From Mark Stricherz’s comments on the Virginia Tech horror: “Libertarianism offers nothing to those who suffer from severe mental illness. It is the political philosophy of entrepreneurs, sexual liberationists, artists, and the wealthy.”
Author: Peony Moss
Welcome to Wal-Mart, the doctor’s over there behind the snack bar
Via the Daily Eudemon: Wal-Mart to open 400 in-store clinics. I am not crazy about Wal-Mart, but this could be a really good idea, particularly if the clinics are open extended hours. One of the factors driving up health care costs is the high number of patients going to emergency rooms for matters that are… Continue reading Welcome to Wal-Mart, the doctor’s over there behind the snack bar
piling on
Well, I guess I would lose my already endangered blogger cred if I didn’t say something about Don Imus. So here it is: Good riddance. Now, what about his enablers — the guests, sponsors, and networks that kept him and his foul mouth on the air all these years? Really, they’re like a bunch of… Continue reading piling on
awesome
I’m terza rima, and I talk and smile.Where others lock their rhymes and thoughts awayI let mine out, and chatter all the while. I’m rarely on my own – a wasted dayIs any day that’s spent without a friend,With nothing much to do or hear or say. I like to be with people, and dependOn… Continue reading awesome
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a snapshot
Snow. Sleet. Ice. Sniffles and sore throats and a solid week off school. Toilets overflowing and soaking the basement floor (with clean water, thank God.) Stomach flu. A sixth birthday for Hambet. Work (a temp agency found me a copacetic assignment — part time work during school hours only.) And a resolution to give up… Continue reading a snapshot
a.k.a. the democracy of the dead
via Kathy Shaidle, this reflection by “Laura”: There are traditional laws, traditional customs, traditional manners. But, it’s the traditions of the heart that hound me. Perhaps I hear too much the naggings of the dead and the complaints of the not-yet-born. The dead, they do always whisper in my ear. Really, sometimes they talk about… Continue reading a.k.a. the democracy of the dead
Girls v. Boys
Dear Mr Luse has a post up in which he fails to share with us his feelings on finding his toothpaste tube emptied of toothpaste. He does allude to a thread somewhere on the Interweb discussing the relative intelligence of men and women, and then provides his own commentary, including a salacious confession to asking… Continue reading Girls v. Boys