Inappropriately Articulated Ailments

One of the dangers of getting older is that you acquire an increasing number of ailments. Each of these contains intrinsic dangers, of course, but there is one nasty side effect you can avoid if you make a strong and determined effort:  deciding that your affliction is interesting.

It works like this. Your doctor encourages you to read about your disease or condition so that you can “better manage your care.” A reasonable approach, but a truly dangerous one. You’d be much smarter if you just blindly followed her orders.

If you do step on the slippery slope and start to read about whatever you have, you’ll likely soon find that your affliction is actually quite fascinating. It has a number of variations and an array of treatments with some recent, thought-provoking possibilities. And no one knows why people in Borneo never get it.  

Bring Back the Ignition Key

Now, I know you’re thinking the guy who wrote the title above has to be a geezer. I mean, old guys are always whining about how things were better in “their day.”

Well, you’ve got me. I’m over 70. And I actually know what you’re talking about. In the early years of this century, my 80-ish uncle, a very smart and well educated man, regularly lamented the breakup of AT&T. Put him in charge and he’d have brought back the rotary dial phone in a heartbeat. And only in black.

Anyway, I’m different (I hope) and the reason I’m thinking about this ignition key thing is a news story reporting that thieves can steal the code from your key fob when you lock your car and then, when you’re gone, drive your car away by clicking a couple of times on a special device that’s captured and retained your code. Since vehicles are now keyless, getting in means getting going.

Democrats! Be Fair to Trump!

Democrats should be held responsible for offering Trump the same respect and support the GOP provided to Clinton and Obama. Republicans may think this excessively harsh, but so be it. Fair is fair.

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