I forwarded this one to one of my docfriends, who periodically 'uncomfy-fies' me by trying to use my current shape as an example of my having skill and discipline at something. By extension, that implies that those larger than I simply lack discipline ( Read more... )

Because this is hugeAnd it's simple ( Read more... )

I'm really not at all sure how I feel about the current state of the health care bill ( Read more... )

I can't find my glasses. Given that I'm around 7 diopters (6.5 with contacts) they pretty much must be within arm's reach of the bed ( Read more... )

So the House Bill is out.
here's a blog summarizing it, with a bonus link to 'why republicans should read it before deciding they don't like.'
( actually water helped a lot. )

Washington Post, this past weekend: Health Care Reform Cheat SheetHealth-care reform is not that hard to understand, and those who tell you otherwise most likely have an ulterior motive ( Read more... )

Dentist today.
Been too long.
Wish me luck.

(re the last luck request, it went okay.)

Oh. Obligatory unrelated content: One hella scary resistant bacteria out there. Makes MRSA sound tame.

Relatedly, a blogpost on the practice of rescission.The This American Life crew, once again proving that they can cover any topic they want better than anyone else in the media,* has a segment in this weekend’s episode on rescission of health insurance policies - insurers’ established practice of looking for ways to invalidate policies once it ( Read more... )

Lifted from jmax315,
The next time you hear someone accuse the Democrats of fiscal irresponsibility, show them this.

This would be a NYTimes analysis of the Congressional Budget Office projections of the budget surplus or deficit for the years 2009-12. Related article: How a Sea of Red Ink Spread From a Puddle. (BTW, the article is fairly critical of ( Read more... )

1) Freshwater eel are nearly fished to extinction? Choosing Sustainable Toxin Free Seafood. Somehow I assumed they were farmed, which, come to think of it, is problematic with predator species.

2) It continues to be neat to have NASA Apollo 11 chatter on in the background. Am also looking forward to the coming moon images, particularly those of ( Read more... )