Fourteen for a Tuesday
And this semester I find myself, for the second time, teaching a course on the graphic novel. Today was the first day of class and I woke up in a panic feeling wildly unqualified to teach a course about comic books.
Facebook ProTips from Katie Wells, alternately titled one person’s opinion on how not to use Facebook.
Geoff is still out wandering the country and checks in from the Mojave Desert, where there used to be a phonebooth. Why yes, there is a geektastic connection, however did you guess?
The Charleston Chapter of the AMA is hosting a Twitpic contest with 4 tickets to the next Pecha Kucha for the winner.
I can’t skip a post that randomly quotes a Discworld Novel.
Baxter Sez: A year of Maybelle.
New to the blogroll Hunter Boone shares his video entry to the Jimmy Fallon Intern contest.
Charleston Park Angels check in.
JanetLee on living wills and the healthcare debate:
And just like the retail store that raises prices to cover for losses due to shoplifting, the hospitals raise prices to cover the losses for treating the uninsured. And insurance companies raise the price of premiums and cut services to cover for the larger hospital costs.
So, we are paying for the uninsured right now. The problem is that instead of paying for a doctor’s visit to have blood pressure checked and then paying for blood pressure medication, we are paying for a person to come in with a full blown stroke due to sky-high blood pressures. We are paying for emergency department bills, ICU care for weeks, rehab if the person survives, then home care and now we have a person on disability who we will continue to pay the medical costs for.
Seriously steamed? Andra has steps to get back in control.
David Farrow recommends the forum The Charleston Times.
Local weather geek Christopher Donahue shares a fantastic photo of the eyewall of Hurricane Bill and suggests visiting Dr. Jeff Masters Wunderblog.
Set your alarm, kids tonight may be one of your last chances to see a night launch of the space shuttle.
What’s happening with the Georgetown Steel Mill? The Politics of Jamie Sanderson has some details on the negotiations.