Formerly called health care reform, now called health insurance reform bill has been delayed until fall. Whew. That was close. I was afraid we’d get a reform bill that nobody in Congress or the administration will have read. Maybe there’s time now to get some things right. (Warning: this is Congress, however).
Scanning the Paper
As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t published anything substantial in quite some time. I’ve just not been very motivated to express my observations of the world lately. Maybe I’m just lazy.
Anyway, not to break the string of insubstantial posts, here’s a fun article I found in this morning’s The Daily Sun:
Wilmington News Journal, Delaware.
In an effort to have a little fun and reverse an age-old stuffy stereotype, teams of librarians across the country are gearing up to compete this weekend in the Book Cart Drill Team World Championship in Chicago at the American Library Association’s annual meeting.
Think a blend of synchronized swimming and Rockette-style dancing.
This will be the third year the Delaware Diamonds have competed. The first year, they came in third. Last year, they didn’t place. But this year, they’re going for the ultimate prize: a gold book cart.
I think this would be loads of fun to observe.
The Opera
“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.” —Ed Gardner
History and Governments
“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.” —William H. Borah
Starving Dogs
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” —Mark Twain