trying to get a flu shot

Last year was the first year in at least a decade that I didn’t get a flu shot.  As it turns out, the flu shot was completely ineffective last year: In a study of more than 3,600 Americans in seven states, the C.D.C. said in a report that the vaccine was only around 16 percent effective, a…

protesting the World Cup

Is protest without any kind of sacrifice or effort meaningful?  I personally don’t think so.  The type of protest that can most accurately be called virtue signaling or slactivism or better yet, both, just doesn’t mean anything to me.  An example would be wearing a “One Love” armband when you know the only consequence is…

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I survived the colonoscopy.  I looked up the recommendations here.  It’s considered high benefit to get screened every 10 years from 50 to 75.  Getting screened at 45 provides moderate benefit.  I would do it at 45 (or sooner) if you have risk factors: family history, male, black or Native American, smoker, drink a lot,…

screening for cancer

S has been sick since Sunday night and doesn’t appear to be getting better.  I don’t think she’s in any danger, but it is awful to see her miserable.  Between Frozen and Ibuprofen, I think the former is more helpful in making her feel better.  Now L and B both are feeling ill as well.  L…