Best, most frightening medical system in the world
OK. I have yet to process what I actually think of my AM doctor's appointment. More on that later.
For now, read about the high price of one woman's doctor visit. Never knew ruling out a medical possiblity could get you branded for life. No wonder health care is so expensive.
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The Dead-enders Club: Thirty-four percent of Americans believe in UFOs. Twenty-four percent believe in witches. And in the new AP-Ipsos Poll out today, 20 percent of Americans say they "approve strongly" of the way the Bush administration is handling the war in Iraq.
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The primo gift I gave to Jon Erik was a Toshiba DVD Recorder with TiVo. Unfortunately I didn't get to wrap it since I bought it online and he was here when the delivery came. In fact, the delivery guy called first to see if anyone was home to deliver it and told him what it was. Doh!
In a previous post I complained that the perfect multimedia center didn't exist. Well, this thing is pretty darn close. It's a Tivo, It's a DVR, and it can even hook up to our home network.
Sweet!
Of course Jon Erik spent the better part of the day playing with the parts, running to radio shack for some....something-or-another, setting it up and playing with it live. Needless to say, the planned trip to the gym didn't happen.
He's a pretty happy camper. Or, as we usually say, he's a happy kitty.
Speaking of happy kitties, Electra has been having a ball an empty shoe box on Jon Erik's dresser. It's a perfectly Electra-sized box. It's SO cute when she sits in it with just her head hanging over the side -- She looks like a disembodied kitty head.
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I finally figured out Flickr, so now I have pictures. You may have to page down to see them. I'll fix that later. I may even upload more later. Now I'm going to bed.
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I just saw a commercial for Oktoberfest in Berea. They are going to have Weiner dog races. Weiner dog Races!!! How cute! And really what could be better than drinking lots of beer and then watching a wienerdog race?
The only thing more odd than weinerdog race is that Oktober in September on Labor day weekend. I've noticed this since moving to Ohio. They do Oktober whenever they damnwell please. There is a church in Willoughby that does in in July.
That's just WRONG. It's not Julyfest. It's not September fest. It's Oktoberfest.
Work with me, people!
Am I being terribly German by thinking they should have it in October?
I must come clean. We had Weiner dogs when I was a kid. Great dogs. I have a soft spot for them.
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Actually, Oktoberfest typically happened in late September when I was in Germany. According to the German Wikipedia, it originally occured in mid-October, but, due to the tendency for it to get a lot cooler in those weeks, it's gotten moved forward some. Now it "traditionally" ends around the first Sunday in October. It also looks like they enjoy ending the festival on October 3rd, the day of German reunification.
Labor Day weekend, though, seems rather ridiculously early to me, I have to say. And, to paraphrase Python, July is right out! ;)
Posted by Nicole Sharp on August 25, 2005 10:44 AM
The Tragedy of Ensemble
It's the tragedy of ensemble that we have to do it TOGETHER. -- Robert Page
For years, I sang with Robert Page in the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Bob used the quote above whenever a song turned into a train wreck in rehersal.
It's a great quote. Applicable in a lot of other circumstances.
Take group dynamics, for example. Group dynamics suck. I had the misfortune this week of attending a meeting that made me want to crawl out of my skin. The supreme irony of the situation is that it was a meeting for the office social committee.
What always amazes me about such moments is how the many issues are at play in addition to the one being discussed. Instead of a trainwreck of notes, it was a trainwreck of issues.
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Well, the last weekend in July, I sang at Blossom. Did the Planets Saturday night. What a crowd! So many people that I couldn't find "my peeps" there after the concert. Doing the Planets is always surreal. Since the women always sing off stage, you are removed from both the orchestra and the audience. Watching a conductor who is not the performance's conductor. Barely hearing the orchestra and being able to trust nothing of what you hear -- not the beat and sometimes not even the pitch. A few years ago I did the Planets with the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted by John Williams. You would think it was a big thrill, but it wasn't. We only saw him for 2 seconds when he dismissed us from the orchestra rehersal.
Sunday it was Alexander Nevsky at Blossom. Ah the joy of singing in Russian. At least I got to be on stage. Unfortunately it was hot up there.
Then there was a few days and a long weekend in Pittsburgh. Lots of barbeques, copious visiting and a few hours of kayaking on the river.
Uh... That's all I got.
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Best, most frightening medical system in the world
OK. I have yet to process what I actually think of my AM doctor's appointment. More on that later.
For now, read about the high price of one woman's doctor visit. Never knew ruling out a medical possiblity could get you branded for life. No wonder health care is so expensive.
