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Required Reading II
A gem from Friedman, and your patriotic duty is to read it. Relatedly, a candid portrait of narcissism in America. We're willing to spill blood and guts, as long as it's our surrogates' and not ours, but not to forge ahead in the wake of Three Mile Island or even take public transportation. -
Required Reading
It's long, but this article is the most accessible, incisive, and thorough examination of the health care crisis I've read. Everyone should read it. -
To my Grammarian Friends
Dad showed me Arts and Letters Daily a few years ago. I occasionally browse it and find intriguing commentary. Here is a remarkable criticism of Elements of Style. I can't remember having skeptical thoughts as I read Elements in high school; presently, I'm stunned by the pervasive brokenness in the excerpts Pullum provides. -
The rest of the term...
It has been way, way too long since I updated ( Read more... ) -
Grrr
Egregious abuse of antibiotics is becoming the standard. Does it surprise anyone that the facilities known for uber-germs are the same facilities that take strong measures to keep them at bay? By this I refer to hospitals and gyms. While we're at it, perhaps we should make farms breeding grounds for uber-germs too. That way, we can get exposed to ( Read more... ) -
IAP
Moo. Clank, drip. Flip. The core sounds of my IAP. Not so much the latter because I've been lame, but I'm going to get started on that too. It just so happens that mystery hunt came along and I now retire around 4:30... in fact, 5:00 the other day, thanks to the rather audible garbage collection just outside my window. I would have pulled off 2:00 ( Read more... ) -
The first post
As of now, I have created this for the purpose of reading other journals. Maybe that will change, then again, maybe not.