Friday, July 28, 2017

@20:20, 7/28/17

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1
Opinion

Dear (Potentially Soon-to-Be-Former) Health Insurance Policyholder

Here are a few helpful tips for when the Republicans do whatever it is with health care.

More true than I like.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/obamacare-partial-repeal-senate-republicans-revolt.html

2
U.S.

Video of Shark, Seemingly Bound and Dragged by a Boat, Under Investigation

Florida officials are looking into the video, which was posted on Instagram, but it remains unclear exactly what the creature was, whether it was alive and where the video was taken.

Many saw Jaws.  Most did not look further.

3
Style

My Friend Uses Too Much Botox. May I Tell Her?

Also: outrage at a baby shower hosted by a mother-to-be; the case of the missing blender; and a forgotten salad order arouses suspicions of dementia.

Many feel if some is good, more is better.

4
U.S.

Boy Scouts Apologize Over President Trump’s Remarks at Jamboree

The chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America said he did not mean for the event to become a venue for Mr. Trump’s partisan political attacks.

"If it isn't fun, it isn't scouting."

5
Health

‘I Am Totally Burned Out’: Patients Watch Health Care Debate With Dread

The war in Congress over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has brought anxiety to the people whose health insurance is at risk.

Trump was elected.  Pence rode his coattails.

6
Food

Giving New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc a Second Chance

Consumers may hold strong opinions about certain kinds of wine, but occasionally revisiting those biases opens people up to new pleasures.

My ignorance is vast and growing.

7
Food

Thai Dishes, Beloved and Rare, at Playground in Woodside, Queens

Sudarat Yingyong serves many dishes, like a salad of red weaver ants, that make no concessions to Western palates.

If you wish.

8
Magazine

How Grilling Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaves Teaches You to Trust Your Intuition

Flaky fish with a spicy coconut chutney is Parsi cooking at its best.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018872-patra-ni-machhi

9
Science

Fate of Ancient Canaanites Seen in DNA Analysis: They Survived

A study of ancient DNA recovered from remains found in Lebanon contradicts a biblical story that an ancient war wiped out the group.

Knowing more is good.

10
Technology

Why One Antivirus Program Is Better Than Two

Multiple antivirus applications generally do not coexist well together on the computer because they need to monitor the same areas of your system.

No antivirus is better yet.  
An antivirus program is a hole in the firewall.

I have not run one for several years.

The senate seems to have rejected skinny health care.
Anorexia is not healthy.

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