Let’s spend part of our winter holiday in Wales with
winter light
smoke shadows drift
over the water tower
New Year’s Day–
bleaching work shirts
back to white
steeltown Christmas
drizzle blurs
the neon welcome
by Matt Morden
credits: “winter light” – The Heron’s Nest (Dec. 2001)
“New Year’s Day” – The Heron’s Nest (March 2003)
“steeltown Christmas” – The Heron’s Nest, Valentine Award (March 2002)
by dagosan:
children awash
in christmas gifts —
tsunami on tv
[Dec. 28, 2004]
I don’t believe that there are any particular deception problems posed by anonymous
authorship of a weblog — once you know the writer is anonymous, you are (or certainly
should be) duly warned about the potential for fictionalization.
A lot of the worries about whether a weblog is “true” or “fictitious” could
be solved if weblog editors made it clear — as is done with all books — whether
the content is “fiction” or “non-fiction“. Some weblog writers might need
to make this disclaimer one post at a time. We all know that there is often
much “truth” in fiction. However, if a writer is making up facts, he or she
should not be implying or declaring that the work is non-fiction.
Eugene Volokh wonders about the context of a 1977 Report to U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights report, co-drafted by then-Professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that seems to propose
that the age of sexual consent be lowered to 12 in a statute covering federal territorial and
maritime jurisdiction. In my experience, there did exist an overlapping group of feminist
and children’s rights lawyers in the 70s and 80s who insisted that the age of consent for
females should be lowered from 16, because adolescents were “women” who should be
allowed to have control of their own bodies. Another reason may have been helping to
assure “reproductive rights” to females at the earliest possible time. However, many would
have balked at twelve I bet — at least, as soon as they became mothers.
Reynolds’ point that Hewitt gets it: “the vast hordes of small blogs with a few dozen readers
are more important than the small number of big blogs with hundreds of thousands of readers.”
I also think it’s ironic that Hewitt’s book does not permit Amazon.com’s Look Inside feature.
checking out this topic, I learned the new word portmanteau, and I ain’t ashamed to show my
ignorance. (some would say I do so daily) Good word.
who are not appropriate recipients on drugs, for far longer than would ever be appropriate.
The fact that the drugs are often 10+ times more expensive than less risky and more appropriate
drugs, which are as effective, makes this problem even worse. That the patient asks for the
televised drug and can get it elsewhere is no excuse for the individual physician making an
inappropriate prescription.
This is a good place to remind you to check out Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs website:
Here are links to some of its first Press Releases.
Press Release: Best Buy Drugs
Consumers Union announces a new public education campaign and website to help consumers save money on drugs.
more >>
Press Release: Statins
Consumers could save as much as $1,300 a year by switching to a less expensive cholesterol-reducing medicine.
more >>
Press Release: PPIs
An over-the-counter medication to treat heartburn and acid-reflux is available for under a dollar a day.
more >>
Press Release: NSAIDs
Relatively inexpensive, safe and effective drugs to replace highly-advertised drugs to treat arthritis and pain.
more >>
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