Posts Tagged ‘Dumb’
I’m less than a week away from surgery. I chose a patellar tendon autograft, which means they’ll slice and dice at my knee in order to save it. Ouch.
One thing that bothers me about this whole process is that every different facility or doctor involved in the surgery/diagnosis/etc. must ask the same questions concerning my health. I would have thought that some of that information would have been passed along. Questions like, “are you currently taking any medication?” or “do you take drugs or use alcohol?” I’ve filled out form after form and questionnaire after questionnaire with these same questions. Why isn’t this information passed on? Why? Because the system is hampered by some pretty idiotic regulations concerning information. Especially considering that every one of these doctors/facilities is involved in a surgery.
It seems to me that this information should be shared with those who are to be involved; it isn’t like I will deny the surgeon what my family doctor knows. Dumb.
On another note, I’m still experiencing a bit of pain the knee, and it seems to get a little worse over time. One day a certain movement won’t cause pain and the next day it will…and repeat. Anyway, I can’t wait to get a functional knee back, because I’m really itching for some soccer right now.
American Adults Flunk Basic Science
I don’t know how much stock I have in studies like this. Especially considering these stats:
- Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
- Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.
- Only 47% of adults can roughly approximate the percent of the Earth’s surface that is covered with water.
- Only 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly.
If true, and it’s hard for me to believe it’s true, the first statistic would be ridiculously sad, the second believable if a lot of people are creationists, the third makes me wonder how far off people were, and the fourth, well not everyone can answer every question correctly.
Eh, it’s not apathy that makes me not care, it’s just the ridiculousness of these studies that does.
Via Kottke.
No Room Service Just Snacks and Shit
…and other ridiculous rap lyrics.
If you listen to rap, you have to ask yourself, “am I really listening to the content of this song?” Because if you were, you would realize pretty quickly how ridiculous the majority of it is. Just check this site out, it gives you a pretty good idea of what I’m talking about here.