’ve continuously published a health-related Augusta newspaper twice a month since June of 1990. 25 years! The Medical Examiner was born July 1, 2006. This month marks its 9th year in print. Back in those early days, it was published on the 1st and 15th of every month. Now the usual schedule is the 1st and 3rd Friday of …
It’s your mid-week break
AKA the legendary Hump Day Hiatus. Yet again we dip into our summer stock of cooling and refreshing videocations. This is the third or fourth week in a row to revisit this theme. If you only have time for a quickie, not a full vacation, you have come to the right place. This will cool you off and get you …