In a very discreet and without fanfare congressional move, both houses today passed legislation that states commencing on January 1, 2020 there will be a tax placed on each American citizen for the use of air which is part of the mainland United States. Senator John Consigliere of Wyoming stated that the move was made to […]
Author: tomkarlya
It was exciting to learn that this year the NFL’s program My Cause, My Cleats would include the Diabetes Research Institute as Raven’s Tight End, Maxx Williams, would wear custom-made cleats recognizing the work of the DRI scientists. This program allows NFL players to wear custom cleats in December. In fact, many, many players take […]
There was a chill in the air as 2018 nervously tapped one leg than the other. Every other year had to wait outside and 2018 was sure it was planned to be made to wait until the Boss came in. The Boss came in out of breath and stood behind the desk, red-faced and staring […]
With special apologies to Clement Moore. I present what has become an annual tradition……an updated, ‘Twas the Night Before D-Christmas for 2018 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The meters, CGMs, and supplies were put away with such care, In hopes that Santa […]
November 14th, is World Diabetes Day. This date was chosen because it’s the birthday of Frederick Banting. Who chose this? I’m a huge fan of Hamilton, the Broadway Musical. In as great as the show is, I always found it interesting that Alexander Hamilton, a man who was not even president, became as popular as he did, and […]
As many of my readers know, I do not use these pages for advertising. If I find something that can help, solve a problem, and/or make diabetes life any easier, I share. To be clear: I have received no remuneration for this article, I’m sharing about this product because, quite frankly, it just does what […]