Anyone who doubts what’s going on in the heathcare debate (ie stooges of the corporate rich trying to kill what the vast majority of Americans want, what works for the rest of the industrialized world that pays less and gets better care), watch this episode of Bill Moyers’ Journal. Thanks Jeff J for linking to [...]

So, as folks know, I was in the hospital recently. After I got out, I was asked to come back and answer questions for a panel of doctors, in a discussion about my case. I met the Infectious Disease doctor that treated me, and we had a good conversation about healthcare before the other folks [...]

or, It’s a Bad Day to Be a Royals Fan. Betancourt is terrible, has been terrible for years, and without a brain transplant and months of Nutrisystem, is going to continue to be terrible. One of the worst regulars in baseball, if not the absolute worst. And the M’s fleeced KC for their best pitching [...]

An Alaskan perspective on why she quit. Essentially, she quit because she’s an incompetent, narcissistic weasel. We already knew that, but it’s nice to read an Alaskan account, with details.

As melodramatic as I just was, things seem to be improving. My diagnosis might be more complicated than just straight Lyme, but my heart rate is up, which has been of real concern to the doctors. The heart block is the target for action, but a tenuous conclusion about the past 24 hours has been [...]

Several folks suggested I write letters to my family, as a way to cope with my frustrations with this illness. I just wrote a letter to Mona, and have not cried so much in a long time. It’s crazy, how maudlin the things I really want to say are: Be good and happy. Love yourself [...]

So I’ve been in the hospital for the past 34 hours. You ever notice how time sort of doesn’t mean anything in a hospital? It’s all just one long, boring event, that doesn’t have days or times of day attached to it that are particularly relevant. Nurses and doctors bug you at whatever random hour, [...]