November 2009
26 posts
44,789
Rep Alan Grayson (D-Florida, 8th District):
“The American Journal of Public Health (a peer-reviewed journal) announced that 44,789 Americans die every single year because they have no health insurance.” … “Now I’m sure that if we learned that Al Qaeda was going to launch an attack on the United States and kill 44,789 Americans at any time next year, I’m sure...
“Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.”
– Ambrose Bierce
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Thanksgiving Wine Post
This is the post I’ve been trying to write all week. I didn’t plan on doing all the blog reading and research for wines this year for two main reasons:
In years past, the blogs and articles are all generally the same. They discuss the difficulty in pairing a meal with such complex flavors to a single wine (or two) and typically fall back to the old standbys of Pinot Noir and...
“On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, a new Gallup Poll...”
– Gallup
Over a third of adults in the country said they don’t really think about evolution.
“Hey, what are your thoughts on the basic way the world as you know it came to be, these thoughts presumably contributing to your religious beliefs and the meanings of life and humanity?”
“Meh.”
(via...
Union troubled by Eagle Scout project in Allentown... →
“No one except union members may pick up a hoe or shovel, plant a flower or clear a walking path.”
In another story I’d expect to read in The Onion, one local union expresses its unhappiness with volunteerism. Now I’ve got my problems with the Boy Scouts of America just like the next guy, but forcing I mean encouraging community service among our young people isn’t...
A glimpse of the future: Robots aid Japan's... →
Wow… I heard a story about this on the news at noon today. Amazing that we could have Robots take care of our ill and elderly. Unless it’s all just part of the evil plan… time to make sure your Robot insurance is paid-up:
Remember: Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves!
“It was supposed to be kind of a light-hearted, fun [interview],” Palin...”
– Sarah Palin Talks Campaign, Family and Future With Oprah Winfrey - ABC News
Firstly, you’re running to be presidential successor to a 72-year-old and you think an interview with a major network anchor is going to be light-hearted and fun? Gimme a break.
Secondly, if people only “know...
Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines... →
“Right there in the preamble, the authors make their priorities clear: ‘one nation under God,’” said Mortensen, attributing to the Constitution a line from the Pledge of Allegiance, which itself did not include any reference to a deity until 1954. “Well, there’s a reason they put that right at the top.”
It would be even more funny if it wasn’t so...
How to teach the boss good writing →
• Drivers. “Children, in this household we have five operating drivers that determine how well you do in school.” • Leveraging our synergies. “Grandma, when you were growing up during the Depression, did you have to leverage your synergies to put food on the table?” • Outside-the-box. “We go to the movies every Saturday night. Come on, kids. Let’s think outside the box and decide to do something...
WatchAnother one for the folks who don’t yet believe FOX makes shit up.
“I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.”
– Michael Crichton
WatchFord Unveils New Car For Cash-Strapped Buyers: The 1993 Taurus
Top restaurateurs to open locations at Sands...
Levine, owner of the Carnegie Deli, a 73-year-old institution in Manhattan known for its 8-inch high sandwiches, will open a Carnegie Deli at the Sands. Lagasse will open Burgers and More, a restaurant specializing in gourmet burgers, hand-cut fries, onion rings, shakes, and more.
(source)
404. Don't linger in a doorway. In or out.
(via rulesformyunbornson)
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer... →
Hatch said, “I offered this amendment because I believe that everyone, regardless of religious affiliation, should have access to healthcare.”
Now there’s a fallacy if I ever saw one. We’re not denying proven scientific medical healthcare to people because of religious affiliation. We’re denying everyone the ability to claim unproven “care” from being...
Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year →
Unnecessary care such as the overuse of antibiotics and lab tests to protect against malpractice exposure makes up 37 percent of healthcare waste or $200 to $300 billion a year.
Fraud makes up 22 percent of healthcare waste, or up to $200 billion a year in fraudulent Medicare claims, kickbacks for referrals for unnecessary services and other scams.
Administrative inefficiency and redundant...
World Series dispute erupts into fight at Waffle... →
Again, something I’d expect to read in The Onion, a highlight from my local paper:
A booth-clearing brawl involving 13 patrons arguing over the World Series erupted early Friday morning at the Waffle House restaurant in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The brawl, at the restaurant at 1783 Airport Road, began hours after the Phillies lost to the Yankees 3-1 in Game 2 of the series. Bethlehem...
