Underdog is Here! And I'm so there. When I was a child, I used to watch that show when I could work up the nerve. The villain's evil schemes just creeped me out, and the level of peril for the hero and Polly were far too intense for me to bear. I suspect it will seem more tame now. (Hat tip: Lammers) … [Read more...] about There’s No Need To Fear…
Archives for February 2007
Got the Fever
When I took my father to the hospital two days ago, he was feeling really bad. He even threw up after getting in the car. While he was in the emergency room getting tests, I drove to a nearby do-it-yourself car wash to clean out the car. I wore latex gloves to avoid catching what he had, but apparently I wasn't careful enough. Now I'm puking and crapping and running a fever … [Read more...] about Got the Fever
The Mark of the Gay
A few days ago, Kip Esquire posted a fascinating thought experiment. Imagine that whatever biological mechanism it is that makes some people gay also produced a clear and unmistakable sign of its presence, such as a birthmark on the forehead. If you see a person with this mark, you know they're gay. Children with the mark are sure to grow up to be gay adults. In other … [Read more...] about The Mark of the Gay
At the Hospital Yesterday
There was no blogging yesterday because my father got sick and I had to take him to the hospital. It's apparently nothing too serious, but because of his age and other conditions, they want to keep him for a couple of days. All I know about hospitals I know from House. The real thing is just as annoying as on TV, but much, much slower. Everything seems to happen at a … [Read more...] about At the Hospital Yesterday
Why We Must Leave Iraq Now
Via Lindsey Bayerstein comes this link to photographs of U.S. soldiers receiving care at Walter Reed Hospital. (The whole Washington Post article is here). If you prefer something more abstract, check out icasualties.org. As I write this, there are 3133 confirmed U.S. war dead. Here's a list of all of them. The same site shows 23,471 wounded in combat, and another 6,835 … [Read more...] about Why We Must Leave Iraq Now