Obviously fake news. Everyone knows the Mar-a-lago grill only serves shoe leather.

Oh, they definitely fly out of BOS. They’re the only ones flying BWI-BOS nonstop, which is my second most frequent route...

To be fair, a lot of Southwest’s recession-era success boils down to lucky/well time purchase of oil futures. When all of the airlines were struggling with rising fuel costs, Southwest was cruising along with relatively cheap fuel because they locked in good prices.

For Southwest, it isn’t enough to just check in “early” - you have to check-in right at 24 hours before departure. Like log in a few minutes before the check in window opens and hover over the check in button until the minute ticks over. Or spend the $ for early bird so you get automatic seat assignments. It’s a pain,…

Death row is in Indiana (Terre Haute), but they will probably keep Roof at the supermax prison in Colorado until it’s time for his execution (if that ever happens). They reserve supermax space for inmates who are very high profile, high risk for escape, or high risk of causing injury to self/others.

I visited Ireland last fall, and brought back more Crunchies and Malteasers than a healthy adult should consume. When I was in Denmark a few years ago, I stocked up on gummies of all types. I really want to visit Bonn so I can go to the Haribo store...

Absolutely. I’m almost finished with my dissertation (adviser just signed off on the last set of tables/figures, so it’s time to write!). My program has a strong emphasis on conceptual frameworks and logic models - you have to demonstrate how your hypothesis fits into the existing literature before can you start any…

I have big boobs. Like really big. All I want is a swimsuit that is reasonably supportive without any side boob or bulging where things should not bulge. If I’m feeling confident enough to show skin, then I’ll wear a two piece (preferably with a top that is essentially a swim-friendly bra). If I’m wearing a one piece,…

I am 34 years old, and this is still a perfect illustration of drunk me.

Fortunately for the owner of this bag, he doesn’t live in NYC. The EDC profile says he’s a associate professor in Pasadena, CA. Assuming he’s on faculty at UCLA, the average salary for an associate professor is $140K. Depending on his field, he could make far more than that.

Where does it say he’s junior? Salary is also heavily dependent on field - I am a research methodologist specializing in surgical research. A typical first year assistant professor in my field can expect a salary around $90,000 - not not crazy wealthy, but certainly enough to have a nice bag and computer. Plus, the…

It hasn’t played out like that in other countries with single payer. In most high income countries with single payer, the baseline standard of medical care is high quality and evidence based (as evidenced by health outcomes that are far better than the US). The “quality” differences come from “luxuries” like…

I used to have a coworker who had debilitating migraines, with the worst occurring around her period. In the 5 years we worked together, I don’t think I ever saw her work a full week. She was out at least 1/2 day, and usually a full day every week. During her period, she was frequently out for the full week (and she…

Just a heads up the Fluticasone is available OTC now. I have crazy dust mite allergies, and Fluticasone is a miracle drug in my eyes.

The more pictures I see of Ivanka and Jared, the more they look like a pair of Bond villains.

Commercial airplanes do hav medical kits with basic medicine, and I’m pretty sure epinephrine is supposed to be in the kits. Flight attendants can administer if directed by one of the physicians contracted by the airline to provide medical advice over the phone/radio.

I’m drowning in my dissertation right now, but almost finished and gearing up for a post doc. I’ve been NIH and/or AHRQ funded for more than a decade, through both full time work and graduate education. I do injury outcomes research, and I’m somewhat fortunate that my research field is heavily funded by the DoD, so I…

Definitely, but we don’t need a separate shadow health system to meet these needs and there are non-veterans who would benefit from some of the services that are currently targeted only to veterans (e.g. advanced prosthetic and physical therapy services). Veterans would probably benefit more from specialized case…

You know what would solve the myriad administrative problems at the VA? Single payer universal healthcare. If we do Medicare for all, it eliminates the need for a separate/parallel system just to treat veterans.

So, who’s going to replace Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House?