I admit I am biased about pet insurance. I like it, mostly. Clients who had it were, in my experience, much more likely to approve necessary treatments. That dog with a case of happy tail who wagged it so hard and so fast he got a nasty deep infection that ended up necessitating a partial tail amputation? Insured. Hit by car? Insured. From my perspective, it allowed owners to focus on the pet's immediate needs and get them taken care of. I also liked it because I didn't have to do anything to ... Read more »
Archives for August 2014
Health
Ebola, the real bogeyman, and you
Ever since I was 15, my sister and I have used "Ebola" as a short form derivative of every bad bug we've ever gotten. "Oh god, I've been laid up all day with Ebola," "that taco from last night gave me Ebola," etc, etc. We were able to say it with such offhand tone because we knew that really, Ebola wasn't exactly a threat here in Southern California. It was simply shorthand for "really sick." After reading "The Hot Zone" I stopped saying the word at all. Faced with the visceral reality of ... Read more »