I’ve loved jazz since I was a very little boy. I have no idea what makes its sounds resonate in my soul, but they do. And, today, I am lamenting the loss of my childhood favorite, Edie Hart. (Yes, she had reddish hair, too!)
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Bottoms Up?
A long time ago (more than 3 decades by now), we worked on a crash project to bring a colon lavage preparation (this is a concoction that clears out one’s bowels) to the market. At the time, the risk of death from bowel surgery was unacceptably high. And, the chance of having the patient develop an infection resulting from the surgery was almost certain. The goal of this new product was to cut those situations close to zero.
Death by Cop
It was my grandson’s birthday party. I knew I wasn’t going to make it- but would spend the rest of the day with him, my daughter, and my son-in-law. I didn’t leave my home at the break of dawn, since I only had to be in Philly by 11 or so.
You ARE for sale!
Here we go, again. The GOP is siding with big business instead of US residents. It’s not really a surprise- except for what it does to our lives.
Money can’t buy me love. Turns out, it can’t buy better health outcomes, either.
CYA. You know what it means. The problem is that concept does nothing to make us healthier.
Drs. Y. Tsugawa, A.K. Jha, J.P. Newhouse, A.M. Zaslavsky, and A.B. Jena of Harvard (among other affiliations) published results of their study about these medical practices in JAMA Internal Medicine. (Actually, this is a pre-publication. )
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Winter Colds and Flu?
The first day of spring has come and gone. And, for most of us, that means that our chances of feeling sick (other than allergies) has been attenuated.
In God We Trust. Everyone else…
I am sure you know that part of our services is to prepare payroll and tax submissions on behalf of clients. (Our fees are better than ADP and Paychex- and we go beyond simply providing you paychecks.). But, we also refuse to pay the taxes on behalf of our clients. A few of them are pretty annoyed- at first.
What Would YOU Do?
A dilemna.
I live on a block that has all of the residents parallel parking on an alley way. And, my next door neighbor obviously never learned how to park his car. Which means that my bumpers bear the scars of his efforts.
So, what are you going to do?
When I was about to receive my undergraduate degree, my advisor leaned on me. He wanted me to interview for jobs. Oh, sure, he knew I was going to grad school. But, he wanted me to take the interviews for a few reasons.
The Bitter End
Two blocks from Washington Square Park. Walking down Thompson. Turn left. Two buildings down. 147 Bleeker Street. Definitely NOT bleak.