alumiere

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200909/health-care

it's a long article, but i think much of what is discussed is dead on...

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petey's new column for the houston examiner website - food, food, food (yum) - go read and show your support at http://www.examiner.com/x-22855-Houston-Food-Examiner

kickstarter - micro-funding for artists and other projects: http://www.kickstarter.com/learn-more

it's banned books week - go read something "subversive" or "obscene" http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/free_downloads/index.cfm

and another good read:
http://www.caitlinrkiernan.com/ - her new book the red tree is excellent; i also love her short stories and earlier books

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so, to wrap up the bad parts of my trip - i missed too many of the people i wanted to see, traveling while broken sucks big-time, and not recognizing people i've known for years or being lucid enough to carry on a conversation? i want the docs to figure out what is causing this and fix it yesterday