The Week in Meep: 2 Dec 2023 -- End of Movember, Upcoming Mortality Talk, Thanks to the Saints, and More!

Lots going on.... I'm tired....

Whew, it’s been a week! Let me get down to it…

Movembered Out!

Yay! I reached my informal goal!

Thanks to the donors after my last thanks:

• Scott Houghton

• Larry Pollack

• “Fidelity Charitable Anonymous” (if that is your name….)

• Linda Wilmarth (thanks for the best wishes for Stu!)

I think I’ve got everybody now!

For convenience, here are all the Movember 2023 posts:

• Nov 1 - Welcome to Movember 2023! Fundraising for Men's Health

• Nov 6 - Movember 2023: Prostate Cancer Mortality Trend Update

• Nov 9 - Movember 2023: Prostate Mortality Trends by Age Groups, Updates to 2022

• Nov 12 - Podcast - Movember 2023 - Current Status and Trends

• Nov 17 - Movember 2023: Racial Gap in Prostate Cancer Mortality

• Nov 21 - Movember 2023: Men and Suicide

• Nov 22 - Movember 2023: Men's Trends with Suicide by Age

• Nov 27 - Movember 2023: Men and Drug Overdoses, Updated through 2022

• Nov 28 - Giving Tuesday 2023: Movember Foundation

• Nov 30 - Podcast: Movember 2023 Wrap-up: Thanks, Caritas, and Encouragement

Mortality Talk on Monday, December 4

I will be presenting with the Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives:

More info here.

Yes, this is more geared towards those in the insurance industry, particularly those in life and health insurance. Yes, I’m an actuary, but we have a variety of people involved - medical directors, people who have run product, marketing folks, etc. So I didn’t put the mortality info together just to talk to actuaries.

I’m pulling updated mortality info right now.

More about the organization here:

https://www.insurancecollaborationtosavelives.org/

Thanks to the Saints!

(and those who talk/write about them)

I mentioned on Thanksgiving that the Foleys of Drinking with the Saints podcast were sending me an apron.

I got the apron!

I wanted to take a pic of Stu in the apron (it’s for him, actually, as he’s the one who cooks), but he wouldn’t cooperate.

Thanks for the apron!

SUMO!

Okay, the latest sumo tournament is over, but just reminding you I have a sumo stats substack:

My latest post over there is looking at the latest grand champion… and maybe our next yokozuna?

Congrats to Kirishima! Profile of November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Winner

Fun at the Atheneum

I was at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford on Thursday. Every year, they have a fundraiser where local groups decorate wreaths and trees for people to buy.

I just so happen to enjoy taking interesting pictures at the same time. Some involving playing Pokemon GO.

From 2017:

I really enjoyed this piece

This year:

the piece is by Arthur Carter, a local mathematical artist

I think Dali would appreciate a Pokemon collab

Built by the LEGO Enthusiasts of Connecticut

another Arthur Carter piece

Enjoy!