Former Iowa resident, and current Canadian resident Ann Bibby has posted a rant (via Abel Keogh) about Canada’s health care system: Factoring access issues out (because family doctors – who are the gatekeepers to all other doors unless you opt… Continue Reading
As of 2000, California had the most, with 131. New York was second with 83. New Jersey is third with 52. After that: Florida, Texas, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington, and Georgia had over ten but fewer than… Continue Reading
I sprung the five bucks for Wi-fi access on the plane. Am I the only one who thinks that it’s incredibly cool that I can be connected to the Internet and track my flight progress by it in real time,… Continue Reading
I went to my uncle’s funeral after all. I’m very glad I did. But let the record reflect that my Catholic relatives and their churches throw better funerals than my evangelical relatives and their churches. The evangelicals were friendly and… Continue Reading
Airbus has announced that it will be building planes in Mobile, Alabama. Has it really been five years since a Boeing vice president uttered those fateful words? “It’s like being in the living room on Christmas morning, surrounded by boxes,”… Continue Reading
This is the first part of a series of recommendations for and interesting facts about western states, which will be appearing here on Wednesdays. The recommendations range from serious to more of a rant than anything serious. In the case… Continue Reading
A month or so ago, Clancy was able to finagle a trip back home so that she could attend her cousin’s wedding. Her uncle fell all over himself telling her how happy he was that she made it. She is… Continue Reading
This young lady feels sorry for herself because her full time well paying writing job does not afford her the adventure and glamour of a TV show’s heroine. I know lots of people who would say she’s flat out made… Continue Reading
Matthew Yglesias is complaining that too much transit is going towards rural states: Only 16 percent of Americans live in rural areas, and the quantity is dropping, so naturally the U.S. Department of Transportation proudly announced today that “of the… Continue Reading
I suspect this will be an easy one this week. Ron Brown1, Stephen Colbert2, Vernon Davis3, Duke Ellington4, Al Gore, Jr.5, Gilbert Grosvenor6, Alyson Hannigan7, Samuel L. Jackson7, Byron Leftwich3, Justin Theroux7. 1 The deceased former Secretary of Commerce. 2… Continue Reading