The incredible shrinking city of San Francisco
From April 2020 to July 2021, the city lost nearly 7% of its population, going from 873,965 to 815,201 residents — the lowest number since 2010. Among those age 25…
This is America – Happy Independence Day
This, below, is America, not the constant drumbeat of horrible, terrible scary news trumpeted by the media as they seek to divide us and tear us down rather than build…
Most posts on public health and Covid have been taken offline, made private
Today I saw a social media post from a professional health care provider upset over a SCOTUS decision this past week. This HCP said care would be withheld from individuals…
Safety Culture
I was recently in another western country and noticed the lack of “safety culture” there. After my return, I saw other U.S. citizens who had moved to that country also…
Well done: Injured mountain climber rescued
Rescues like this are a weekly occurrence here. The climber had a sleeping bag and tent and stayed safely in place, overnight. At 1 am the next morning, SAR volunteers…
Scarce posting
The past 7 weeks have been most unusual for me: Had hepatitis Had a routine, pre-scheduled colonoscopy exam under general anesthesia, results excellent but took longer to recover than normal…