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Monthly Archives: July 2009
FIGHTING TREATMENTS FOR LYME DISEASE.
FIGHTING TREATMENTS FOR LYME DISEASE. Lyme disease is a major problem in our area. My knowledge on it is anecdotal, but there are lots of anecdotes. Ten years ago, I counted up from memory the people I knew who had … Continue reading
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THE WIENERMOBILE—DOES DAVE BARRY HAVE AN ALIBI?
THE WIENERMOBILE—DOES DAVE BARRY HAVE AN ALIBI? You have probably seen this article (with picture) about a Wienermobile which crashed into a house and damaged it. The Weinermobile played an important role in our family life. When our kids were … Continue reading
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SOMETIMES I’M SERIOUS.
SOMETIMES I’M SERIOUS. Two of the people with whom I have had frequent serious conversations are my wife Mary Jane and my friend Joe Foley. I have also noted, ruefully, that on occasion I have brought up opinions that I … Continue reading
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THE TOXIC ASSETS ARE STILL HERE.
THE TOXIC ASSETS ARE STILL HERE. I have posted several times, including here, on the need to deal with toxic assets. Professors Kenneth Scott and John Taylor had an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal on just how complex these … Continue reading
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A FAILURE TO COLLECT HEALTH STATISTICS.
A FAILURE TO COLLECT HEALTH STATISTICS. The Chicago Tribune reports here that the State of Illinois passed legislation in 2004 which called for the collection and posting of basic information on hospitals in Illinois, including: “rates of hospital-acquired infections such … Continue reading
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AN ANDROGYNOUS SUN ALSO RISES
AN ANDROGYNOUS SUN ALSO RISES. I posted here on Hemingway’s acknowledgment that his characters all sound the same because he didn’t listen and commented, “If the characters talk the same, it is a little easier to view the characters as … Continue reading
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AN ANDROGYNOUS HEMINGWAY.
AN ANDROGYNOUS HEMINGWAY. Christopher Hitchens had a review in the June Atlantic of a revised edition of Hemingway’s autobiographical A MOVEABLE FEAST. Hitchens highlighted one of the new sections in the revision: “the intriguing episode ‘Secret Pleasures,’ in which Hemingway … Continue reading
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A REPORT ON FINDING THE BEANS.
A REPORT ON FINDING THE BEANS. I posted here in December 2008 on the fact that, to my astonishment, over two months after the Lehman bankruptcy, the administrators of the European operations were still trying to find out what Lehman … Continue reading
MICHAEL KINSLEY ON SOURCE GREASERS.
MICHAEL KINSLEY ON SOURCE GREASERS. I posted here on my discovery on the blog Kausfiles of a name for a story which is slanted toward an anonymous source. It’s a “source-greaser.” I wasn’t sure at the time whether the phrase … Continue reading
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ONE WALK EQUALS TWO OR THREE STRIKE OUTS.
ONE WALK EQUALS TWO OR THREE STRIKE OUTS. Marc Normandin wrote in Baseball Prospectus (on July 3 if you have an account): “…if you can explain to me why Nick Blackburn still has a 3.10 ERA, then I’m all ears. … Continue reading
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