The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach

Author: mongreldogs

  • Noted with approval

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    emptywheel makes an excellent point we don’t hear enough, in commenting on the US Airways crash into the Hudson.  Noting that no one died and indeed injuries were comparatively slight, emptywheel reminds us that “This Miracle Brought to You by America’s Unions“.

  • Back on Track

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 335.4 | -6.2 | -33.0 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 112 | 80 This was a better week from the viewpoint of weight loss — nearly three times as better, in fact.  Even better, my blood pressure seems to be improving…

  • Words Fail Me

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    From the “sunset interview” in People (as quoted at Shakesville): Which moments from the last eight years do you revisit most often? THE PRESIDENT: I definitely think about the families I’ve met of the fallen soldiers—about the compassion, love and determination of the families, to make sure that the Commander-in-Chief hears their stories and knows…

  • Holiday Weight Loss

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    Weight this week Change since last week Total change 341.6 -2.4 -26.8 After two weeks of holidays, my total weight loss was 4.6 pounds.  While that represents a falling-off of my original rate, such is to be expected.  And at least I can say I lost weight during the holidays, which is something uncommon in…

  • My walking routes

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    Part of my new regimen is exercising, which for me is going to mostly (entirely?) be walking.  Using a cool google maps feature/app called gmap-pedometer, I’ve computed the walking distance for various routes around my home.  All of these are, for the moment, hypothetical, until it gets warmer out.  And I will add others as…

  • How to Save a Life

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    Weight this week Change since last week Total change 344.0 -2.2 -24.4 Just like JD, I often think of that song… Anyway, if you’ve been reading our story so far, you know that an aching tooth sent me to (of all places) the cardiologist’s office. He mandated a number of lifestyle changes to help me…

  • The Toothache That Saved My Life

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    In mid-October, I had a toothache. As anyone who knows me is aware, this is far from an unusual occurrence. In fact, ever since grad school, my teeth have been an utter mess and I don’t seem able to get a handle on the situation. So every once in a while I suffer a toothache…

  • Dawn Breaks

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    A few minutes ago, Fox News — Fox News! — called the Presidential race for Senator Barack Obama. By now most networks have agreed, and apparently Senator John McCain has conceded the race. Wow. It’s going to take a while to absorb this. Words like “historic occasion” don’t cut it. This was an epochal moment…

  • Why Bother to Vote?

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    I wrote this at the request of my friend Maureen Leming, who is also Director of Annual Giving and Communications, and who wanted to send it out to the local media. No one bit, but I like it enough that I want it out there. So, self-publishing to the rescue! Why Bother to Vote? I…

  • About that “overhead projector”

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    At the debate tonight, Senator John McCain tried to make hay out of an earmark requested by his opponent, Senator Barrack Obama: He voted for nearly a billion dollars in pork barrel earmark projects, including, by the way, $3 million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago, Illinois Kinda makes it sound like…