Category Archives: corona times

Do not reuse too much – a computer upgrade story

Posted on August 21, 2022 by DocDock

My computer has been hanging on but just barely. Recently it has taken multiple restarts and the occasional CMOS reset to get it to boot. When it was new, the hardware was pretty good. Asrock 990FX Extreme4AMD FX-8350 Black Edition32GB … Continue reading →

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Mature minor doctrine – think of the children

Posted on August 10, 2021 by DocDock

Mature Minor Doctrine – think of the children I was young once and despite my bluster here, I was not all that rebellious against my parents. Either that or the could see me coming a mile away and defused the … Continue reading →

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Covid 19 problems real or imagined

Posted on January 12, 2021 by DocDock

I received a email about death. I am not going to post the entire email but it was related to the death of a generally healthy doctor in Florida a few weeks after taking a covid 19 vaccine. The facts … Continue reading →

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The crux with drugs

Posted on December 21, 2020 by DocDock

In the intervening months I have actually read quite a few emails about trust. Rather than bore you with a complete list here is a few of the more common issues of trust. Don’t trust .. the media .. masks … Continue reading →

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No one complains about not getting a sunburn

Posted on November 21, 2020 by DocDock

If you have an email account you have probably received spam mail or a few jokes but lately the number of emails on healthcare and covid 19 have exploded. These emails range from informative to conspiratorial but there is one … Continue reading →

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PPE, Masks and Covid hands

Posted on November 15, 2020 by DocDock

I can only suppose that Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) was a think prior to Covid 19 but my head must have been somewhere else as I never heard of it. Well, I hear about it now. It is on the … Continue reading →

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The right to sue … pandemic style

Posted on November 4, 2020 by DocDock

At first blush you might think that this somehow relates to the USA – land of opportunity plus guns and lawyers. I actually couldn’t believe it when I heard it but apparently a local high school just recently lost a … Continue reading →

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My Experience with Getting The Covid-19 Test

Posted on October 1, 2020 by DocDock

I heard this story from a close friend and was aghast at how bureaucratic it was to try and get a covid-19 test. In this particular story the problem was not lack of tests but such a bureaucracy that she … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D a miracle drug or simple correlation

Posted on September 23, 2020 by DocDock

Vitamin D, just like many vitamins are important to good nutruitional health.  Our bodies need vitamins and various other minerals for general health.  Not having the recommended amount of these over time will create health risk factors depending on what … Continue reading →

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Math for politicians or poor students

Posted on July 29, 2020 by DocDock

I really hate to get too involved in talking about politics as it usually has very little return. It is not all that different from trying to convince someone to change religion. If the Catholics and the Protestants cannot agree … Continue reading →

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