Random Babbling

    - Another 300 pound patient in the office is getting a sleep study to determine why he is not sleeping well... I have remarked on this flagrant waste of money before because it has become the norm rather than the exception in healthcare spending. There is no cost control nor common sense nor self responsibility in many facets of the business. Unnecessary tests and medications rather than simple lifestyle changes are as responsible for high costs as the overpaid CEO's and other inflated charges. When I see a 90 year old person get a thousand dollars worth of tests to determine that 'yes, you are old and will die sooner than later',  I wonder why that person has not reconciled their own mortality long before. As the true costs have begun to be transferred to individuals with higher deductibles and premiums, I think people are finally getting their heads out of the sand. Unfortunately they are still expecting things to paid by others rather than taking responsibility for their own lives. There will Have to be cost controls and individual accountability factored into healthcare or the system will  implode or bankrupt the country. Sooner or later people will Have to accept that 'yes' I will exercise and watch my weight and not smoke and drink or else I will Not expect everyone else to pick up the tab. Sooner or later the elderly will have to say 'yes, I am ready to die' before I expect others to keep me alive for another 6 months. I am not holding my breath.
    - Another disgruntled husband in Jamestown, NY shot his wife dead rather than face his own pathetic weak ego, and so more innocent lives have been devastated because he wasn't able to control his own mind as much as he wanted to control his wife. Sorry dude, your violent anger and hatred exposed your feeble inner life more than you will ever realize. Your lack of courage and ability to control yourself is all too common in testosterone flooded macho men who lash out at others rather than face their own inadequacies. So the guy hid in an attic for a couple days then stabbed the police dog who found him ( recovering fortunately) and eventually turned himself in. Now he faces a 2nd degree murder charge, which unfortunately means only 15 years to life in New York state-far too lenient for taking a life. The dead wife had obtained a protection from abuse order so no way this guy did not premeditate taking his pistol to her workplace and shooting her in the head on the sidewalk. This is who the guy was over for years...in his core.
  - While I have always been impressed by how the small brains of insects are able to coordinate all the functions of flight, I am astounded by their ability to instantaneously compensate their aerodynamic requirements while mating. The male carries the female in many species, including butterflies, dragonflies, houseflies and others, in some cases with both individuals flapping their wings as they maneuver. Not bad for a small group pf neurons...