Random Rants
I get it. Michael Phelps was stupid. He’s also young, which is a synonym. Someone with that kind of star power should have made certain that the “area was secure” before burning tree in Olympic...
View ArticleCommon Sense (Lack Of)
I know that I have blitched right here about various transgressions that I see on the road. Yes, I get steamed about slow pokes in the left (passing) lane. I also loath never_turn_off_the_blinker guy,...
View ArticleStem Cell Bullshit
President Obama is shown (above) signing legislation regarding stem cell research in a ceremony at the White House. He looks like he is pursing his lips (something that a lot of folks do when writing...
View ArticleRighteous Indignation: The AIG Edition
Senator Chris Dodd is miffed at AIG and thinks that the bonuses that were recently doled out by the ailing giant should be taxed. Governor Cuomo has his panties in a bunch and so does President Obama....
View ArticleManaged Health Care
The following is a direct cut and paste from Houston’s Clear Thinkers blog. It was written by a health care practitioner to the author of the blog. I’m down to ten days left there, and those days...
View ArticleDewberry Bombs
I was reading Homesick Texan’s post on dewberries and luscious cobbler. She said “picking dewberries is a wonderful warm-day pastime. When I was young, my friends and I would march out to the wilder...
View ArticleMoot v Mute
One of the things that annoys me most about most people’s butchering of language and semantics is the use of moot and mute. It’s a moot point. Moot point definition:A debatable question, an issue open...
View ArticleHealth Care Trauma
You may have heard that there is a health care debate going on here in the United States. We have to DO something, dammit! The debate centers on what that something is and how that something will...
View ArticleBye Bye Vicodin?
You may have heard the news about an advisory panel for the US Food & Drug Administration’s recommendation that the maximum dose of acetominophen (Tylenol, etc.) be reduced on store shelves. It’s...
View ArticleNSFW: Prius Truth
I do not dispute the fact that Toyota has experienced a few issues with their cars. I also am pretty sure that the situation has been WAY overblown by folks who are A) idiots, or B) opportunistic...
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