What do cancer scams and Frankenstein have in common? Besides both being horrible caricatures of something legitimate and real, that is? How can we compare a mythological monster to shuksters who claim they can cure your cancer? It begins with understanding how cancer scams work. Specifically, the false hope scams for cancer patients in an […]
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Touring Motorcycles Suck
October 18, 2013 
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I despise touring motorcycles. In Florida these are, by far, the most common motorcycle you see on the road, almost always manned by a middle-aged man looking pretty damned smug and sure of himself. Why do I despise them so much? Let me iterate through my reasons: They are almost always ridden by middle-aged men […]
Continue reading Boston Just Proved That The Terrorists Have Won
April 19, 2013 3 Comments
(EDIT: lively Facebook discussion on this blog here. Feel free to join in) On the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 I blogged about how the terrorists had succeeded in changing the very fabric of our culture and had thus won. Now, in the wake of the horrific events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon, I say again […]
Continue reading Walk a Mile In My Shoes …
March 26, 2013 2 Comments
… before you give me unasked for advice on how to avoid getting sick so often. Let me start by saying I have a great support network of friend, colleagues, and relatives who all care deeply for me and my health. I am gently pushed, reminded and encouraged daily to lead a healthy(ier) lifestyle, to get […]
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