June 20, 2008
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Day 7 report
People have been asking, so here’s the update. I’m due to start “clear liquids” in the morning. I was allowed to start tonight, but decided against it because if something goes wrong I’m not sure the slim night crew can handle it. (Not a knock on this hospital, just the Way Things Are in the… Continue reading
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Can we end URLs that won’t fit in a tweet?
Here’s a URL, from Live Maps, that goes http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qtd9g08ttwy7&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=23698570&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1. Twitter does a nice job of shrinking URLs to tinyurls, but chokes on that one. Digression… For what it’s worth, that’s the WABC/770 transmitter in Lodi, NJ. The signal it produces looks like this. I grew up a few blocks north of there. The signal came… Continue reading
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Wesley Clark for VP?
That’s what Hootsbuddy hints. I thought that Clark was a good candidate four years ago, but he didn’t click. But now… ? Maybe. Continue reading
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What she said
Francine Hardaway: But I, as the widow of a physician, a mother, and an unlicensed practitioner of American healthcare system mechanics, want to use this moment not only to wish Doc the best, but to draw a lesson: NEVER GO TO THE HOSPITAL ALONE. Take an advocate with you, and try to make sure that… Continue reading
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From hunger
A sure sign I’m getting better: craving food. My wife mentioned taquitos a few minutes ago and my mouth watered immediately. I wanted to walk over to Jose’s right then, barefoot in my hospital gown. We won’t start until tomorrow, my GI doctor told me yesterday, no matter how good I felt. That’s cool. What’s… Continue reading
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Is BHO MIA?
Sez that here. I’m not so sure. As the first comment puts it, “This doesn’t sound like an Obama MIA issue at all, as this is still in the House and the Senate has yet to weigh in”. Continue reading