I might have culled some of you. It's not because I don't love you and miss you greatly, but you haven't been posting. Some of the stuff I talk about is rather sensitive and controversial, what with my line of work, and I just don't want to put it out there to the world, not knowing where it's ending up ( Read more... )

I hope this isn't too difficult a question to answer for anyone...

A response to Pauline Chen's article in the New Yorker Who pays for medical mistakes?
In August 2007, officials at the agency announced that Medicare and Medicaid would no longer pay for the treatment costs of “conditions that could reasonably have been prevented” (i.e. "Never events ( Read more... )

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If anyone I removed was actually reading and/or enjoying my LJ, I'll put you back. The 5 or 6 of you that have multiple accounts, you can just read me on one.

In any case, I should make more posts public.

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What is WRONG with you people!
I am dumbfounded, shocked, speechless.
Homicide is the second-highest cause of death in the 5-18 year old agegroup.

Everyone get rid of your guns. Now. Put them down.

While you're at it, get rid of your tasars too.

Mental health seems to have come up in conversation and events a lot this week. Therefore I propose everyone have a good read of this:
Mental Health First Aid Manual (PDF)

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Have the young adults in my generation lost the ability to be selective ( Read more... )

"This is my squid room"
"Oh I see."
"Do you? Sorry. I can't do much about the ink."
"That's OK. I quite like it like that. How much a night?"
"Oh sir! You can't stay in here! You'll be eaten alive!"
"Oh... Well why did you show it to me, then?"
"I just thought you might like to see the squid"
"What squid?"
"Ah. Never mind."