I went to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore yesterday and met with a professor of medicine and the director of the inflammatory bowel disease program who is a Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis expert. I’m so glad that I did. He was like a human lighthouse in the fog of medical confusion I’ve...
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The official hat to wear after a mass shooting
I think I've found the perfect hat to wear during the aftermath of a mass shooting. I call it the "Thoughts and Prayers" hat....
Read MoreThinking of driving for Lyft? Something to first consider
One of the things to consider before driving for Lyft is they have no problem asking you to take trips guaranteed to make you lose money. Case in point, the trip they sent me on the other day. Lyft sent me 21 miles away to pick up a rider who wanted a ride from his...
Read MoreLyft weekly guarantees are a waste of time
One of the things I do to augment my income as a freelance web developer is drive for Uber and Lyft. Oddly enough, it works out well. When I don’t have anything to do for a client, I go out and drive strangers around in my car. It helps pay the bills. One of the...
Read MoreBoogie2988 is fed up with being suppressed
Steven Williams, the man who plays Boogie2988 on YouTube, is whining and crying about how his videos are being suppressed on YouTube. He’s convinced that algorithms and robots are making it hard for his subscribers to see new content. When in doubt, blame a robot. The video linked above is a response to a video posted by...
Read MoreToys R Us has not fully committed to going out of business
Toys R Us has declared bankruptcy and will close all of its retail establishments. Everything still on the shelves has been marked on clearance for easy liquidation. Or has it? When I go into the Hagerstown Toys R Us, I feel like they aren’t truly committed to going out of business. They haven’t committed to...
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