Snowman
January 10, 2024
A watercolor painting of a snowman. The snowman is wearing a green scarf, and has a carrot nose. It is standing in a snowy field. The watercolor style gives the painting a soft, dreamlike quality. Photo taken Dec 2019.
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Stay Out Banana
January 10, 2024
A watercolor painting of a banana peel with the words “STAY OUT!!” written in red capital letters above it. There is also smaller text that says, “Trespassers will be roasted by airborne reptillian.” The banana peel is brown and looks overripe. It is sitting on a white background. A similar art piece titled “Comedian” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is a real banana duct-taped to a white wall. There are a few key differences between the two works of art. ...
Christmas Card
December 31, 2023
A watercolor painting of a calico cat sleeping on a bed. The cat is curled up in a ball. Its fur is a mix of black, white, and orange. The background is light blue. The painting is done in a loose, expressive style, with washes of color and soft brushstrokes. The colors are bright and cheerful, and the overall mood of the painting is one of peace and tranquility.
Mandy
December 30, 2023
A eulogy to my mom’s dog Mandy. May she rest in peace.
Comment on Placement of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine in Schedule I
December 18, 2023
Drug regulation should not be a criminal matter, but addressed by health care providers. I urge the DEA to drop this attempt to schedule more substances. Personal Liberty: At the heart of the decriminalization movement lies the principle of individual autonomy. Adults should have the right to choose what they put into their own bodies, as long as their actions don’t harm others. Criminalizing personal drug use infringes on this fundamental freedom, treating individuals as criminals for making private choices. ...
CDC Unable To Cite Studies Showing Fluoride Is Effective When Swallowed
December 16, 2023
The Director of The Centers For Disease Control’s (CDC) Oral Health Division, Casey Hannan, fumbles during a deposition for the TSCA Fluoride Lawsuit when asked to provide documentation of the studies CDC relies on to support its claim that fluoride reduces tooth decay when ingested. Also see: A medical consensus of public health authorities around the world has considered water fluoridation at appropriate levels as a safe and effective means to prevent cavities on a community-wide scale. ...
Feet
December 11, 2023
Some feet. Original drawing is shown in upper left over Midjourney’s version.
The Big Secret in the Academy Is That Most Research Is Secret
December 5, 2023
The dangerous rift between open and classified research. # By Kate Brown In 1987, a year after the Chernobyl accident, the US Health Physics Society met in Columbia, Maryland. Health physicists are scientists who are responsible for radiological protection at nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons plants, and hospitals. They are called on in cases of nuclear accidents. The conference’s keynote speaker came from the Department of Energy (DOE); the title of his talk drew on a sports analogy: “Radiation: The Offense and the Defense. ...
On Body Positivity
November 21, 2023
What is the debate? 🥊 # According to epidemiological studies,1 the threshold for BMI is 20–21 kg m-2. 💥 yet 💥 We envision a world where BMI does not exist, and is not replaced with another size-based, anti-fat measure of health.2 What is the impulse behind movements like Health At Every Size2 and Intuitive Eating3? Shape of the motivating story 🎭 # Suppose I have depression 😟. The only thing that fills that void in my heart is ice cream 🍨. ...
IFIO Study Hall
November 14, 2023
Change Your Conversation, Change Your Relationship # Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) is not simple to learn. I’ve been seeing couples for almost six months; I feel like I’m just beginning to understand how to facilitate sessions. On the Facebook group, I recently asked, “How do tracking and courageous communication fit together? I mean, what does the intermediate stage look like where you are halfway between the two techniques? ...
