This Week in COVID

This week, Dr. Klotman reviews the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, and discusses the Texas Medical Center’s recent COVID experience. Unvaccinated individuals comprise the […]

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American “Sickcare”

Last year, I had an overnight hospital stay for a small vessel stroke. Today, I received my insurer’s explanation of benefits for the year. Hospitals, […]

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Flaming Star

This is IC405, the Flaming Star Nebula in the constellation Auriga. Like the Tadpoles Nebula, it is a star-forming region. As new stars form from […]

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Usurpers

This is my Chinese knock-off of a Danish recliner. Susan has the authentic version, but I find this one quite serviceable and much more affordable. […]

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Tadpoles

In this instance, the tadpoles are features of IC410 – a star-forming region in the constellation Auriga, the charioteer. The image below represents four hours […]

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What Was Her Name?

She was found guilty of not performing her wifely duties, and she was sentenced to be a Love Slave. As her sentence was to be […]

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Carpetbaggin’

In a recent Medscape item, Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, a medical ethicist, posits that Dr. Oz will be compared to post-Civil War carpet baggers. I […]

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Duck Tales

Not Donald or Daffy, but Susan’s Duck l’orange. She made us a lovely roast duck tonight with a side of Everyday Channa (Curry Chickpeas) and […]

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Cold Snap

Our first Central Texas cold snap of 2022 has had its way with our tender vegetation. It’s like this every year. I try to protect […]

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Cry Me a River

I might not say this if I lived in Florida. Greg Abbott is as big a LOSER as Donald Trump. Abbott is a “whiney little […]

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