LITTLE KNOWN LAWS Here is an actual federal statute, meaning it is on the books and enforceable in all 50 states. The golf fan who originated the phrase “IN THE HOLE!” or any version thereof shall be hunted down, castrated, tarred and feathered, all said person’s fingernails shall be removed by pliers (those performing the removal to be awarded by …
And now begin the other 51
Today brings to a close Nurse Appreciation Week 2013. Although the spotlight shines elsewhere for another 51 weeks before Nurse Appreciation Week 2014 rolls around, nurses will be appreciated by their patients and the doctors they work for every single day between now and then. And every single night too. Their work is often thankless, but it’s incredibly important. Compare …
Drug company payments to doctors
To whom, from whom, when, for how much, and for what purpose. It’s all right here. Type in Augusta (for instance), choose Georgia, and click Search. Once that window opens, you’ll see the first 50. Click “See all>>” Of course, you can do this for any city or institution in the nation.
MAKE NOTE
As part of Nurse Appreciation Week going on now through Sunday (which happens to be the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth in 1820), here’s a great way everyone can participate.
Wednesday is Hump Day
That means it’s time for the Hump Day Hiatus, a refreshing break that will recharge your batteries for the home stretch. This one offers some spectacular scenery from the American West, and the soundtrack is epic too. You might want to bookmark this and watch parts of it in a few months when the temperature and the humidity levels are …
Let us celebrate Super Nurse
Faster than a speeding syringe, With medicines more powerful than a locomotive, Able to leap tall buildings in a single round. Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Super Nurse!
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Not a joke. Below is a link to an extensive gallery of photos taken in the immediate aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. As in within seconds of the blasts. My guess is you haven’t seen anything like this in news reports. Three words: It ain’t pretty. Some of these photos are extremely graphic. But an act this heinous should …
As we do every Tuesday…
Tuesday is Public Service Announcement Day at ye olde Medical Examiner. Today’s PSA is especially powerful. Pass it along to someone you know.
I Hate Monday
It is said to be a universal truth that everybody lies. I once sat in the audience when a speaker asked rhetorically, “Is there anyone sitting in this room who has never told a lie?” A young girl raised her hand. Without thinking, the speaker said, “See? There’s one right there.” The girl ran from the room crying, but that’s …
The Church of the Infinite Chasm
Here is an analogy that many a churchgoer has probably heard more than once: “If you were put on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” Let me ask that question again, but with a twist. If you had to convince someone that evolution is more than a theory, could you do it? Could …