| Response to ignorant (and apparently bogus) letter |
[Dec. 15th, 2009|07:44 pm] |
The original "letter" is available ( HERE )
This got forwarded by someone in my residency... and my initial response was:
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Hi All...
Interesting letter. If you happen to dive into it a bit more, be aware that all of his page and section references refer to HR3200, which was superseded by HR3962, the bill that eventually passed the house. As a result, it is a bit hard to find the corresponding passages, and some have probably been changed and/or removed.
I certainly applaud the initiative of a physician to take the time to read this bill, as well as the effort to stay engaged with his representatives. However, after tracking down some of the referenced language in the bill (and I admit, I'm a far cry from having reviewed the whole thing), I have to say that in my opinion, the physician who wrote this letter is making some wildly sensational interpretations. I can't say, of course, that they're WRONG in every case, since it's difficult to predict the actual effects of such measures, should they come to pass. However, my personal feeling is that there's plenty of sensationalism in the media coverage, the "town hall" meetings, and the Tea-Parties happening of late.
By all means, research it yourself. In the meantime, since I had some time to look into this during my CHH shift, I thought I'd pass on my opinion that this letter's author has a biased and fairly imaginative interpretation of the legislation.
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It wasn't until an hour later that I realized that the whole thing is horseshit, and sent them this link to totally debunk the whole thing. |
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| Puscifer |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|07:13 pm] |
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Good God. Puscifer tix are $50! |
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| Poetry |
[Nov. 4th, 2009|11:36 pm] |
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I probably haven't read any substantial amount of poetry in 6-7 years. I missed it. The immediate and abstract quality of poems is hard to find in prose, and translates so well to music. |
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| Grados |
[Nov. 4th, 2009|09:14 pm] |
Well, the time has come for some repairs on my beloved Grado headphones.
They've developed an intermittent short, so sound in one ear drops occasionally when the cord is jostled. The earpads are worn down to nothing (I've had them since 2001), and one of the little plastic caps to keep the earpiece on the headband was a casualty of backyard listening this summer.
It's $30 bucks for repairs plus $20 for new earpads (steep!). Priced JUST low enough that I'll repair them rather than purchasing a pair of the upgraded SR-80i's. There is slight temptation to branch out, but a quick search reveals that these are still widely considered the best headphones under $150. Hopefully I can get them in the mail later this week. |
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|07:10 am] |
See ya later, October.
A whole month without an LJ post. Kinda a shame to let annoying-yet-addicting Facebook pull my attention away from this journal, since I've had it for 9 years and it's kinda a nice record. October went by quickly. I had a strange schedule, which I don't really mind all that much because it breaks the weeks up a little bit. Lots of call nights, which have become less nerve-wracking.
I actually played a little more guitar last month, which is good. Still a ways to go as far as regaining a more natural "feel" around the fretboard. I've also made a concerted effort to eat a little better - not that I eat badly - but I'm skipping a few of the 'cravings' for junk food, sweets, etc (Whiffie's fried pies and Potato Champion at 2am Halloween notwithstanding). I've made small but perceptible progress towards exercising a bit more, and that also needs more work. For the first time in my life, I've put on a few extra pounds, and I need to do something about it. My friend Jared wasn't kidding - there's some kind of metabolic 'switch' that gets flipped at age 30.
Anyway - gotta go to work. More later, in a month or so... |
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| (no subject) |
[Oct. 1st, 2009|07:14 am] |
Had a dream/nightmare that the world was ending last night. It doesn't bother me all that much to have such dreams, but I'd rather not follow them up by reading about more earthquakes in the morning.
Oh well. At least my eggs are good. And it's now my favorite month! |
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| (no subject) |
[Sep. 29th, 2009|10:13 am] |
Meat dreams are made of these
Chicken cordon bleu and a burger with cheese
Seven kinds of seafood from the seven seas
Everybody's cooking up something |
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