Hospitality

The taxi to the ER cost ten bucks.

The EKG, IV and rigorous attention of two nurses and the ER doc will cost much more.

Everything scanned from the bar code on my wrist to a computation of facts, tabulating costs, rising debt.  Nitro, pills, pills, pills.

Am I dying?  Why are you asking me if I have money?  Now?

Sign this, sign this, sign this.  Hurry, hurry, hurry.

Overnight, attached to a myriad of technologies, rising, yet lessening fear.

Poked and prodded.  Blood drawn repeatedly, a few laughs, pretty nurses.  More and more cost, hearty bland food.

Enzymes, enzymes, enzymes.  Normal.

A cool liquid applied to my chest above the heart.  Echo test,  as the diligent tech appraises the situation.

Sound waves, an occasional misdirection.  Nothing serious.

Years ago I paid my taxes in support of several wars I hated, and now I have no money.  I protest!

I'm still alive, the much poorer, an American.  I can't afford this.

Money, money, money.


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Nothing to See Here

Ain't it the truth.

The armed and deadly robbery persists.









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Survivor

Just fine, but this was the high water mark...



RIP, George Jones.


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Depressing

This and this.

The Orwellian nature of it all!









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Richie Havens/RIP

He owned this.


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Room for Debate

The always evocative Glenn Greenwald on terrorism and its discontents.







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Published

Mamet joins the club.

An interesting perspective on why he will self-publish.





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Liar!

War criminal and  number one Clown, GWB.

Nader on the way things are.









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Here We Go

Wait until you and I lose our Miranda rights, then start crying.










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Painting

Few words.

Deemer has taken to drawing.

Like a natural.


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Alberto Toscano on Fanaticism

An historical and cultural examination of fanaticism.

Elie Wiesel on the fanatical mind.

More Toscano.


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Real Enthusiasm

I vividly remember seeing Mark "The Bird" Fidrych pitch his televised complete game against the Yankees in 1976.  The night pushed him to 8-1.

Here are excerpts from a recently published bio of Fidrych by Doug Wilson.  It's a good read.

Fidrych was killed in an accident as he worked on his gravel truck in 2009.

He was indeed a rare Bird.

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Bombing Collage

It's a dangerous world, but I am awake.

In a culture that relies on violence to keep the American way of life intact, you're shocked?

This old poem said it well.

Mad bombers are everywhere.

Our mad bombers are superior to your mad bombers, however.

If you do not buy into this, you are clearly anti-America.

Sorry if history is not your thing, America.

I too wonder if the American Dream is dead.

But I also love America, just like you.


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Endgame

(Mr. Willie Lyles)

Oregon made an offer, the NCAA turned it down, and now the slow simmer begins.

As somebody said in the comments section of the above article, sanctions will fall somewhere between nothing and the "death penalty."

And if you could read the mind of the NCAA on this you would be in demand.

It's too bad Kelly couldn't lead his program at Oregon without resorting to the ridiculous 25K cash payment to Willie Lyles.  It was a dumb move.

Kelly's arrogance was his biggest drawback, and I'm happy he is somebody else's problem now.


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Wow!

A unique triple play.

Poor base running as well.








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