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Forwarding address
I hardly ever log in to LJ any more. If you missed my stuff I'm on Facebook as "Dave Knight" or horshoo.
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Still alive
I haven't posted in over two years, and haven't checked in much during that time. I've probably missed things I should have read, but my impression is that there are lots of people who, like me, have taken a quicker method of social media, such as Facebook (yay) or Twitter ( ugh ( Read more... ) -
Gaza
If I'm driving a bulldozer toward a historic building and a protester is blocking my way, I can't simply run over him and use as a defense, "He should have moved ( Read more... ) -
The afterlife
A recent cartoon in the paper depicted a couple entering heaven together. The man is saying, "What happened to the till death doth us part thing. That's kind of a sad comment on his marriage ( Read more... ) -
Just want to breathe
I've had a slight cold/runny nose/congestion for about three weeks. I keep thinking it will clear up any day now, but it'snot. -
move on.org petition - job creation
This seems like a simple plan to help out a sluggish economy just by using the President's bully pulpit ( Read more... ) -
Insurance
I think many people don't really understand what insurance is supposed to be and do. In short, it's a pooling of money by the many to pay for the losses of the few. It's really designed to cover major losses that you can't afford. It's not cost-effective to cover routine maintenance and small losses the individual can afford. That's one reason for ( Read more... ) -
A great read
Signing up for Hillsdale college's econ 101 course got me on their mailing list (naturally). I got their newsletter in the mail and it has an interesting article about how Teddy Roosevelt got football to take the problem of injuries. He worked behind the scenes and got the colleges to address the problem themselves. It's a great lesson in avoiding ( Read more... ) -
What is the government's privacy policy?
About once a year I get a notice from the businesses I deal with outlining their privacy policy. They are kind enough (required?) to tell me what information they collect and who they share it with. They even let me opt out of some parts ( Read more... ) -
You can still keep your sex life private
One of the many pieces of disinformation bring disseminated about Obamacare is that your doctor is required to ask about your sexual activity every time you go to see him. There are plenty of reasons to doubt the worth of the ACA, but detractors weaken their case by making up lies about it. Here's the background on that one: Leave a comment