It’s cute animals! Singing!
Yes, we have more substantive things to say. And as soon as our audience gets back, we’ll be saying them. In the mean time, this is _adorable_…
Indignant Desert Birds
Peaking under the Veil of Ignorance
Yes, we have more substantive things to say. And as soon as our audience gets back, we’ll be saying them. In the mean time, this is _adorable_…
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| From 2008 Channukah |
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. The holiday is a celebration of the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem. We believe a miracle happened, because while there was only enough oil for the menorah for one night, but the oil lasted eight nights (when oil arrived).
So, it’s a celebration of oil. We make potato pancakes (called latkes) fried in oil. And some people – our family now included – make jelly doughnuts.
So happy Hanukkah!
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| From 2008 Channukah |
Of course, cops and ambulance drivers in the US will do the same thing– when they have lights and sirens flashing. We presume that they’re on their way to an actual emergency. In the case of the police, we also tend to make nervous jokes about them just wanting a doughnut. As far as the Iraqi’s are concerned, that Hummer is on a doughnut run…
I am vaughly reminded of Shooting an Elephant by Orwell. No matter how good a person someone is when they start occupation duty, the job itself turns them into a real asshole.
The cats are fine. But it’s too cold….
I went into the Apple store a while back to buy some headphones. Once I’d made my selection, a woman came out with a hand held computer thingie, scanned the item, scanned my credit card, and Emailed me a receipt. My iPhone beeped and I was off…
Or, you know, wanton frolicking sends me down the street to Safeway. Instead of relying on my memory, my awful handwriting, or a piece of paper, she texts me. Maybe from AIM, maybe from Google, but the shopping list goes right to my phone.
Compare this to what happens when a doctor prescribes something. As Ezra Klein puts it “Currently, doctors write your prescription on a pad of paper. They write it in a quick scrawl, to be interpreted by a tired pharmacist.”
Each year 1.5 million Americans are injured or die because some doctor had handwriting as bad as mine. The solution is obvious and almost unused: Email.
So, what prevents doctors from instantly employing this life saving invention? Money. Specifically, it costs about US$3,000 per doctor to implement. And three grand of a doctor’s own, personal dollars to save your life? It’s an investment not many are willing to make. And so the heavy hand of government has to step in and offer incentives.
I guess free-market medicine can’t fix everything. But we knew that…
Nathan Fillion can do 119.7. I can do 62. How well will you do?
Before you click, I warn that the game is addictive. Good luck.
Ninja Ropes Extreme
Unfortunately, Bush ducked. Also unfortunately, we’re supposed to be throwing a (metaphorical) book at him…
I’m blogging this from my phone. If this works, expect to see more of it in the future. If it doesn’t work, expect to never see it again.
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| From Animals |
Yes, I’m a good pirate, what can I say?
For some reason, Janus decided to perch on my shoulder. Fortunatly, I had a webcam to capture it. Unfortunately, I hadn’t set my cam for “crouch”. Oh well.