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Health Care in America: real problems, real fixes
I was discussing the recent health care bill (now signed into law) with betacandy over at her blog, and she invited me to share my thoughts. I've actually been meaning to do this for the better part of a year, but have been extraordinarily lazy about updating my LJ. But a good prod was all I needed ( Read more... ) -
New Orlean's Shameful Treatment of Sex Workers: What the Fucking Fuck
I've been meaning to update for a while (I have a mostly written post I've been sitting on for seriously 2 months), but I haven't found the time. But I just saw this on Mighty God King and had to spread the word. If any of the folks from Hathor see this, please pass it along.
New Orleans law enforcement is charging prostitutes as sex offenders. ( Read more... ) -
So, had a baby and all...
Early yesterday (around 7-ish?), Casey delivered (via c-section) our 4th child, a lovely 7 lb. 13 oz. baby girl, who we named Marianne Faye. She had a nice head of dark hair, and shows all signs of being a quiet, peaceful baby (which we are very grateful for ( Read more... ) -
This is why we can't have nice things
Okay, I am officially pissed off at drug dealers ( Read more... ) -
I'm Angry About The Angry Whopper
What the hell, Burger King? You have an awesome, delicious sandwitch and now you're getting rid of it ( Read more... ) -
Capitalism: when it succeeds, and when it fails
I was going to post a reply to Jen (betacandy) in the last post, but it was so long and involved I decided to make it a separate post. It started with the housing market and drifted into free markets and capitalism, and as a fiscal conservative I thought I should make some stuff clear.
I like capitalism. But I don't worship it.
I do worship liberty, and ( Read more... ) -
Detroit: Still dying. Housing Crisis? Alive and well.
Sorry, this is a tad dated...but I thought it worth mentioning anyway.
This is just sad. And bullshit. How the fuck does selling properties to real estate speculators do anything to revitalize neighborhoods that are dying? They're going to take them and make them over and overprice them to try score a killing, like real estate assholes ( Read more... ) -
John Unger: intellectual property rights and our fucked-up legal system
Have people no shame?
My darling wife brought to my attention the sad plight of John T. Unger. Mr. Unger is a talented artist who, from the information on his site, has built a successful business out of almost literally nothing. He is also, to my great delight, not a copyright nazi...he is a guy who is getting genuinely shafted by a prize ( Read more... ) -
Larry Whitten: racism, arrogance, and ignorance
For those who haven't heard, here's the lowdown on The Whitten Inn incident. Long story short...guy buys a hotel in Taos, New Mexico, and imposes a couple of rules on his staff. 1.) They aren't to speak Spanish when he's around, only english. 2.) Their names are to be "anglicized"...so Marcos becomes "Mark", Jose becomes "Joe", and so on ( Read more... ) -
My decision to join the march of technology (plus other stuff)
I've decided I'm going to bite the bullet and get a frigging iPod. It's like everybody has the damn things these days, and Casey's is very handy...but while we enjoy a lot of the same music, and there's very little she likes that I don't...there IS some music I like that she doesn't really care for. Country music, to be specific. And the digital ( Read more... )