“The blues is what you get when you become part of someone else’s plan in life.”
D.C. Minner
Blues legend from Rentiesville, Oklahoma.
Diversions
Timeless Advice for Men – Valentine’s Day
I know this post has nothing to do with underwriting but I had to reprint the following email from my local wine shop. Enjoy!
If you are a guy, you are about to confront one of the most treacherous times of the year: The Valentine Weekend, also known as the Realm of Unknown Expectations.
Each year at this time many of you guys make serious mistakes, some so serious as to cause Temporary Unexpected Relationship Disabilities such as the Deafening Silence. Don’t let this happen to you this year. Here are a few guidelines to help you avoid these sad consequences. Do NOT under any circumstances do any of the following:
1) Your sweetie has been wanting to get in shape for her upcoming most dreaded time of the year, swimsuit season. To be supportive, your idea is to give her the latest workout video wrapped up in the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue for motivation.
2) Your honey works hard. You want to make her life easier and also show her that you care. Your idea is to give her an iRobot Roomba with a big pink bow.
3) Your sugarbear has said she is concerned about the extra weight she gained over the Holidays, so you think it would be a thoughtful idea to buy her a brand new Digital Scale.
Guys, do you remember the scene in the film Aliens (the first one) when Sigourney Weaver has initiated the self-destruct sequence? Do you remember the crazy sound of the alarm horns going off to warn her of imminent demise? Those are the same sounds that you should be hearing if you are seriously considering ANY of the above gifts.
This is deceptively simple, really. Take the time to buy her a thoughtful card, one that doesn’t refer to body parts or processes. If she loves chocolate, stop by Gourmet Gallery and buy some of their amazingly good truffles.
Then come to Edmond Wine Shop, and we will help you pick out the perfect wine, spirit or beer to make Valentine’s Day memorable for you both. Memorable in a good way, that is.
Daily Pill? No Thanks, I’ll Take Early Death | Medpage Today
About half of patients in the U.S. don’t take their medications as prescribed, including patients who have had heart attacks.
Daily Pill? No Thanks, I’ll Take Early Death | Medpage Today.
I actually started to write something really, really snarky but better judgement prevailed. Why even mention people who discontinue statin use without their physician’s knowledge, have a myocardial infarction and two drug eluting stents all while denying the MI ever occurred and maintaining belief that the second stent was not necessary?
Why write about the Standard offer for life coverage? I was asked to review the medical records for my opinion.
Standard? I think not.
100 Brains Missing from University of Texas – CBS News
100 brains missing from University of Texas – CBS News.
Only 100?
UPDATE
University of Texas: Missing Brains Were Destroyed – US News.
Apparently just one brain was missing down at UT – the brain of the psych professor who reported the missing 100 brains.
The Suburbs Made Us Fat – The Atlantic
The Suburbs Made Us Fat – The Atlantic.
I will not make a snarky comment because I live in the suburbs and drive everywhere.
Affordable Housing Draws Middle Class to Inland Cities – NYTimes.com
Affordable Housing Draws Middle Class to Inland Cities – NYTimes.com.
Finally a story about OKC that doesn’t mention…
EARTHQUAKES.
Second-Chance Med School – NYTimes.com
Second-Chance Med School – NYTimes.com.
The school is St. George’s University School of Medicine in Granada. Interesting article.
Tuition and fees at St. George’s come to $246,400 for four years.
The cost of attending this school is what caught my eye. It makes Oklahoma look like a bargain.
Dogs Experience Jealousy – Scientific American
Dogs Experience Jealousy – Scientific American.
Understanding jealousy is an important matter, because of the damage this emotion can trigger. “Jealousy is the third-leading cause of non-accidental homicide across cultures,” said lead study author Christine Harris, an emotion researcher at the University of California, San Diego.
Death Maps
For the morbidly curious professional underwriter.
Death map: The most common causes of death in each state of the union.
Gross Anatomy: Squirrel Tissue in Buttock
Gross Anatomy: Squirrel Tissue in Buttock.
When EMTs arrived on the scene of the boy’s injury, they reported visible “squirrel parts” in the margin of a buckshot wound. Such wounds are not unusual, but how did the squirrel get in there?
Credit: MedPage Today
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