Drusas

Yeah, but that’s a minority of the country.

It’s no substitution, but for anybody who can afford $25 here or there, maybe consider giving micro loans. I use kiva.org. Over the years, I’ve lost maybe $5 or so through currency exchange rates changing, while I’ve helped a good few people/communities.

That sure is some tabloid-style headline.

It’s going to be hard for future historians to write about our times because there will just be too many sources.

I think your definition of “urgent” might be off if you think that it can wait a week or so.

I’m an American, but when I lived in Japan, I needed to go to the doctor a few times. Honestly, the experience isn’t great aside from it being cheap.

For example, I herniated a disc in my neck at one point and needed to go to the emergency department. I got there just after 10:00 a.m. and was told that they stop accepting patients at 10:00. “Fortunately”, I was unable to hold my head up straight, so they decided to see me anyway. The appointment was just over the equivalent of $20 at the time. They prescribed a muscle relaxer and sent me on my way. The prescription could be filled a block or two away and was pretty quick and only cost about 10 bucks. (Edit: I should note that this was a very temporary solution. The problem lasted for years.)

Another time, I went to a clinic to try to get a sinus infection treated. I had/have a history of chronic sinus infections. Despite speaking pretty good Japanese and having a dictionary with me, I could not get them to understand the concept of a sinus infection. They put me on a nebulizer and then sent me home. Obviously not helpful. Don’t remember what it cost.

People from the US who travel and need healthcare know very well our system is the worst.

I mean, we don’t turn to witch doctors, so I guess we’re not literally the worst, but…

I doubt you’d be very happy to be incarcerated in El Salvador or Libya.

Motion sickness.

Suckle

Oh look, more first amendment violations.

“We have been saying we are getting the worst of the worst out—and we are. We don’t wait until a military operation to execute; we proactively deliver on President Trump’s mandate to secure the homeland,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

These people are so evil. Hopefully someday they all get their just desserts from a Nuremberg-style trial.

You can see the different personalities between species and between individual birds. They are often smarter than you would think.

I watch birds. I’m not even that old. But birds can be interesting.

Shake it Off by Taylor Swift.

When it came out, I was a regular gym-goer. I would spend an hour and a half at the gym three days a week and hear that song at least three times every single time I was there. And then you’d hear it anywhere else that played music as well, like stores. It was just too much.

Not much of an article.

I could definitely agree with that, but if the other person is not inclined to watch three episodes of the show, they can still enjoy the third one on its own.

You don’t need to watch the first two episodes to enjoy episode 3. I played it for a friend of mine recently. I just skipped the beginning with the main characters. She loved it.

The Fountain Grave of the Fireflies

Eight days because my city lost water after an earthquake.