Archive for November, 2009
Suckitude for 1800
Leave it to me to muddy a four-day weekend by inviting an expensive plumbing disaster upon myself. The obvious inconveniences like very limited access to water and emergency plumbing expenses aside, this unpleasant episode epitomizes my lack of basic adult life-skills. [Read More]
Crouton du jour no. 49 + Contest
I’m just trying to lighten up what is generally a somber exercise, the posting of my song of the day, the Crouton du Jour. (The Crouton du Jour is a relic of the defunct Toastie Radio). Be the first to name this piece of music (or come descriptively close) by [Read More]
Note to DaVita #2
Last month, I posted a hypothetical note to DaVita, which spawned a real note with somewhat less-inflammatory language. The following text is almost verbatim the text of an email I just sent personnel there. It came in response to a patronizing email suggesting that I look [Read More]
Healthcare reform to cost almost a trillion dollars (and that’s all you need to know)
What’s the most import aspect of healthcare reform? A) How much it will cost over ten years B) How much it will cut the deficit over ten years C) How many more Americans will be insured D) How many fewer Americans will die from being uninsured E) Whether Americans [Read More]
Minor celebrity deaths for 1200
It’s been slow since the Ed McMahon/Farrah Fawcett/Michael Jackson trifecta. Brassy comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show “Remote Control” Who is Ken Ober? British actor best known in the U.S. as the star of “The Equalizer,” a dramatic [Read More]
Live-blogging dialysis (is wicked fun)
Yeah, right. I’m just trying out the WordPress app on the iPhone. It’s certainly neat that I can easily blog from dialysis. I happen to have nothing to say, though. It’s cold in here tonight. Hmm…I can take a picture and have it inserted into this [Read More]
Potpourri for 800
Follow-up on my work rants Well, I missed two days of work due to various symptoms that can be summed up as having felt brain-dead. On Wednesday, I battled through a day at work despite feeling brain-dead. On Thursday, I was half-ready to deal with the fallout from the [Read More]
Crouton du Jour No. 48
Have I used this one already? I don’t know. I should make a list, so I can keep track, and because I’m sure so many people would want to see this list, like they’d want to see a list of all 200 mixes I’ve made, 1990-present, with lists of every song. [Read More]
