This account will not cast the current US health insurance system in a good light. That's the point and I don't care if you don't like it. The only people who still genuinely approve of how health insurance works in this country are those who actively profit from it. This is not being written for them.

It's the beginning of the year. The gyms are full for the next couple of weeks; there's a marked uptick in sales of books and downloads of podcasts dedicated to self-improvement and fitness and diets and *keto*.

Resolutions, however, are bullshit. Let me explain what I mean by that.

I had a number of great experiences with my old pizza box keyboard; mainly I would get drunk and write truly awful poetry. Those really were the days, or I'd probably say as much if I could actually remember them.