linkspam isn't dead yet
... just sleeping. And running. And looking for work. And dog-sitting. And so forth.
Some of these links are a little dated, but if I don't post them now they won't get posted at all.
Connie Britton is even more awesome than you thought. She's teamed up with Planned Parenthood to offer a What Would Tami Taylor Do? t-shirt to fund PP programs in Texas. (I bought three.)
Washington Monthly on the secret cabal of doctors who control Medicare.
Did you ever hear that a 17-year-old girl once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? Awesome.
Cheer yourself up with the amazing Jumpy the dog. I've never seen anything like it!
Language Log comments on Rachel Jeantel's language usage in the Zimmerman trial.
The Economist reports on how dangerous the unresolved sequester is to medical research in the USA.
Even if you don't live in the Bay Area, you'd probably enjoy this video of the fog rolling in. It's pretty awesome.
Pro Publica reports on the dangers of the growing temp economy.
Noted for later:
Aeon Magazine on various scientific theories about the rise in obesity.
Scientific American on The health insurance shell game.
Just spent 2 hours sorting books in the garage. Oh, my aching back.
So have someone busting a stereotype brilliantly.
The Pony (my sister's Very Large Dog) died last winter, and he is much missed. Yesterday she emailed a photo of the next, Even Larger Dog she plans to adopt. He weighs 180 lbs. The mind reels, I swear. OTOH, hardly anyone is going to risk breaking into the house with the ELG on duty...
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
Some of these links are a little dated, but if I don't post them now they won't get posted at all.
Connie Britton is even more awesome than you thought. She's teamed up with Planned Parenthood to offer a What Would Tami Taylor Do? t-shirt to fund PP programs in Texas. (I bought three.)
Washington Monthly on the secret cabal of doctors who control Medicare.
Did you ever hear that a 17-year-old girl once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? Awesome.
Cheer yourself up with the amazing Jumpy the dog. I've never seen anything like it!
Language Log comments on Rachel Jeantel's language usage in the Zimmerman trial.
The Economist reports on how dangerous the unresolved sequester is to medical research in the USA.
Even if you don't live in the Bay Area, you'd probably enjoy this video of the fog rolling in. It's pretty awesome.
Pro Publica reports on the dangers of the growing temp economy.
Noted for later:
Aeon Magazine on various scientific theories about the rise in obesity.
Scientific American on The health insurance shell game.
Just spent 2 hours sorting books in the garage. Oh, my aching back.
So have someone busting a stereotype brilliantly.
The Pony (my sister's Very Large Dog) died last winter, and he is much missed. Yesterday she emailed a photo of the next, Even Larger Dog she plans to adopt. He weighs 180 lbs. The mind reels, I swear. OTOH, hardly anyone is going to risk breaking into the house with the ELG on duty...
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.