Shooting In The Dark

Medical Errors - A Leading Cause of DeathThe JOURNAL of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA) Vol 284, No 4, July 26th 2000 article written by Dr Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, shows that medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the United States.The report apparently shows there are 2,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery; 7000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals; 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals; 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals; 106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medications - these total up to 225,000 deaths per year in the US from iatrogenic causes which ranks these deaths as the # 3 killer. Iatrogenic is a term used when a patient dies as a direct result of treatments by a physician, whether it is from misdiagnosis of the ailment or from adverse drug reactions used to treat the illness. (drug reactions are the most common cause).

People Fighting

We love to see people fighting.
Or do we?

Now they are fighting in Iran.
What should we do about it?

Stay out of fights.
Don't get involved in other people's fights.
Let them figure it out.

Leave it.
Let it be.

You can't really stop other people from fighting.

And the world is really perfect already.
That is the truth.

FOUNDATION OF THE ECONOMY

First you need food.

Then you need transportation to get the food to where people are.

People need shelter

and clothing

food, transportation, shelter and clothing

The economy rests on that foundation.

One more thing

LAND

You need land to grow the food.

So, the real foundation of he economy is that one thing-LAND
also known as real estate

Angel On Earth

Can you see the halo over Ethel's head? This is a photo of Ethel Gullette and Erin Oliva at the high school graduation of Erin from Windward School.
Ethel is a saintly angelic being. I think you can see it clearly in this photo.