Archive for April, 2004

Bush to appoint healthcare IT czar

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Computer World Article

Information sharing is great and all, but I’m waiting for spam that says “click here” and have it be a medical records release.

It simply doesn’t seem like enough thought has been put into this, and after the mess HIPAA made of things, I can’t see them being any better about this. It’ll either [...]

It’s almost May

Tuesday, April 27th, 2004

And I swear to god it’s snowing outside.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

Yet Another Catholic Article (YACA?)

Tuesday, April 27th, 2004

Several catholic advocacy groups are unhappy about the church’s stance.

Interestingly, Jeb Bush is catholic? How’d I grow up in Florida and not know that?

Grrr. Boo. Hiss.

Monday, April 26th, 2004

The Vatican supports denying wayward politicians communion. Me saying, “I won’t attend church anymore” doesn’t mean much (I go to church rarely, and usually only when the mood strikes me).

What I will do is write two churches I’m likely to attend (one at home, and another by my parents) and inquire as to how they [...]

playlist

Tuesday, April 20th, 2004

REM has always been there when I’m feeling under the weather. And (relatively more recently), I’ve added Counting Crows to that list. Now, suddenly, I’m listening to showtunes.

Go figure.

Just Another Empire

Sunday, April 18th, 2004

I just finished reading Just Another Empire by Mark Driver. The book is almost exactly what the tagline (Booze. Sex. Anarchy. Assassination. Burritos.) makes it out to be. Actually, it was mostly Booze and Burritos (with brief forays into anarchy and assassination).

Driver is (and has been - at least since I started reading him in [...]