“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

The past 18 months has not been a shinning moment for American healthcare to highlight caring competence. Instead the holes in the safety net are more noticeable and seem to be growing larger. The engagement of the total population with the Covid pandemic has overwhelmed the practice of hiding medical system failures as patient choices and front line healthcare provider actions.

These problems are not limited to Covid. Most common chronic health conditions have similar problems within the American healthcare system. A major risk factors for Covid hospitalization and death is comorbidities. It is important chronic health conditions are being effectively managed. Chronic inflammation in an under appreciated component of obesity and poor health. Specific treatment goals can help identify under treatment and over treatment of medical conditions, both can endanger health and effect lifestyle.

Happy Friday everyone.
I'll be guest hosting for Janis while she is on break, or until someone else wants to take the reins. Also, Lookout asked about possibly making this a morning thread. I myself would like to keep it an evening thread but I would like to get everyone else's input before making any decision.

Trickle-down economics didn't trickle down?!? Where is my fainting couch?

But Reagan said a rising tide lifts all yachts.
Is it possible that he lied to us?

Okay. Before there was "omigod we withdrew from Afghanistan!" and before there was "omigod aren't the statistics on COVID-19 horrible now!" there was the IPCC report.

I was having dinner with some friends and someone, arguably the smartest person I know, brought up the recall election. She asked what to do, then answered her own question by saying, "Just check no and mail it in." I was too shocked to discuss it.