Back here I mentioned breaking a tooth; the dentist put some sealant on it and said come back after insurance approves the crown. The insurer has done so, so I went back today for the mold to be taken and a temporary aluminum crown put on. I demanded a porcelain crown, even though the insurance …
If you knew or were a woman in college who was a scholarship recipient, particularly an athletic one, stop and bow your head today in honor of Patsy Mink, D-Hawai’i. She co-wrote the provision in Title IX requiring those scholarships be made available to women, among her many other accomplishments.
I think I can safely say personal transportation has been and will be a huge industry forever in this country. Just for my own interest, I decided to try to find photos of the motorized vehicles I’ve used since my first driver’s license was issued (on the 2nd try; I couldn’t parallel-park well enough the …
ORPHEUS, Kazaa and LimeWire users, take note: the programs may be skimming commissions. It appears to come from product sales made at websites affiliated with the likes of Amazon and Coldwater Creek. The software apparently flags the sale in such a way that the purchase seems to be made using those affiliates, even if it …
If you’re looking for an internal CD-RW drive, here’s a review of some of the newer ones. And have you ever wondered how close Hollywood is to reality when you see those nifty gizmos on screen? All (well, most) is revealed. That’s it…prescriptions pick-up day for me.
Today’s personal hygiene tip is: crabshell-based toothpaste! Then there’s a claim by London researchers that coffee reduces pain, if you’re of the feminine persuasion. Yes, yes; you’ll thank me later. On a more serious note, here are a few anecdotal arguments for prescription drug coverage: their names are Lauterbach, Sanchez, Leyva, and Turner. Subscription services …
Is it any wonder the administration is trying to focus attention on Iraq? Poverty in the U.S. jumps. Meanwhile, consumer confidence falls and the recession is worse than thought, but never mind, Bush says, and oh by the way, it’s all Clinton’s fault anyway. In the “I didn’t need to know that” category, here’s an …
If you haven’t run into the wacky world of Medicare reimbursements, you probably will at some point. “Under Medicare, a hospital normally receives a fixed amount of money, set in advance, for each outpatient service.” In unrelated but interesting medical news, got a spare $712K? For that small fee, you can have your genetic code …
Long after the attacks of last year, I realized that September 11 was the date of an entirely different sort of horror nine years earlier. It was on that date in 1992 that a Category 4 hurricane hit the island of Kaua’i, brushing the leeward coast of O’ahu. It took forty minutes to pass over …
Good news on the Harry Potter front. And Demomobile, a trade show for wireless apps, was apparently fairly well attended, although the feature application in the story seems farfetched to me. You knew there was an Online News Association, right? Well, it just announced the finalists for its 3rd annual Online Journalism Awards. And finally, …