Monthly Archives: July 2009

California is broken

Posted on 29 July 2009 by Becca

Schwarzenegger cuts $500 million more as he signs budget – Los Angeles Times Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday signed a budget plan sent to him by lawmakers to close the state’s monumental deficit, using his veto … Continue reading →

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Another signpost

Posted on 29 July 2009 by Becca

This evening, we were watching the regular NBC nightly news.  During one of the later commercial breaks, I noticed the subject material for five out of the six ads aired: Medicines. Three were for “ask your doctor” prescription medications — … Continue reading →

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Adjustments

Posted on 27 July 2009 by Becca

For those who might be monitoring our recently re-enabled Tijeras home weather station, you might notice a few data changes — most notably, the barometric pressure is finally calibrated properly. Normally, the practice is to include the offset adjustment for … Continue reading →

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Movie Night: “Knowing” (on Blu-ray)

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Becca

Knowing [Blu-ray]: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Alex Proyas: Movies & TV Despite breaking my cardinal requirement for what I consider a ‘great’ movie — which is, “I should not be able to figure out the ending before we … Continue reading →

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Healthcare: What 3 Weeks Will Cost

Posted on 24 July 2009 by Becca

Now the favorite meme of the obstructionists is we need to slow down, not be in such a rush to pass healthcare reform, what’s the harm in taking our time? This is the harm: Daily Kos: Health Care: Get this … Continue reading →

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War versus Medicine

Posted on 24 July 2009 by Becca

Cost of War | National Priorities Project To date, $915.1 billion dollars have been allocated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The national, state, and local numbers we provide are based on the total approved amounts through the end … Continue reading →

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Weather station back on-line

Posted on 23 July 2009 by Becca

Today I went around installing the various sensors for our Oregon Scientific wireless weather station. There are a few glitches (the touchscreen on the receiver isn’t working), but it’s functioning — and the best part is I can upload the … Continue reading →

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The other shoe

Posted on 21 July 2009 by Becca

AP: Palin implicated in ethics probe – More politics- msnbc.com An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws by accepting private donations to pay her legal debts. The fund aims to help Palin … Continue reading →

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A bureaucrat between you and your doctor

Posted on 20 July 2009 by Becca

One of the most common arguments against single-payer or public option health insurance is that it’ll "put a bureaucrat between you and your doctor."  What they’re not telling you is this bureaucrat is already there, and his or her primary … Continue reading →

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40 years?

Posted on 19 July 2009 by Becca

Tomorrow will be the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. I was six years old at the time, and our whole family watched on our B&W console TV (color was another year off yet for us), although I … Continue reading →

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