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Wow, that's some story. The pity of it is it might discourage a lot of people who need help from seeking it.
Well, when you put it that way...
The Dead-enders Club: Thirty-four percent of Americans believe in UFOs. Twenty-four percent believe in witches. And in the new AP-Ipsos Poll out today, 20 percent of Americans say they "approve strongly" of the way the Bush administration is handling the war in Iraq.
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Perfect Things - Convergence!
Happy Birthday Jon Erik. I love you honey!
The primo gift I gave to Jon Erik was a Toshiba DVD Recorder with TiVo. Unfortunately I didn't get to wrap it since I bought it online and he was here when the delivery came. In fact, the delivery guy called first to see if anyone was home to deliver it and told him what it was. Doh!
In a previous post I complained that the perfect multimedia center didn't exist. Well, this thing is pretty darn close. It's a Tivo, It's a DVR, and it can even hook up to our home network.
Sweet!
Of course Jon Erik spent the better part of the day playing with the parts, running to radio shack for some....something-or-another, setting it up and playing with it live. Needless to say, the planned trip to the gym didn't happen.
He's a pretty happy camper. Or, as we usually say, he's a happy kitty.
Speaking of happy kitties, Electra has been having a ball an empty shoe box on Jon Erik's dresser. It's a perfectly Electra-sized box. It's SO cute when she sits in it with just her head hanging over the side -- She looks like a disembodied kitty head.
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Photos
I finally figured out Flickr, so now I have pictures. You may have to page down to see them. I'll fix that later. I may even upload more later. Now I'm going to bed.
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Weiner Dog Races!!!
I just saw a commercial for Oktoberfest in Berea. They are going to have Weiner dog races. Weiner dog Races!!! How cute! And really what could be better than drinking lots of beer and then watching a wienerdog race?
The only thing more odd than weinerdog race is that Oktober in September on Labor day weekend. I've noticed this since moving to Ohio. They do Oktober whenever they damnwell please. There is a church in Willoughby that does in in July.
That's just WRONG. It's not Julyfest. It's not September fest. It's Oktoberfest.
Work with me, people!
Am I being terribly German by thinking they should have it in October?
I must come clean. We had Weiner dogs when I was a kid. Great dogs. I have a soft spot for them.
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Actually, Oktoberfest typically happened in late September when I was in Germany. According to the German Wikipedia, it originally occured in mid-October, but, due to the tendency for it to get a lot cooler in those weeks, it's gotten moved forward some. Now it "traditionally" ends around the first Sunday in October. It also looks like they enjoy ending the festival on October 3rd, the day of German reunification.
Labor Day weekend, though, seems rather ridiculously early to me, I have to say. And, to paraphrase Python, July is right out! ;)
The Tragedy of Ensemble
It's the tragedy of ensemble that we have to do it TOGETHER. -- Robert Page
For years, I sang with Robert Page in the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Bob used the quote above whenever a song turned into a train wreck in rehersal.
It's a great quote. Applicable in a lot of other circumstances.
Take group dynamics, for example. Group dynamics suck. I had the misfortune this week of attending a meeting that made me want to crawl out of my skin. The supreme irony of the situation is that it was a meeting for the office social committee.
What always amazes me about such moments is how the many issues are at play in addition to the one being discussed. Instead of a trainwreck of notes, it was a trainwreck of issues.
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Return from the great void
I know. I've been MIA. Hmmm. Where have I been...
Well, the last weekend in July, I sang at Blossom. Did the Planets Saturday night. What a crowd! So many people that I couldn't find "my peeps" there after the concert. Doing the Planets is always surreal. Since the women always sing off stage, you are removed from both the orchestra and the audience. Watching a conductor who is not the performance's conductor. Barely hearing the orchestra and being able to trust nothing of what you hear -- not the beat and sometimes not even the pitch. A few years ago I did the Planets with the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted by John Williams. You would think it was a big thrill, but it wasn't. We only saw him for 2 seconds when he dismissed us from the orchestra rehersal.
Sunday it was Alexander Nevsky at Blossom. Ah the joy of singing in Russian. At least I got to be on stage. Unfortunately it was hot up there.
Then there was a few days and a long weekend in Pittsburgh. Lots of barbeques, copious visiting and a few hours of kayaking on the river.
Uh... That's all I got.
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What an Onion
If Jonathan Swift were alive today, I think he would be writing for The Onion.
... The Intelligent Falling (IF) Theory
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