EPISODE: Need to Know (2012) Alan Katzenbach, a lawyer, waits for Gibbs with his client, a chief petty officer named Leland Wiley. Wiley was busted for drugs and wants to trade his info — which he says is about national security…. Read More ›
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HOW TO FIX A BROKEN HEART – OR – WHAT’S A PACEMAKER ALL ABOUT?
As the owner of a four-year-old pacemaker, I have often found myself trying to explain what they are, what they mean to other people. Just a warning here — a pacemaker will keep a heart beating. It is not a… Read More ›
MAKING A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT AT UMASS MEMORIAL
MORNING QUARTET I was having a dream about how I hadn’t yet managed to see a doctor about whatever it was that happened to me a few weeks ago. Two weeks? Three? For the past few weeks, they’ve been researching… Read More ›
HACKING YOUR HEARTBEAT
You thought this was a creepy, personal fantasy. It turns out to be real. I told’ya, didn’t I? FDA recalls close to half-a-million pacemakers over hacking fears Turns out former Vice President (and erratic shooter) Dick Cheney was right all… Read More ›
HACKING THE PACEMAKER
EPISODE: NCIS – NEED TO KNOW (2012) Short Synopsis: Alan Katzenbach, a lawyer, waits for Gibbs with his client, a chief petty officer named Leland Wiley. Wiley was busted for drugs and wants to trade information he has — which he… Read More ›
WHY CAN’T I FIX IT WITH SOFTWARE? HAPPY 5775!
Monday, the well went dry. Bummer. Scary bummer. Mother Nature saying “The joke’s on YOU!” While I’m saying “Hey … but … wait a minute … Can’t I fix that with software? ” So after I stop running around in circles and… Read More ›
NEED TO KNOW (NCIS, 2012) AND MY PACEMAKER
EPISODE: Need to Know (2012) – SHORT SYNOPSIS: Alan Katzenbach, a lawyer, waits for Gibbs with his client, a chief petty officer named Leland Wiley. Wiley was busted for drugs and wants to trade his info — which he says is about… Read More ›
WHAT EMPOWERS YOU?
From the Top What empowers you? When you’re worried, frightened. When you’ve lost your way and have no idea what to do, what’s your game changer? Is it a hug from a loved one? Encouragement from peers or colleagues? A… Read More ›