Comments on: Evaluating newborns

By: neo

neo — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:02:34 +0000

Yackums:

“APGAR” is an acronym and it was also chosen because it spells out her actual name. So it’s both.

By: Yackums

Yackums — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:47:00 +0000

Am I the only one here who thought APGAR was an acronym?

And me with 4 kids.

By: Julie near Chicago

Julie near Chicago — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:39:41 +0000

Well, huxley, I appealed to the Great Frog to see you safely through the test. Sad to say, I don’t think I have as much influence there as I have every right to expect.

Thanks for the info on the keyboards. :>)

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 03:02:13 +0000

Julie: Digital pianos come with slider volume controls and you can play them very quietly. And if that’s not good enough, you can also feed the output into headphones and no one can hear you play!

Well, I did OK on the exam though not as well as I hoped. After about an hour the numbers, letters and symbols start to swim around. Teacher will post the grades tomorrow. Overall I believe I’ll manage a C or slightly better, but I had hoped for more.

Still

By: Julie near Chicago

Julie near Chicago — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:46:49 +0000

Thanks, huxley. It’s a good idea, if the housemates would permit it. Worth considering. :>))) Good luck on today’s exam!

By: om

om — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:01:08 +0000

To clarify the Cicero standard of acceptance: only Dr.s who are also PhD historians can write about the history of medicine, and only write about their specific field of practice. Standards of acceptable discourse will of course change, and all medical history articles must acquire the Cicero stamp of approval before publication. PhDs in dodgy fields, aka, astrophysics need not bother writing anything. 🙂

By: om

om — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:41:34 +0000

Argumentation by Credentialism: only Dr.s can write about medicine. You aren’t a lawyer so your opinion about the law is worth what? How do those shoes fit?

By: Cicero

Cicero — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:13:37 +0000

om:
I did not “disparage other physicians”. Kindly read my words clearly: “one pediatrician”.
I do not think highly of a degreed astrophysicist writing about the history of medicine, negatively at that. Such a person lacks standing, as one might say in a court of law. I expect the same appropriate reaction from him should I write disparagingly about astrophysics and its practitioners.

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 02:26:09 +0000

And one of the things we are warned about is that when people’s serious depression begins to lift, they sometimes regain enough “energy” to actually commit suicide.

Julie near Chicago: That’s exactly how my mother and father went. People thought they were getting better. Then, not so much.

My mother and stepfather were classical musicians. So I do have a background there.

Have you checked out the digital pianos? I bought the Yamaha P71 with 88 weighted-action keys for $400. It’s a marvel for the price and takes up very little space.

My mother had a Steinway, which is what I learned on. So I know what a good piano feels like. The Yamaha isn’t at that level but is plenty adequate for my needs. I’m still in a studio apartment. I’ve got the Yamaha set up on top of a bank of parts drawers and practice standing up.

Yep, still on Calc 3. Tomorrow’s the final exam. I’m sorry I discovered the Professor Leonard YouTubes this late in the game, but he is great. I wish I had been watching him from the beginning.

Take care, Julie. Thanks for the encouragement!

By: Julie near Chicago

Julie near Chicago — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 02:22:10 +0000

Ed, thanks so much for that link. So poignant, so beautifully told, and such a wonderful ending. I’m so happy for the parents, both the boys, and Chica too. It’s enough to put a girl in a good mood! 😀