(Nothing exciting, inspiring or salacious in this one, folks. Sorry.)
In recent weeks there’s been talk of using a procedure called “reconciliation” to pass health-care reform in the Senate. It’s controversial because reconciliation is not subject to a filibuster, which effectively means that it only takes 51 votes to pass a bill instead of 60. Because [...]
Archives for February 2010
Governmenty stuff.
2010 Resolution #10.
In my “Resolutions for 2010,” #10 was “I shall make a 10th resolution before February 28th, 2010.” I now have one. It will require effort. It will require planning. It will require, as all good resolutions should (which I suppose means some of mine aren’t good resolutions), resolve. I hereby resolve that:
10. When I leave [...]
One measly point.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all! Today’s topic is decidedly non-romantic, for my own sweet patootie is out of town visiting her dying multi-billionaire parents at the Tuscan villa she bought them with her supermodeling money, next to her quantum fluctuation research lab.
Anyhow, since we’re up against Washington’s Birthday (Observed) tomorrow, various websites have various rankings [...]
The obligatory Bears connection.
I didn’t care who won, but as the final seconds ticked away, it occurred to me that the Saints are Ditka’s other team and that Sean Payton was a QB for the Bears in 1987. I even wore my Bears “C-shirt” during the game. It seems the Saints had to win. It could happen no [...]
Sponge.
Last week, whilst reminding my students that they need to study a subject every night leading up to an exam (instead of cramming in the five minute passing period before the exam begins), I told them that the human brain is like a dry, hard sponge.
You have a dry sponge in the sink. You have [...]