Roots on a whole new level

This is absolutely horrifying. The United Kingdom is rolling out Human Provenance, a program to collect tissue samples from potential immigrants in a plan which the Border Service says will allow them to accurately assess an applicant’s country of origin.  In effect, a mitochondrial DNA test (mtDNA) would be used to decide whether someone seeking [...]

A little geek humor

Mathgeeks Meredith and Burrow should appreciate this one. Via @crazyfillyjonk

Random Bullets ala Parts-n-Pieces

I backed off my therapy schedule, thinking I could handle it alone.  Not a wise decision.  The nightmares are back, worse than ever, so I’ve got a call in to schedule extra appointments. I just finished up 4 weeks of physical therapy on my knee with very limited success.  So the next step is: I’m [...]

Everything you wanted to know about schizophrenia but were afraid to ask

An excerpt from the upcoming comic book, Psychiatric Tales, by TallGuyWrites. Go.  Read.  Learn. Please. h/t Jeff Hess

Protect our insurance companies!

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

Not a chance

Ahistoricality commented on another post: I’m not the first to make this point, but our nation’s “zero-risk” approach to life is going to paralyze us if we don’t start pushing back on it pretty hard. This is a huge personal issue to me, so I’m going to devote a post to it.  Thanks, A! As [...]

Happiness is a friend at bedtime

Happiness is a friend at bedtime, originally uploaded by Invisible Terry.

And always while blogging

“I drink my Champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I am alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it – unless I am thirsty”. –Madame Jacques Bollinger

The story of my life

see more Lolcats and funny pictures Make that Molly Hatchet and it’s a full blown flashback to 1981 ….

“Criminally insane killer escapes”

Spokane is in a panic today, with KXLY4-News flooding Twitter with updates and photos of a patient from Eastern State Hospital who walked away while on a supervised group field trip to the Spokane Interstate Fair. The coverage seems guaranteed to inflame our deepest fears of the mentally ill. 22 years ago Phillip Paul was [...]

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