It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your guts. You think I’m exaggerating? You have no idea.
Before I get to that, I want to clear my tabs in this last post of the year. First, you should read Bob Herbert’s op-ed about the Senate’s plan to fund health care by [...]
Thu, December 31 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
I haven’t posted about health care reform in a while – partly because I’ve been distracted, partly because I’ve been waiting to see how things shake out in the Senate. Now that I am not so distracted, I discover things have been not so good.
For starters, the Senate bill never had a strong public option. [...]
Thu, December 17 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Welcome to the final Patients for a Moment of 2009, which has the unofficial theme of “Duncan Cross Needs To Get His S–t Together”. You see, I dropped the ball on PFAM this month, and missed getting a host for December 2nd. This week, I’ve been too distracted to beat the bushes for submissions – [...]
Wed, December 16 2009 » Uncategorized » 4 Comments
I was at a church meeting last week – because I’m in one of those denominations that has lots and lots of committees – and we were talking about spiritual development. One person said it only really happens in times of hardship, to which I reacted a little too strongly for the context. Let [...]
Sat, December 12 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
You probably know the mid-Atlantic region got its first snow of the season this weekend; the accumulation is still melting away, muddying my yard in the bare patches.
The snow was pretty, but I hate it. I grew up in Florida, and didn’t see standing snow until I was eleven years old. That was too soon. [...]
Mon, December 7 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
This is a departure from my usual topics, but it’s my blog so I get to do what I want (nyah!). Just as a warning: this is a long, boring critique of one of the stupidest movies you should never see. I would mention spoilers, but you’re not going to watch it, so nobody cares.
Anyway: [...]
Wed, December 2 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
