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1 week ago | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
RICKY DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBERDangerous, Weird, and Just Plain Ol’ Nasty, and Tasty, Numbers69 won’t be covered right up front but we will get thereI’m confused. Photo by Mick Haupt on UnsplashI planned to go in order — numbers and all, ya know — but why not lead off with a bang, or something closely related.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
MOVE ALONG — THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE HEREIt’s all in the subtitle. But if you’re in the mood for further explication and hot, hot, HOT! writing tips, read on. Oh, don’t really want to read on? Well then, here’s the picture that reveals all. Yup, that’s right. I wrote 12 little words in response to a Will Lockett story and people went after it like free pizza at a Weight Watchers meet-up. And …… my pithy prose is the second “most relevant” comment in Mr. Lockett’s comment line up. See?
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
THE RIGHT STUFF, SOME OF IT ANYWAY“O excellent! I love long life better than figs. “— ShakespeareMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inThe Pub·4 min read·--Quieting your mind so you can concentrate on how bad you look naked. 😬 Photo by Max on Unsplash“O excellent! I love long life better than figs. “ — William “not-an-MD” Shakespeare (The bard died at 52 on his birthday.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
MOPSA — Making our planet stupid againAs it turns out, they’re remarkably popular. I wonder why. Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inThe Pub·4 min read·--Froggin’ moron. Photo by Jack Hamilton on UnsplashStupid is in … again!After years of boring societal advances in science and other such bullshit, stupid now rules.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
No, Data Science is NOT on the listMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inThe Pub·5 min read·--The new me, hard at work, and about to be struck by a car. Quick! Read my poetry before it’s too late! 😬 Photo by Matthew LeJune on UnsplashIf I mention that my Medium meta stuff will cease will this story be flagged as Medium meta? I hope not. This is NOT a Medium meta story. Humor and satire, especially my brand of it, has been a fail … especially for me.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
Member-only storyHBO — Help a Brother OutEverything after about Jan 10 is dogshitMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inThe Pub·4 min read·--Actually … yes! Photo by J Dean on UnsplashI’ve been spared; and I’m keenly aware of my privilege. January 2025 hasn’t been my greatest earnings month, but it has not been a disaster either.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg
DIVINE INSPIRATIONI’ve always been fascinated by the fieldMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inDoctor Funny·3 min read·--Me — as a tyke — data sciencing. 😃 Photo by Andrea De Santis on UnsplashLike I said above, I’ve always been fascinated by the field of data science. And finally, my interest is about to pay off, like an investment in a Trump casino. That’s because Medium is about to massively reward writers who write about data science. They’re going to do it bigly.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg |Smillew Rahcuef
DATA SCIENCEIt’s not data scienceMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inThe Pub·3 min read·--Flying the equal flag. Photo by Matt Popovich on UnsplashLetting the days go by!Let the water hold me downLetting the days go by!Water flowing undergroundInto the blue againAfter the money’s goneOnce in a lifetime!Water flowing undergroundLyrics above from https://genius.com/Talking-heads-once-in-a-lifetime-lyricsGuess which line this story will focus on. Money talks, bullshit walks.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg
BEST NEW IDEASAll About M has got to be overflowing with storiesMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inAll About M·3 min read·--Let’s help a brother, and a grandmother, out and ease their editing burden.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
medium.com | Michael Burg
JK, JK, SO CHILL!I’m an equal opportunity disserMichael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier) 😬·FollowPublished inAll About M·3 min read·--Leave me alone. Photo by Roman Kraft on UnsplashRecently I completed a major undertaking, paring the list of those I follow from over 12,000 to about 315. It took a while, but it’s so worth it. Dross be gone. Then I made a huge mistake. I subscribed to all those I now follow. That’s right, all 315 of them. “And why is mass subscription such a huge mistake?” you may ask.
