I'm not really going to send this, but... NAME OF HOSPITAL REDACTEDAttn: Billing Department Dear Sir or Madam, Earlier this year, a family member made several visits to your fine hospital. The treatment was excellant, and we are glad to have such a fine medical resource located so conveniently. Shortly thereafter, however, we started receiving bills for those visits. Then … [Read more...] about Open Letter to a Hospital
Someone New
Being an irredeemable cynic, this pretty much sums up my feelings about an Obama presidency: … [Read more...] about Someone New
You Know Your Economic Recovery Plan Sucks When…
A few days ago, Treasury Secretary Paulson was using heavy-handed tactics to make banks take billions of tax dollars. Now there's this: WASHINGTON - An impatient White House served notice Tuesday on banks and other financial companies receiving billions of dollars in federal help to quit hoarding the money and start making more loans. "What we're trying to do is get banks to … [Read more...] about You Know Your Economic Recovery Plan Sucks When…
Crabcakes VECO
Lindsay Beyerstein has a cruel streak. … [Read more...] about Crabcakes VECO
The Reality of Crime
I love procedural crime dramas. The shocking discovery of the evil deed, the villain vanished in the wind, the victims' relatives screaming at the police to do something, another victim missing but not found yet so perhaps still savable, the mobilization of the entire police force to help, the frenzied press ramping up the pressure, the intrepid detectives analyzing clues … [Read more...] about The Reality of Crime