March 2011
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Finally! RT @petersuderman: There is a new Whit Stillman film coming out this year: http://bit.ly/gsxmRi !
November 2010
5 posts
Song of the day is “Cannonball Blues,” covered by Those Darlins. The band: http://bit.ly/cNACD & the song: http://youtu.be/Jtvfk0ksxTU #fb
I blogged: Joint Commission quality initiative reduces poor patient handoffs (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1hl). #fb
Among other reasons to be saddened by Russ Feingold’s loss, @normative: He quoted @bobdylan in his concession speech (http://bit.ly/9iAlG0).
Why to vote, writes @carney: “Often there is also free coffee at voting places.” Otherwise, not so much (http://bit.ly/bvl0qR). #fb
RT @jackshafer: RT @HLMenckenBot: Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
October 2010
26 posts
I blogged: Opioid safety is focus of $1 million-a-year educational initiative (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1gT). #fb
I blogged: Views from Kalamazoo (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1gv). #fb
RT @OHnewsroom: Web producer: “So I’m supposed to tag everything on the blog ‘Justin Bieber,’ right?”
Chicago is out of money (http://bit.ly/bcAWtW). FYI, @mattwelch, so are Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Fla., & St. Paul, Minn. #fb
A good example of the weakness of eyewitness testimony in the “honeybee killer” case: http://bit.ly/duvvZy. #fb
RT @FakeAPStylebook: Online stories should be set in Comic Sans to watch wanna-be designers get amazingly red in the face.
I blogged: Posting emergency wait times: Good marketing or good medicine? (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1ga) #fb
RT @daveweigel: Thing I love about Ron Paul: How much he uses the word “unfortunately.”
This just confirms what I’ve always believed: Stay away from people who want to talk to you about honeybees: http://bit.ly/bXysJt. #fb
Enjoyed hearing @jomc on @surprisinglyf podcast (http://bit.ly/dd582Z), but know better than to expect an immediate @ reply from her!
I blogged: Chicago doctors to spread system of reporting, reducing medical errors (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1g4). #fb
RT @DanaJGould: When emoticon’s aren’t enough: The jury is back. Guess who just got found guilty of murder. :(
RT @redeyesportsguy: What’s this? A Dusty Baker team melting down in the playoffs? No way. (via @gcgarvey)
RT @dredgereport: Man, I just logged in to LinkedIn. I must really be bored.
I blogged: Doctors use Formula One pit crews as safety model (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1fV). #fb
RT @EconTalker: Bryan Caplan defends immigration from every attack. Even mine. A tour de force at breakneck speed. http://bit.ly/bFCkob
How to get me to avoid your dining establishment? A sign advertising: “HD TVs and sound on for all NFL games.” #fb
Risk-aversion strategy No. 16,138: I quit using Q-Tips, aka “weapons of ear destruction” to clean my inner ears: http://bit.ly/bFbQnC #fb
RT @mattyglesias: “The Use of Knowledge in Society” — short and available for free online: http://ygl.as/cJARA2 (via @binarybits)
An excellent Sunday morning listen! RT @katherine_raz: Best Sunday morning album ever. http://ow.ly/2NFmA #BelleandSebastian
Some obviousness: Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers” is a great album (http://amzn.to/djUfQs). Splendid for Saturday night — and Sunday morning. #fb
RT @marcusgilmer: The dog is so used to me NOT wearing pants that every time I put them on, he just assumes it means we’re going outside.
Ob-gyn tries to promote her book about vaginal health, but not allowed to say “vagina.” @LissaRankin explains: http://bit.ly/9K1IP1 #fb
RT @pourmecoffee: Rahm heading home today. To celebrate, the Chicago River will run red with the blood of his enemies. (via @HowardKurtz)
RT @daveweigel: Excited to see “The Social Network,” especially the part where Zuckerberg beats up his seven evil ex-programmers.
Facebook fakery: The alternate reality of Aaron... →
The Social Network is also a lot of fun. Go buy a ticket. Just don’t buy the story.
September 2010
94 posts
I scored 15/15 on the @pewforum Religious Knowledge Quiz: http://pewrsr.ch/b2yOSN Ain’t I a stinker? #religion #fb
RT @jeffreyamiron: Why Sarah Palin should advocate legalizing drugs: http://lat.ms/cZRnbr
In Praise of Frozen Vegetables →
Matthew Yglesias points out that a lot of the rhetoric used to explain why Americans eat so few vegetables—“A pound of kale is not exactly grab and go!”—ignores the existence of frozen produce.
xkcd: Stephen Hawking →
RT @normative: Someone needs to explain to Mayhill Fowler that getting lucky once doesn’t actually mean she has any discernible talent.
Profiles in Bravery →
At this time, C.O. salutes those unsung heroes of the slopes: The Awesome Rescue Huskies. Whenever a skier is injured in a fall, these brave animals swing into action, racing through waist-deep…
Tyranny →
I don’t trot that word out lightly. But Jesus.
Here’s Glenn Greenwald:
In response to the lawsuit filed by Anwar Awlaki’s father asking a court to enjoin the President from assassinating his…
Rational Religious Ignorance? →
People aren’t just rationally ignorant about politics and economics; they also seem to be rationally ignorant about religion. The latest Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life poll weighed,…
GOP’s Pledge to America →
With the Democrats content to irresponsibly promise more free lunches in the face of an unsustainable fiscal situation, it would have been refreshing for the House Republicans to square with the…
In Justice deal, all roads lead to Madigan →
The mayor of Justice was pondering whom to pick for a new village attorney last year when his local representative, House Speaker Michael Madigan , called with a name.
John Boehner Would Like to Have an “Adult... →
The GOP’s House Minority Leader, John Boehner, appeared opposite Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday over the weekend and doubled down on last week’s pledge to avoid talking about any…
Our Non-War Over Islam →
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Let’s hope so.
Tolerance and assimilation are the real story.
New 'Do Not Kill' Registry To Allow Americans To... →
Shared by Kevin B. O’Reilly It’s about time.
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan coalition of U.S. Congress members announced Tuesday the creation of the nationwide “Do Not Kill” Registry, which gives…
RT @brookeOB1: Still think companies are biggest threat to your privacy? Obama wants to read your DMs and IMs. http://nyti.ms/d1rHqk
I blogged: Physician background doesn’t tell whole quality story (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1fE). #fb
I blogged: Million-dollar payouts to researchers often go undisclosed in journal articles (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1fK). #fb
I blogged: Large-scale adverse events deserve disclosure, study says (http://wp.me/pmwQ7-1fy). #fb