Last week, I drove to the store in a small nearby shopping center. Itʻs a place that Iʻve been to many times because itʻs close and there is a big parking lot that accommodates the shopping center, playground and a canyon with wild animals and many hiking trails. The lot was busy but I found [...]
San Francisco's recent headlines paint a dire picture, highlighting issues like homeless encampments, open drug use, and rampant crime. Yet, is the reality as catastrophic as portrayed? Not entirely. While these problems exist, they aren't at the exaggerated level suggested by sensationalist news. The fear induced by these narratives keeps many away from the city. [...]
I was standing on the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean when a woman asked me, “What time do the whales come?” For 10 minutes, there were several whales frolicking around with dolphins close to the shore and had drawn a small crowd of people from the condominium complex. I was laughing before I realized [...]
Gyms are closed and running isn’t a favorite for me. So like many other people caught in the pandemic restrictions, I now exercise at home. I watch on-demand video classes that have instructors and class attendees. While one instructor demonstrated a move, he said, “learn it the first time, and own it the next time.” [...]
https://youtu.be/9lXCwh6C58E Many people felt we had an apocalyptic day here in the San Francisco Bay Area a couple of weeks ago. Daytime was a sky of dark orange and daylight never made it through the thick smoky fog. This photo was taken at 11:15 AM in San Francisco at the brightest spot in the [...]
We are rolling out and back in of the coronavirus pandemic at varying speeds around the country and hospitals, clinics, and physician offices are trying to lure customers back for the care that has been deferred or delayed. Lillian Suwanrumpha AFP Getty Images Telehealth has forever changed the healthcare delivery landscape. Many consumers [...]
This content does not apply to our selfless and tireless healthcare workers, first responders, and scientists who are working more than imaginable to keep us safe. They are working so that we can stay safe at home. They risk their lives for us. A great big THANK YOU isn't enough! This blog post is not [...]
Test kits have been in short supply, but let’s imagine that we have all the test kits that are needed so supply is not a problem. If you want to be tested because you have one of the symptoms or came into direct contact or secondary or tertiary contact with someone who had it, would [...]
The investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes reveals a disconnect between the plane and its users, the pilots. One of the events examined was the action of pilots in an emergency. Boeing tested the response of pilots using the standard emergency procedures to determine that pilots could control the plane in the rare [...]
Healthcare is a people business. How you treat your customers and potential customers is more important than whether it is in person or virtual. Going into a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital is ratchets up the blood pressure for most people. They are going into what they feel is an unknown situation. The doctor might [...]
