Modern Miracle?

We are witnessing an historical event in modern medicine, and yet the gratitude response for this "modern miracle" is sobering in its silence. Let's examine some of the facts and then break down the possible reasons for the towering silence.

In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus starts sweeping through the United States, and after a sluggish response from our national leaders, a plan is revealed in May 2020. Named, "Operation Warp Speed", President Donald Trump said that the effort would be focused on developing and distributing a vaccine for the virus before the end of the year. The media response was predictable:

• MSNBC - "the President is living in Wonderland"
• CNN - "totally preposterous"
• Bloomberg News - "this plan is virtually impossible"
• NBC News - "most experts say that the development, testing and production of a vaccine for the public is still at least 12 to 18 months off, and that anything less would be a medical miracle"

Fast forward to mid-December 2020, eight months after the announcement of OWS and front-line health care workers are receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

How?

Calm In The Storm

In the crazy, challenging times we live in, here is video to calm your nerves and slow your breathing. Presenting Haburu! 

It's All About Balance

You better watch out. You better not cry. Better not pout. I’m telling you why. 

Here is the why . . . 

In years past we listened to Christmas music through a pretty limited bandwidth. Radio stations weren't dedicated to 24/7 Christmas music, television channels weren't saturated with Christmas movies, Christmas decorations didn't show up in September, and we weren't bombarded with holiday emails, social media holiday content on a mobile phone that never leads our sight, and finally the effects of ramped up consumer advertising. Instead of a mere three weeks of being exposed to Christmas content, now we get a minimum of two months. Wow, it makes me tired just typing this content. 

Thanksgiving Stories

I watched a riveting video on YouTube this week titled, "How To Ride A Backward Bicycle". It is part of the "Smarter Every Day" video series that my wife and I enjoy on a regular basis. This particular episode dealt with this specific challenge, could someone learn to ride a bike that was engineered to turn the opposite direction of the steering column? 

On the surface this would not appear to be a difficult challenge, I mean all that is required is to reprogram your brain to understand that when you turn the steering wheel right the bike will go left and vice versa. But here is the crazy part, in this video, no one can successfully ride this bike! Hundreds of people have taken up this challenge and no one can ride this bike more than 2 or 3 feet before crashing.*

Why?