Same here. I've cried so much reading reviews of the film and book that there's no way I'm actually going to consume either.

I was street harassed by a woman for the first time ever last month! I'm a woman and I was walking in downtown Seattle after work. I got a, "damn, girl, you got someone at home?" followed by some enthusiastic "mmm"s. I was really shocked and it took me a minute to realize what the hell had just happened.

I agree that they should punish them in any way (and every way) possible - I'm just not sure what the lawyer who talked about "protections" was hoping for in terms of changes to hospital policies. I do hospital medical record security work and this wasn't a system security or policy issue - it was just a matter of…

Fair enough! I'm hoping they can make a persuasive argument that, while they're still legally liable for the gross invasion of this woman's privacy, changes to their EMR security wouldn't have prevented it - so responsible clinicians (like you!) don't have to lose even more of the access they need. But we shall see....

I'm sure they already got this talk! They definitely deserve to be punished - harshly. I'm not sure anyone would have been able to scare them out if this ridiculous idea, though!

I do EMR for a living - I know what a hassle it is to sort out security and that oftentimes you can't get to what you need (a huge, shitty hassle)! :(

Exactly - they already went through HIPAA training, they already knew this was a firable offense, they just did it anyway! This woman deserves some cash absolutely, but I don't think there are a lot if practical, measurable policy changes that could prevent this from happening in the future.

I agree that she should sue, my concern is with the idea that this could have been prevented by some sort of "protections." These people are already going through screening and HIPAA training - besides doubling down there (probably a good idea!) I don't know that there's a lot they can do.

Exactly what protections should this medical group have in place, besides not hiring assholes? It's not like they had their EMR hooked up to Facebook. If the employees had a legit reason to look at her record at all - or a reason to sometimes look a records that would give them access to hers - no security or policy…

Caraway rye actually made me cry the first time (and last time!) I had it. The hot, bitter tears of a child who has just realized that there is true evil in the world and that their parents will one day die. If caraway rye exists then none of us are truly safe.

At Starbucks I had someone give me a pamphlet thing that was styled after a dollar bill. It was for 1 trillion "Jesus Dollars" (my term, not theirs) because salvation was worth so much. It was also made of some kind of paper that was really hard to tear - "just try it!" the guy suggested enthusiastically - because…

I'm not surprised by the inclusion of s'mores here and, being a genius, you've focused on the marshmallow component. My concerns with s'mores go beyond marshmallow:

Yep, all of my local ones served burgers all day - I thought there was even an ad campaign about it several years back. This may just be a WI thing, I guess?

Even the basic breakfast sandwiches at BK are less rubbery and more breakfastish than their competitors'. Despite such misfires as Satisfries and their lamentable retirement of The King, BK is still doing something very right.

The Old Nogs and the New

Do you know if this phenomenon would account for my tendency to adopt other people's mannerisms and posture in addition to their accents?

Yeah, I've only had it a handful of times but it made me feel like Caligula - all hedonistic and crazy.

It tastes like hedonism - pure hedonism.

Totally understandable - between the questionable morality and the intense meatiness it's definitely not for everyone!

Foie gras tastes like meat had sex with more meat and then rolled in butter and it is amazing. I'm not as ashamed as I should be.