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I am not a fan of United Healthcare. It was an insurance bully when I was in practice, and it has grown to become a financial juggernaut in the healthcare space.

Democrats are concerned about climate change, Republicans not so much. But why does Texas have more green energy than California?

My son recently returned from a trip to Japan, and he expressed great enthusiasm for a piece of chicken he got for less than a dollar at the local convenience store.

I have not been AI’s biggest fan, especially in healthcare, where I have seen and continue to experience the downstream effects of electronic medical records on the enslaved humans using it.

 The Legacy

Humans, as with all biological beings, have rhythms, for example, an internal circadian rhythm of day and night that, when perturbed by multi-hour shifts from flying, results in jetlag.

As a surgeon, writer, and amateur woodworker, I have had many opportunities to use my head, heart, and hands, which are the basis for much of my creation. Then I ran across this.

Obesity has many “causes.” There will never be a smoking gun that will “cure” this ill. Consider this:

Lars Larson and I discussed the urgent issue of organ transplants. Every day, 17 people in the US die waiting for a life-saving organ, and more than 100,000 are on the transplant list.

I have to admit that I am a sucker for Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and James Ellroy, all of whom evoke the 20s and 30s feel of San Francisco and LA, my hometown.