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Manic Monday
Jul. 30th, 2007 04:58 pmToday has been one fire drill after another at work. I was planning on taking the day off. Good thing I didn't - I'd have had to come in anyway.
In my previous post, I mentioned that I have gallstones. When I said this at work, I was amazed at the number of people that have either had them or know somebody who has. At any rate, I meet with a surgeon Friday to schedule the de-gallbladdering. In the meantime, it's a low-fat diet for me. If I sprout feathers or fins, you'll know why.
I read with interest this post about exposure to sunlight. As a skin cancer "victim" of course I've been told to avoid the sun. And actually, with my complexion, I could get a sunburn under a bright lightbulb. However, the article suggests that exposure to sunlight reduces the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).
This highlights an issue with society, at least in America. We are horrible at assessing risk. Too much sunlight = risk of skin cancer. Not enough sunlight = risk of MS (maybe). Of course, there are other, more documented, risks of not enough sunlight. My point is this. Everything we do or don't do has some risk associated with it. We as a society don't seem to understand that.
It's Miller Time(tm) in Chicago, so I'm outta here.
In my previous post, I mentioned that I have gallstones. When I said this at work, I was amazed at the number of people that have either had them or know somebody who has. At any rate, I meet with a surgeon Friday to schedule the de-gallbladdering. In the meantime, it's a low-fat diet for me. If I sprout feathers or fins, you'll know why.
I read with interest this post about exposure to sunlight. As a skin cancer "victim" of course I've been told to avoid the sun. And actually, with my complexion, I could get a sunburn under a bright lightbulb. However, the article suggests that exposure to sunlight reduces the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).
This highlights an issue with society, at least in America. We are horrible at assessing risk. Too much sunlight = risk of skin cancer. Not enough sunlight = risk of MS (maybe). Of course, there are other, more documented, risks of not enough sunlight. My point is this. Everything we do or don't do has some risk associated with it. We as a society don't seem to understand that.
It's Miller Time(tm) in Chicago, so I'm outta here.
