I have a radio in my bathroom. It's tuned to NPR, which I generally find informative and reasonably balanced. I listen to it while taking showers that I can best describe as environmentally unfriendly in their duration. You now know far more about me than you ever wanted to, but it’s important for context. Last … Continue reading Long Showers and Racist Rants
Let’s Make a Deal!
A few more snide remarks and hairy eyeballs under my belt, I’m going to take one more shot at this healthcare thing, after which I plan to go back to whining about air travel. If you are healthy today, there are precisely three things that can happen to you over, let’s say, the next 12 … Continue reading Let’s Make a Deal!
Gravity – Addendum
In the few days since I published my post about the inevitability of a single-payer healthcare system, I’ve gotten a few caustic comments from some of my more conservative friends, and the hairy eyeball from some others, all of whom seem to think that I’ve fallen off the liberal deep end. I haven’t, at least … Continue reading Gravity – Addendum
That Gravity, She’s a Mean Little B%&*#!
A month or so ago, I had my appendix taken out. It’s impossible for me to know how much the hospital and assorted doctors will actually be paid for this, but the face value of the bills for that little adventure came to $25,000. That seems like a lot for what I actually experienced. On … Continue reading That Gravity, She’s a Mean Little B%&*#!
2011 In Pictures
If I'm not careful, this may become a tradition. Here are some of my favorite pictures from last year. The fun here is not in the picture but in the dialog that preceded it. From left to right, these are my new best friends Gabrielle, Keith, Bill and Deb. I met them at Buddy Guy’s … Continue reading 2011 In Pictures
I of Newt, Smile of Mitt
Certain that I owe penance for something, somewhere, I recently watched an entire Republican Presidential debate. This one was the Newt and Mitt show. It was certainly less entertaining for the absence of Herman Cain, although you’ll never catch me saying that I privately relished the thought of watching today’s Republican Party have to choose … Continue reading I of Newt, Smile of Mitt
Is Mitt a Moonie?
Let’s start with the answer: no. He's a very smart, accomplished guy who might or might not make a good President. Smarts and accomplishments for sure, but not terribly inspiring in his public persona, and it can be pretty hard to tell where he stands much, if not most, of the time. He will probably … Continue reading Is Mitt a Moonie?
Be Still, My Traveling Heart
I was back in the security line at the Seattle airport last week. An odd place for inspiration, but I’ll take what I can get. Seattle now has full-body scanners. This is the first time I’ve encountered them. Here is my story: Before the first checkpoint (ID and boarding pass), a recorded voice on the … Continue reading Be Still, My Traveling Heart
Like (Killing Two Birds With) A Rolling Stone
Let it never be said that I’m above taking a cheap shot. (Note to readers: It’s not like people are lining up to claim that I’m above taking a cheap shot. However, the list of things I’m not above includes the self-aggrandizement involved in suggesting that people might line up to claim that I'm above … Continue reading Like (Killing Two Birds With) A Rolling Stone
2010 In Pictures
Here are a few of my favorite (previously unpublished) pictures from the past year: I don't know these people, but as a guy who hates to hang Christmas lights, I love them. Here's the house to their left (The Joneses, I hope). It’s been a tough couple of years in retailing, but I don’t think … Continue reading 2010 In Pictures
Carp Diem 