Tag Archives: health

Super Bowl Ads 2026

Saturday, February 7, 2026 Tomorrow’s the big day. It’s a big enough day that yesterday I delayed my usual Friday post so I can do my annual review of the Super Bowl ads. But waiting until Sunday night to post … Continue reading

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Knee News And Good Options

(Note: I’m not a medical professional; these are simply my choices.) I guess the good news is that the bad news isn’t as bad as the bad news could’ve been. Is that a rationalization, reality, or a bit of both? … Continue reading

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Naps

That nap was just about right. A mini-vacation. A few minutes to retreat from the day, knowing there will be a return to work and chores. But for just a few minutes, close the eyes, let the mind wind down, … Continue reading

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Real Durable Good

Let’s see. Used it almost every day since 1992, and finally replaced it with a better one. Is that durable enough to make it a durable good? More than thirty years ago, I bought a futon without a frame. Now, … Continue reading

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A Frustration Of Frugality

Boycott this! Boycott that! Ignore the advertisers and the corporations! Shout it out! Ah, my blogs and my books are the closest I get to that. As for the boycotts and such, sometimes it is hard for a frugal person … Continue reading

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Medicare And My Move

As if there wasn’t enough to do, my move made Kaiser Permanente move – move to cancel my insurance. Isn’t bureaucracy grand? You don’t have to answer that. Their move makes some sense, I guess. I moved to an area … Continue reading

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Geron Approved

GERN Achieves FDA ApprovalAh, investing in biotech. Welcome to a mostly-incomprehensible title for a major announcement. “Geron Announces FDA Approval of RYTELO™ (imetelstat), a First-in-Class Telomerase Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Lower-Risk MDS with Transfusion-Dependent Anemia” – … Continue reading

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FATE – One Company One Story

Welcome to another story and another video in my One Company One Story series.This time, Fate Therapeutics (FATE). Here comes the amateur legalese. I began investing in companies and their stocks in the late 70s, but am Not a certified … Continue reading

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Fresh Idea – Patient Filtered Sunglasses

Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they already exist. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. Maybe I don’t have the time, money, and resources to patent them, or develop them, or both. At least by … Continue reading

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Surrendering To Medicare

(Gotta chronicle this now because there are so many details that my memory won’t hold them for long. It may not even want to. If I Had More Time I Could Have Made It Shorter. #IIHMTICHMIS) Aargh!!! Sign up for … Continue reading

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