Here is a problem no one has thought about (you read it first on Epicurus Today): We will soon see Amy Coney Barratt on the Supreme Court. Ms. Barrett is a member of extreme and exotic christian group who “speak in tongues”. In the last 80 years I have failed to discover in which “tongues” …
Drumbeats of Doom France has a new political buzzword: “ensauvagement”, meaning “descent into savagery”. Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, has long used it to depict a country she claims is under siege by criminal violence she blames on immigration. And, after a spate of violent incidents this summer, the term …
“Dives sum, si non redo eis quibus debeo” (Plautus, Curculio, 377) Translation: “I am a rich man as long as I don’t pay my creditors”. Comment: Who do we know who fits this bill? No prizes for guessing! Meanwhile, once upon a time I ran a company in London. There were three large and prominent …
Seeing the same doctor doesn’t just give the comfort of a familiar face – it might save your life. An analysis reveals that 18 of 22 studies from nine nations with varying health systems found that people who saw the same doctor over time had lower death rates (BMJ Open, doi.org/crmj). The studies used different …
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Two 80 year old men, Mike and Joe, have been friends all of their lives. Joe was dying and Mike visited him every day. One day Mike says ” Joe, we both loved our rugby all our lives, and we played together on saturdays for many years. Please do me favour, when you get to …
