Once again we are reminded that Twitter has replaced alcohol as the biggest amplifier of bad decision-making.
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I’m so sorry you’re dealing with that. Especially because, if there’s a LabCorp or Quest Diagnostics near you, the doctor can call the titer test in and you can go get it without having to go into the MD’s office. That’s what my doctor did. Mind you, I live in NYC, so there’s a lot of worry about measles right now.…
Yes, yes, yes. My husband and I both got checked last week, and neither of us were immune to measles (got the shot five hours after I got the results). Even if you’re pretty sure you got two shots (I think I must have had to have proof of two when I went to college), it may still be worth getting tested- for some,…
“Better lucky than good.”
This was a great read, thank you. It’s nice how much better articles can be when the people involved in writing it actually know something about the subject.
That’s correct, but boxing 8 horses in an exacta means you make 55 losing bets and 1 winning bet, which in this case paid 1500-1.
Ha! I have the same wish about Jon Court- it’d be great to see him win, but I think LRT will have to step up a bit (pretty horse, though). You don’t think breaking from the 2 post (2 now, right, after Haikal scratched?) is going to hurt WoW?
I was actually the offender in this one, although, in my defense, I hadn’t seen the movie yet, either:
He didn’t cite any sources, so I’m not sure where he’s getting the stats.
Thanks for this. And yeah, the Paulick Report is a great site.
Ain’t that the truth. I took an older trail horse when the stable he was at closed abruptly and spent thousands of dollars over the 8 years I had him (we finally had to put him to sleep last year- he went down in the night and couldn’t get back up). Sweet boy to the end. I have no idea how old he was- 28? 30? But…
You’re thinking of Barbaro. It wasn’t about breeding; the owners loved him. (It was likely, if his leg healed, it wouldn’t be strong enough for breeding as Thoroughbreds have to breed by actually mating, not artificial insemination)
“And maybe the horses can just live free in the wild in a preserve - breeding and living as natural creatures rather than having humans artificially keeping them for sport, pleasure, and food. Even though finding that natural balance where predators would keep the number in check is likely going to be difficult at…
I would put the percentage at 27%, using John Rogers’ Crazification Factor:
It can also hurt kids who did get vaccinated. Vaccines work for the vast majority of people, but for some, they don’t. And you don’t have any way of finding that out unless you get sick from the illness you’ve been vaccinated against. Which is why herd immunity is so freaking important. It’s not just the people…
I’ll tell you another sweet Kyle MacLachlan story to make you happy- years ago I worked (briefly) at a summer stock theater in PA. While there I was told was that in the (early) 1980s, MacLachlan worked there, and absolutely adored a brand of potato chip (Middleswarth) that you can only buy in Central PA (they are…
Overall, it’s not necessarily the healthiest choice; that’s the challenge. It depends, baby to baby. A low-weight baby that needs to gain weight will do it faster on formula. A severely jaundiced baby will recover faster on formula (speaking as someone, as I said, who only breastfed, and whose premie son was…
It’s early, and a lot of the polls are about name recognition. Once upon a time, Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani led in GOP Presidential polls. We see how that worked out for both of them when they ran.
Ha! No, they’re still together. He’s actually a pretty great dad; he’s just one of those who has some odd theories about nutrition. Mom balances it all out, though, and their kid is a good ‘un.