Jan 21, 2009

One More Go 'round with the Box Gutters

Back to work.

After

Doesn't this "before" picture nicely represent a typical rental apartment in New Albany?

Dec 31, 2008

Bourbon and Spirits

photo credit: Brigham and Women's Hospital

There's only one way to summarize the last year of my life. By noting that I'm on a first name basis with most of the people in this picture. This starchy group is my transplant team in Boston. In 6 short crazy months, I've gone from dying a horrible death to a miraculous rebirth owing to the gift of my kidney donor and the expertise of these awesome people. I never imagined becoming a cyborg could work out so well. But here I am, a few Frankensteinish surgeries later, better than I've felt in 10 years. Ahh, the miracle of science.

Happy New Year to all humankind. Meine Herr Doktor, mit tiefer dankbarkeit and bless all your staff. I'm flying on the wings of angels now, while still able to enjoy a shot of bourbon, ... life is good.

Good Health!

Nov 18, 2008

I brake for Bail-Outs. Or, as someone said it better:

Save the company, lose the brain trust

November 18, 2008

GENERAL MOTORS needs a bailout. We need its constructive capacity to work for a better America. But the management and marketing segment that has been getting it wrong for decades should face the judgment of the market. We do not need the people who dismantled the Los Angeles light rail system merely to increase the market for their inefficient products. We do not need the people who decided to profit from adding lead to gasoline, thereby poisoning our air. We do not need the people who decided to put a military vehicle on public roads. We do not need the people who helped kill the electric car.
The stockholders have been largely wiped out, and the workers are being thrown overboard. What GM seeks to bail out intact is exactly the part that should be cut loose.
Public monies should serve the public purpose. We need energy-efficient transportation that the country and the planet can afford.
STEPHEN STRICKLER, Lexington