Say Your Name
1) Even animals like to watch other animals, but sometimes they can also be hard to ignore. Also, regretting your life choices, showing empathy, asking for what you want, doing your job, showing your colors and making your own fun.
2) It's nice to have Disney+ again and have a bunch of content I've been waiting to see…except that Mike wants to see it too and has limited time. We also have been enjoying the Staged TV series with Tennant and Sheen. I found it interesting to see how much of himself Sheen apparently brought to Martin Whitly, given I've recently finished Prodigal Son.
Hopefully we'll be able to get through some Marvel stuff and we'll see if he wants to watch the Beatles documentary. I'm in S3 of Titans now and watched King Richard this week on HBO Max, so I'll soon have extra time to dig into more content on Hulu.
3) Following up on discussion in my previous post about medical failures, I was struck by a comment in this article about the massive amount of hair loss happening since the pandemic started:
"a hair-loss dermatologist in Whistler, British Columbia, described to me as a “mountain” of new hair-loss patients since the pandemic began…The doctors I spoke with said that their patients typically come to them after having seen at least a handful of other practitioners, and sometimes as many as 15."
Why? If there are hair-loss specialist doctors, why aren't patients being referred? (Not being able to get an appointment is a different issue). Doctors aren't just often lazy and ill informed about medical issues, they're ill informed about other medical practitioners as well it would seem.
That's not just my own conclusion either:
"Moreover, hair loss typically isn’t a particularly urgent problem for practitioners who may have many other types of health concerns coming into their office. Most hair loss that isn’t triggered by some kind of trauma is caused by androgenic alopecia, or AGA, often known as male or female pattern hair loss. It’s passed on genetically and has no cure, although some safe treatments are widely available. Doctors busy with other things may shrug their shoulders at patients who have incurable conditions that aren’t physically dangerous or painful."
I have developed hair loss myself in the past decade due to a thyroid condition. I researched possible solutions myself before last seeing my doctor because I have long learned that if I don't already have possible solutions or diagnoses before going for a visit, chances are I won't have any when leaving. As Sherlock said when trying to get information from a witness, people may not talk willingly "but they love to correct you." So being "wrong" can be just as helpful as being right.
4) Thanks to
tozka for the update that mayyyybe something might be done about how publishers are extorting libraries in terms of ebook sales.
"In September, Wyden and Eshoo first questioned publishers over the terms they set for ebook licensing. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many public libraries to shut down in-person service, and people began using online services like Overdrive’s Libby app to borrow digital books in lieu of physical copies…the lawmakers highlighted how digital versions of books can be more accessible to people with disabilities. “In recent years, e-books have been a growing part of library catalogs. Not only do many library users prefer to borrow e-books, but digital options can provide greater accessibility for Americans who have disabilities, face mobility challenges, or live in remote areas."
Time to write to your reps in Congress that we want them to keep the pressure on and fix this problem - libraries are paid for with tax and tuition dollars and that's your pocket the publishers are targeting, forcing libraries to cut other things they could do or people they could hire if they weren't paying these sorts of prices.
5) By the way, for anyone who didn't know, the U.S. Dancing with the Stars has finally had two same sex dance partners in this season. There have been some remarkable dances, but this is the best one I've seen so far:
View poll: Kudos Footer-327
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2) It's nice to have Disney+ again and have a bunch of content I've been waiting to see…except that Mike wants to see it too and has limited time. We also have been enjoying the Staged TV series with Tennant and Sheen. I found it interesting to see how much of himself Sheen apparently brought to Martin Whitly, given I've recently finished Prodigal Son.
Hopefully we'll be able to get through some Marvel stuff and we'll see if he wants to watch the Beatles documentary. I'm in S3 of Titans now and watched King Richard this week on HBO Max, so I'll soon have extra time to dig into more content on Hulu.
3) Following up on discussion in my previous post about medical failures, I was struck by a comment in this article about the massive amount of hair loss happening since the pandemic started:
"a hair-loss dermatologist in Whistler, British Columbia, described to me as a “mountain” of new hair-loss patients since the pandemic began…The doctors I spoke with said that their patients typically come to them after having seen at least a handful of other practitioners, and sometimes as many as 15."
Why? If there are hair-loss specialist doctors, why aren't patients being referred? (Not being able to get an appointment is a different issue). Doctors aren't just often lazy and ill informed about medical issues, they're ill informed about other medical practitioners as well it would seem.
That's not just my own conclusion either:
"Moreover, hair loss typically isn’t a particularly urgent problem for practitioners who may have many other types of health concerns coming into their office. Most hair loss that isn’t triggered by some kind of trauma is caused by androgenic alopecia, or AGA, often known as male or female pattern hair loss. It’s passed on genetically and has no cure, although some safe treatments are widely available. Doctors busy with other things may shrug their shoulders at patients who have incurable conditions that aren’t physically dangerous or painful."
I have developed hair loss myself in the past decade due to a thyroid condition. I researched possible solutions myself before last seeing my doctor because I have long learned that if I don't already have possible solutions or diagnoses before going for a visit, chances are I won't have any when leaving. As Sherlock said when trying to get information from a witness, people may not talk willingly "but they love to correct you." So being "wrong" can be just as helpful as being right.
4) Thanks to
tozka for the update that mayyyybe something might be done about how publishers are extorting libraries in terms of ebook sales.
"In September, Wyden and Eshoo first questioned publishers over the terms they set for ebook licensing. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many public libraries to shut down in-person service, and people began using online services like Overdrive’s Libby app to borrow digital books in lieu of physical copies…the lawmakers highlighted how digital versions of books can be more accessible to people with disabilities. “In recent years, e-books have been a growing part of library catalogs. Not only do many library users prefer to borrow e-books, but digital options can provide greater accessibility for Americans who have disabilities, face mobility challenges, or live in remote areas."
Time to write to your reps in Congress that we want them to keep the pressure on and fix this problem - libraries are paid for with tax and tuition dollars and that's your pocket the publishers are targeting, forcing libraries to cut other things they could do or people they could hire if they weren't paying these sorts of prices.
5) By the way, for anyone who didn't know, the U.S. Dancing with the Stars has finally had two same sex dance partners in this season. There have been some remarkable dances, but this is the best one I've seen so far:
Click to viewView poll: Kudos Footer-327
Comments at Dreamwidth
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