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Morning again, the dawn of a new day. Tuesday. Howdy, Journal!
Sammy's father came by, and emptied the rest of number two. I'm now alone in this collection of apartments... this is the last populated cell of a formerly busy little hive. I've seen people come and go in all of the homes in miniature here. It must've had some effect on my dreams last night... I thought Frankie was outside my door, talking loudly to some visitors.. they were waiting for a ride, and I guess that they gave his old home address for a pickup. It was like three in the morning, and I dreamt that I called the police on them for trespassing and disturbing the peace. The recurring theme of Newt getting out then I opened the door occurred, too, but he was retrieved quickly.
[Poll #217488]
feel free to elaborate in the comments!
Random Newt Pic! The rarely-captured "fierce-look."
A naked, samurai sword-wielding martial arts expert screaming, "I'm God! I'm immortal" hacked his wife to death yesterday in a blood-soaked Bronx rampage, police said. ( Read more... )
Newly declassified US State Department documents show Henry Kissinger not only supported the Argentine junta's human rights abuses(including the killing of around 10,000 leftists); he actually urged the Generals to step up the pace of the repression so as to beat an upcoming sanctions vote in Congress.
The Hello World Project - Send in your message, and see how it is projected by a laser beam onto a mountain overlooking Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, onto the UN building in New York City, onto the most prominent building in downtown Mumbai or onto a 140 meter tall water fountain in Geneva.
Medicare Information:
President Bush signed the new Medicare bill into law yesterday. Here are some links to find out more about how this will affect you:
President Bush’s speech on signing Medicare Bill
White house information page on Medicare
Medicare’s official site has questions and answers on how the new law will affect customers, including a Personal Plan Finder.
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a site devoted to understanding the Medicare bill and its effects. This page includes a ‘Benefits at a glance’ chart, a drug benefit calculator, and Medicare fact sheets. There’s also a report on ‘Talking with your parents about Medicare and health coverage’ and news summaries.
The Kaiser Network has news on health issues, including lots of information on the Medicare bill signing, and links to analysis and coverage by various news media and organizations.
Families USA (The Voice for Health Care Consumers) also has a site with Medicare information. It discusses he drawbacks to the plan, has calculators, and links to reports from other organizations concerned about Medicare.
AARP also has a site about Medicare and prescription drug coverage.
National Council on the Aging has a Benefits Checkup site that will help you to find the best plans available.
Gov Benefits.gov is a U.S. government site designed to help you find available benefit programs.
Ok, on a lighter note, the Electric Company MP3 archive. (a nice set.. very nostalgic to me...especially Sweep ) Random Factoid.. Gene Wilder was the voice of Letterman.
Sammy's father came by, and emptied the rest of number two. I'm now alone in this collection of apartments... this is the last populated cell of a formerly busy little hive. I've seen people come and go in all of the homes in miniature here. It must've had some effect on my dreams last night... I thought Frankie was outside my door, talking loudly to some visitors.. they were waiting for a ride, and I guess that they gave his old home address for a pickup. It was like three in the morning, and I dreamt that I called the police on them for trespassing and disturbing the peace. The recurring theme of Newt getting out then I opened the door occurred, too, but he was retrieved quickly.
[Poll #217488]
feel free to elaborate in the comments!
Random Newt Pic! The rarely-captured "fierce-look."
A naked, samurai sword-wielding martial arts expert screaming, "I'm God! I'm immortal" hacked his wife to death yesterday in a blood-soaked Bronx rampage, police said. ( Read more... )
Newly declassified US State Department documents show Henry Kissinger not only supported the Argentine junta's human rights abuses(including the killing of around 10,000 leftists); he actually urged the Generals to step up the pace of the repression so as to beat an upcoming sanctions vote in Congress.
The Hello World Project - Send in your message, and see how it is projected by a laser beam onto a mountain overlooking Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, onto the UN building in New York City, onto the most prominent building in downtown Mumbai or onto a 140 meter tall water fountain in Geneva.
Medicare Information:
President Bush signed the new Medicare bill into law yesterday. Here are some links to find out more about how this will affect you:
Ok, on a lighter note, the Electric Company MP3 archive. (a nice set.. very nostalgic to me...especially Sweep ) Random Factoid.. Gene Wilder was the voice of Letterman.
Rhode Island was in a mean mindset today... clucking and barking at everyone. I think she's annoyed that big kahuna is back in town, so she's not as big a fish in the pond anymore. (how many animal cliches can I fit in one sentence?) She made Newbie cry at one point, and it seems like all of the hens were in prime noise making form. Being home tonight is a blessing... quiet, and no meanies or petty stuff happening. There's something in the air outside, and I'm perfectly happy to be walled up like Fortunato in a catacomb, gibbering about a cask of Amontillado. (as long as Ol' Newt and my Sweetie come to visit now and again.)