Today is Giving Tuesday. You may have heard about this one- local radio stations in my area have been promoting this fairly heavily. The idea sprung from a joint project of a New York City based YMCA and a United Nations group in 2012 as a way to highlight charitable giving and was promoted heavily on Mashable. It has mushroomed… Read more »
The internet is an amazing thing. It allows us to share all the world’s information with anyone, anywhere. Unfortunately, it allows us to share misinformation with anyone, anywhere. This has been an issue since the birth of the internet, but the recent election coverage really drew attention to this, what with Facebook being criticized the heaviest for allowing fake news… Read more »
(Almost) every year I post a list of things I’m thankful for this time of year. After all, that is the point of Thanksgiving! I’m not going to do that this year, but I am going to write down a list of blessing and I recommend that everyone reading this do the same. And given all the strife, anger… Read more »
If you are a cardiologist you may not be very happy about this, but today is Fast Food Day. Fast food as we know it was born from the rise in car ownership and the need of those car owners to eat quickly and cheaply while out and about. These restaurants started popping up after WWI but the concept really exploded… Read more »
Remember a little holiday called Thanksgiving? It was a day to slow down and remember all our blessings. It was a day to eat too much comfort food and generally relax and recharge with family. However, in recent years those beautiful Thanksgiving traditions are dying a slow and painful death. Thanksgiving dinner is disappearing because folks too busy getting… Read more »
Today is Election Day here in the United States. Many of you have already voted, but if you haven’t please do. It is your responsibility as an American citizen. It is our most precious responsibility and our right as citizens of this great nation to participate in the process of choosing our leaders. And yes, the presidential election has been… Read more »
I’ve been seeing and reading a lot of misinformation lately on two medical conditions that are near and dear to me. These conditions are Diabetes and Depression. Since I have been diagnosed with both of these a decade or longer ago I have had plenty of time to educate myself on how to manage them and so I want to… Read more »