OH-05: I fixed the Latta campaign ad
Kos had a diary yesterday that featured Latta's scary brown people ad.Muledriver commented that the soundtrack could fit some Ellis Island visuals, for example.I know where he was going with this, and...
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Iraq War Grief - Christmas in Fallujah
Earlier this while perusing Crooks and Liars, I came across the C&L Late Night Music Club post for December 8th, citing a Yahoo! News item: Billy Joel has released a new pop single, the anti-war...
View ArticleIraq War Grief - Ave Maria
Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" is one of the most familiar tunes in the classical and sacred music genres. It's also one of those pieces of music that is very easy to do badly - heavy on schmaltz and...
View ArticleBuy This Film and Make a Wingnut's Head Explode
My wife brought a DVD home from the library this week. It was an extraordinary gem, an indie production from Cicala Filmworks titled Arranged.It's the story of two young women just beginning their...
View ArticleMy day in the MICU
I'm on staff in a 20-bed specialty intensive care unit for neurosurgery patients, but our census is low today and I was temporarily assigned ("floated") to the 20-bed medical intensive care unit (MICU)...
View ArticleMy Own Small Nomination Celebration
I was away on vacation these last several days, enjoying beautiful weather in a small summer cabin at the edge of a quiet lake. I had no access to the internets. An old TV with rabbit ears only pulled...
View ArticleHas anybody else seen this Palin interview?
It's real.It's surreal.It's ironic comedy gold.Check out the YouTube below the fold.
View ArticleShaking hands with Howard Dean
I'm in Pittsburgh attending my fourth YearlyKos/Netroots Nation, and admit to spending some time wondering what it means.Hey, I'm part navel-gazer. It's an affliction I've learned to embrace. I'm...
View ArticleSpiritual Rez plays for Netroots Nation (rockin' video)
I just came through the door after arriving home from Pittsburgh not long ago.There was lots of serious discussion these past several days, and there's no shortage of important actions demanding our...
View ArticleSpouse/partner caregivers?
Hi, all.It seems like I haven't written a diary since Christ was a cowboy, which is going back a ways.This one isn't very extensive, either, but after poking around the site via search I figured to...
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