On the Loss of a Legend
I was stunned to learn when I arrived home of the death of Geraldine Ferraro. The name instantly rang a bell; she had been the runningmate of Walter Mondale in 1984. I'm told that when I saw her on TV,...
View ArticlePlaying Chicken With the National Debt
This should really be titled, "Playing Chicken With the National Debt, or, Why Pat Toomey and Devin Nunes are Assholes". As I listen to the TV in the background, this line comes on: "Who are you, and...
View ArticleReaders and Book Lovers: The Kite Runner
"Come. There is a way to be good again". These words are spoken at about the middle of The Kite Runner, a book I read when it first came out, and re-read in the wake of it now being 10 years of...
View ArticleBooks That Changed My Life
When I first accepted aravir's invitation to participate in this ongoing discussion, I thought, "Goody. This will be fun.". Now, almost a month later as I've gone through my bookshelves (and what's on...
View ArticleDecisive Proof: America Has Gone to Hell in a Handbasket
Warning: If you have or love pooties, keep the tissue (and the outrage) handy. I saw this story when I woke up at 3:something a.m. to get something to drink and check my email. (Yes, I'm weird like...
View ArticleBrothers and Sisters: Love
I have a love/hate relationship with the days leading up to and including Valentine's day. On one hand, I hate how sappy and overcommercialized everything surrounding it has become. On the other hand,...
View ArticleI. just. don't. (bleeping). understand.
I wish there were some explanation for the travesty of justice that happened down in Florida today with the Trayvon Martin verdict. Intellectually I suppose I could try to hash it out in terms of...
View ArticleTaking a shot....
I will be the first to say it: I am not a scientist, and immunology talk mostly goes way over my head. However, there are a few things I do know. Follow me over the orange antibody to read them.
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