Monthly Archives: April 2006

More about Fuel Efficiency – and Hypocrisy

Sorry to keep ranting about this topic, but Evan posted this link on his blog this morning and it was too good to resist placing it on my own blog. Republican (and House Speaker) Dennis Hastert, after enjoying a photo … Continue reading

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I’m Not Going Crazy

Yes, the title of this post is a factual statement. I am not going crazy. Perhaps a better way of phrasing this would be, to quote Stephen Colbert, “I called it!” Recall my previous post about rising gas prices and … Continue reading

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Brilliant Idea (sarcasm implied)

On Tuesday I went to my attending physician’s house for dinner with my medicine team, and as we were leaving, our team’s medical student started her Volkswagen, getting quite the response from Evan. “That’s a diesel!” he exclaimed. We approached … Continue reading

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The Most Educated U.S. City

Seattle was recently named the “Most Educated City” in the U.S. after a study found that 51% of the city’s inhabitants have at least a bachelor’s degree. We were followed closely by San Francisco, CA and Raleigh, NC. I might … Continue reading

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Bush authorized release of Valerie Plame’s identity?

Wait a second – no way. I could have sworn that the president promised to fire anyone who leaked Agent Valerie Plame’s identity to the press. When Robert Novak published his article outing her as an operative, I had to … Continue reading

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