Archive for July, 2009

Published by rkk on 31 Jul 2009

What are you doing here? This is more fun:

Go to youtube.com and type in the search term “bloopers”.

Ignore the first twenty or so. The coolness is further in. Have fun.

Published by rkk on 25 Jul 2009

Ahh, Beef

A sort of an odd way to spend a Saturday morning, but if you like beef and have a closet desire to learn more about butchery and the various standard cuts of meat, check out the University of Nebraska Bovine Myology site.

The 3d slices are cool. So are the cut descriptions.

It’s making me hungry; I’m thinking a nice 2″ thick cross section cut of Psoas major, bacon-wrapped, hardwood seared and served rare with a pat of garlic butter on top…

Published by rkk on 14 Jul 2009

Health Reform. Now.

A very concise, good read on why we need single-payer health insurance.

Excerpt:

Currently, health care is treated as a privilege for the wealthy, those employed by the state or a large business, and for those over 65. Leaving everyone else uninsured is not just morally wrong, it is economically wrong. Over half of all bankruptcies are due to medical bills, and many of those bankrupted had insurance, but were underinsured with large deductibles or limited benefits.

I’m here to tell you that the above is a true statement.