The argument I keep hearing about why we should wear masks goes something like this: “You don’t wear a mask to protect yourself. You wear a mask to protect others.” Consider this:According to the CDC, between 24,000 and 62,000 people are estimated to have died from the flu in the
I woke up this morning with a realization. I believe weather forecasts more than I believe news reports. Think about that for a bit. I trust someone to predict the future more than I trust someone to tell me about the past. But why is this? It’s simple. Meteorologists have
When my son was 3 or 4 years old, we decided to paint his bedroom. He was watching us paint and said, “I hope we don’t do this very often”. I asked why. His reply, “Because every time we paint the room, it gets a little bit smaller.” Wow. That’s
As I mentioned a week or so ago, Texas Representative Louis Gohmert (R) tested positive for COVID-19 and announced that, on the recommendation of his doctor, he was going to start a regimen of HCQ, Azithromycin and zinc. This week, Rep Gohmert announced he was recovering from the disease and
We can debate all day if hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an effective treatment for COVID-19. So, let’s not do that. As you’re probably all aware, HCQ has been banned in some states for use as a treatment for COVID-19. Doctors who prescribe it for that use can lose their medical license.
There’s a little spice shop in Ventura, CA. It has been around for years and sells great cinnamon. This past winter, the owners wanted to do something new so they put the shop up for sale. It was purchased by a young couple who took out a loan and used
You might have seen a video going around recently showing representatives of a group called “America’s Frontline Doctors” giving a news conference on the steps of the Supreme Court building. Or maybe you haven’t. Because the extremely-viral video, viewed over 17 million times in 8 hours, has been removed from
I’m sure that by now you’ve wondered why some of the rules and requirements put in place to prevent the spread of the virus seem a bit arbitrary and, in some cases, downright ridiculous. Here’s the secret that they don’t want you to know. The people making these rules don’t
I tend to think that all politicians are at least a little bit corrupt. Most don’t start out that way but the instant they win their election, the switch gets flipped and they immediately start thinking about getting reelected again. So, regardless of the issue they face, their decision is
I’d like you to read the article below and then come back here to continue reading my comments. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hospitals-told-send-coronavirus-data-washington-not-cdc-n1233861 <waiting> OK. Here we go. The CDC has done such a poor job of managing the coronavirus data that they should have had this taken away from them a long time