Los Angeles Times Op-Ed: What a doctor sees when Joe Biden hesitates

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Thursday March 07, 2024 · 10:43 AM PST

2024/03/07 · 10:43

Joe Biden thinking about the solutions needed to address current issues

This appeared in an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times this morning.: Link to the Op-Ed I have a subscription to the LA Times, so I hope the link works for free for those interested in reading it.

This op-ed is by a gerontology doctor. He notes that the difference between age-related slower recall (which is normal) versus Alzheimer disease is easily differentiated. He describes the normal aging and recall abilities of people. He notes that the Alzheimer patient cannot form new memories whereas the simply age-related slower recall is normal aging. He also notes that President Biden has coped with a stuttering issue since childhood which for some, suggests a significant cognitive impairment. He judges President Biden as highly functioning mentally because he often refers to events that recently happened. Thus, he is continuing to be able to create new memories efficiently and use them. He notes that:

Studies (link to a relevant study) show that high-functioning seniors like Mel Spears (his family’s 96 year-old lawyer) and the president compensate for slower reaction time by applying superior knowledge and judgment. The presidency is not a job that requires lightning-quick reflexes. First-hand experience with the successes and failures of U.S. foreign policy over decades, for example, combined with time-tested judgment offers far more than speed in speech or decision-making.

I recommend reading this article. He offers much needed input on how to evaluate seniors for cognitive impairment as well as Biden’s overall chances to fill out another 4-year term.

A new twist on an old scam

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Monday January 29, 2024 · 9:24 AM PST

2024/01/29 · 09:24

This is an event that happened to the mother of one of my daughter’s acquaintances concerning her mom and her sister. The mother received a call from her daughter (number spoofed) in her daughter’s voice (AI) that said she was in jail and needed bail money. It must have been a voice message left because the mom didn’t reply to “her”. Instead, she called her daughter’s boyfriend in a panic to discuss what they should do. Then she found out that her daughter was there, and everything was normal.

Their after-the-event research reinforced the idea that everyone should have a safe word or phrase, so it can be determined if in fact the call is a scam or real. Our family now has one to use in an emergency. It seems that scammers are picking up and using all the latest technology as it comes along.

Steve Kornacki has a new contract with NBC Universal

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Thursday May 13, 2021 · 12:46 PM PDT

2021/05/13 · 12:46

The Los Angeles Times has an article today about Steve Kornacki’s new contract with NBC Universal. It is a four-year, multimillion dollar deal. In addition to political coverage contributions to NBC and MSNBC, he will be a regular analyst for other NBC sports programs including professional football, horse racing, and the Olympics as well as statistical analysis of local NHL, NBA, and MLB teams on NBC regional sports channels. He will also develop and host a new game show for the entertainment division.

The article starts off with a description of his marathon coverage of the last presidential election including his stapled-together worn out tie, and “nerd chic style”. Here are some excerpts:

Rather than turn Kornacki into another cable news host weighing in on politics, NBCU executives agreed to a plan that would take greater advantage of his data analysis skills and pop culture appeal powered by his nerd chic style.

The Kornacki brand expansion began in early December when NBC Sports invited him to analyze the NFL playoff picture on “Sunday Night Football”; he was invited back each week for the rest of the season. Earlier this month, he joined the network’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby, where he was the only analyst on the broadcast to pick Medina Spirit, the winner that paid out at 12-1 odds.

In his new deal, Kornacki will be a regular analyst on NBC’s “Football Night in America” and the halftime report on “Sunday Night Football.” He will also be a part of the network’s Super Bowl telecast in 2022.

Good for him! Seems like a good use of his capabilities.

Beautiful Tribute to Cecil

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Tuesday August 04, 2015 · 8:36 PM PDT

2015/08/04 · 20:36

This LA Times article includes a video by an artist who was involved in creating the animated version of The Lion King that shows him creating an image memorializing Cecil, the illegally poached, beautiful alpha lion in Zimbabwe. It is fascinating.

Cecil Tribute

There is a phrase in one of the Lion King's songs that refers to the former kings looking down from above, so his tribute drawing shows Cecil looking down from the clouds in the sky onto members of his tribe.

It is beautiful, and fascinating to watch the creation of the drawing. If I could figure out how to post the image I would. I recommend following the link.

Patt Morrison disses Scalia dissent

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Saturday June 27, 2015 · 5:45 PM PDT

2015/06/27 · 17:45

As most know by now, Scalia's dissent in the Marriage case (Obergefell v. Hodges) was off the wall. Pat Morrison of the LA Times who also has a daily show on the KPCC (public radio) has a great take down of Scalia's argument, especially his argument dismissing California as a significant factor. Morrison's Article in LA Times

In a display of judicial temperament right out of People vs. You Kids Git Off My Lawn, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dissented spectacularly and cholerically from Friday's same-sex marriage ruling with the declaration that the court — his own court — doesn’t represent the grand geographic sweep of America, that it has “not a single South-westerner or even, to tell the truth, a genuine Westerner.” Then, parenthetically, he delivered this:. "California does not count."

California, which was briefly its own country, is not only the most populous state in the nation, it’s also the seventh- or eighth-largest economy in the world all on its own, and an idea engine for the whole planet.
California not the “genuine” West? Does Scalia mean the West he sees in cowboy movies, populated by matinee-idol gunslingers and plucky, poke-bonneted ranch wives?

I urge you to go read the whole article. I enjoyed it.

Gun Nuts

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Wednesday June 24, 2015 · 9:55 AM PDT

2015/06/24 · 09:55

My daughter took her dogs on their usual morning walk like she has done for years. Also on the walk was my 15 month old grandson along a trail in central Florida under a power line right of way. Someone shot one of her dogs. Fortunately he missed and just shot her through one of her front legs. My daughter was able to see a blue baseball cap over some tall bushes. The dog limped along and finally laid down. She got her truck and drove to the dog to pick her up and take her to the vet.

Police are not involved yet - she needed to get the dog to the vet then take care of the airbag recall appointment, but they will be.

So thankful that she or my grandson were not hit. What drives people to shoot animals or people on a public right of way for no reason?

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