I noticed something funny today:
If you want to see the difference in editorial slant between the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, just read the articles I've linked to from each paper. They are both discussing the economic stimulus plan, and the ideas presented in each couldn't be more different.
Of course I have nothing of value to contribute to this economic debate, but then again most of the opinion articles I've read lately don't offer much either.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Texas is funny
Sorry for the super long interval since my last post. I really have no excuse except Mario Galaxies and 30 Rock. Lisa and I had a great holiday break, but we were ready to come back to the nice weather.
Speaking of weather, we have a breaking weather alert in effect for our area!!! Let me post some of what it says below:
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. FOR MOST INLAND AREAS AREAS... TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 23 AND 28 DEGREES AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 6 TO 10 HOURS. FOR THE HOUSTON METRO AREA... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 30 TO 32 DEGREES AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK ABOVE FREEZING AREA WIDE MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PEOPLE... PETS AND PLANTS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE DURATION OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING IS CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED TO BE LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PROPERTY.
30-32 degrees for a whole 3 hours??? Good thing it won't damage our pets or property. We were worried for a little while. If it stays that cold until the early morning, Lisa might get a delay!! Of course, the high tomorrow is 62 and sunny, so we won't have to endure this arctic blast for too long.
On the med school front, we got to take the brain out of our cadaver last week, which was a pretty neat experience. Our donor theoretically died of late stage Alzheimer's disease, but the pathologist who was in our lab looked at the brain and did not think it could have been Alzheimer's. It might have been a severe dementia that was misdiagnosed, and I guess this is why doctor's order autopsies.
By the way, the electric bone saws we used to cut through the skull sound something like a dentist's drill, but with an awful grinding sound at the same time. Not a pleasant noise.
Speaking of weather, we have a breaking weather alert in effect for our area!!! Let me post some of what it says below:
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. FOR MOST INLAND AREAS AREAS... TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 23 AND 28 DEGREES AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 6 TO 10 HOURS. FOR THE HOUSTON METRO AREA... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 30 TO 32 DEGREES AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK ABOVE FREEZING AREA WIDE MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PEOPLE... PETS AND PLANTS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE DURATION OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING IS CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED TO BE LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PROPERTY.
30-32 degrees for a whole 3 hours??? Good thing it won't damage our pets or property. We were worried for a little while. If it stays that cold until the early morning, Lisa might get a delay!! Of course, the high tomorrow is 62 and sunny, so we won't have to endure this arctic blast for too long.
On the med school front, we got to take the brain out of our cadaver last week, which was a pretty neat experience. Our donor theoretically died of late stage Alzheimer's disease, but the pathologist who was in our lab looked at the brain and did not think it could have been Alzheimer's. It might have been a severe dementia that was misdiagnosed, and I guess this is why doctor's order autopsies.
By the way, the electric bone saws we used to cut through the skull sound something like a dentist's drill, but with an awful grinding sound at the same time. Not a pleasant noise.
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