One of the more interesting things about the health care debate in this country-is the argument being made that the free market does not, of itself, impose any sort of rationing on health care services. Ezra Klein recently did a pretty good job blowing a hole in that theory: "Look
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The Asian Miss Universe contestants can be found here! Miss Indonesia 2009.
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Or why I write about the things I do. As I was working out this afternoon, rocking out on the I-pod and trying to figure out some way to get Glenn Beck off of the TV in front of the treadmill I was on ( Thank God for the mirrors-so
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One of the harder lessons I learned in life was learning how to "hold fire". When I was much younger, I believed that the truth of ideas and a well thought out argument were sufficient unto itself. The problem is, the working world really does not work that way-especially in a
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I have nothing of substance to contribute to the assessment of his career right now but just wanted to add my condolences. I’ve spent as much time as anyone bad mouthing him in my earlier years-and I did not agree with all of his positions. I will agree with those
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H/T to John Cole for finding this. I can testify to the Japanese system-I’ve been treated by it myself and I went with the S.O. to her doctor’s appointments. Of course the piece he doesn’t tell is the challenge of being a Gaijin who doesn’t speak Japanese-and not being in
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JRandom pointed out that Atomu ( in its Americanization known as Astro boy) is missing from my Saturday Morning Cartoons collection. Surely an oversight-or a bias against anime characters. One or the other other. But come this October, I sense I am going to be glued to my 3-D seat
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Its been a couple of weeks since I got the Kindle DX. I thought I would pass on my observations of the device, and my recommendations of how I think it could get better. Like most things in life, its not 100% great nor 100% bad-it has things to like
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And knowing what to say and what not to say. Japan Probe chronicles an interesting event that occured at Yasukuni shrine where a Canadian forgot about where he was-when he opened his mouth: From the translation provided by Japan Probe-(their words not mine-their Japanese is better than mine!
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