Entries from October 2009

October 27, 2009

best week ever: a pennant and a public option

It’s looking like a promising week. The Yankees are back and so is the public option. I hope. A bill that includes a government-run plan is before the House, but whether it survives the next round of debates remains to be seen. Maybe it has a better chance of getting passed with the newly added opt-out option [...]

October 16, 2009

chemo brain or garcia gene?

My family is the real-life version of the Griswolds from National Lampoon’s. More space cadet than rocket scientist. The kind of people who are really good at getting in their own way. You’ve seen us before. At the rest stop wondering how we drove 40 miles in the wrong direction. At the movies bragging about [...]

October 9, 2009

pink-and-proud players

NFL players in pink is a beautiful thing. Every Sunday throughout October, your favorite athletes will be accessorizing in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink gloves, pink sneakers. I even saw a pink ribbon on several pigskins. What an ingenious way to raise awareness. The American Cancer Society and the National Football League [...]