for: my own personal validation, and anyone with kids going to college
saw it in: BusinessWeek (05.19.08 Issue)
what it is: article criticizing the so-called "coverage" that students are required to buy for college health insurance plans, and whether it's a deal or a sham
link: article
my comments: when i went to grad school, i had to buy insurance through the school. i had chickering/aetna (mentioned in the article) and found i was rather lucky to have decent coverage for relatively normal health problems, and that treatment could almost always be recieved in the school's very expansive health center. i was lucky because i didn't have a choice in any of those matters, and i knew that if something very serious were to happen, i'd probably be in very big trouble. now, reading this (and having recently left my soul-sucking insurance employer), I'm rather disgusted to hear how lucky I really was.
5.16.2008
proof that man are receding
for: Mom, Jess, womankind
saw it in: BusinessWeek (05.19.08 Issue)
what it is: An article about how men are impacted most by employment recession, based on the fact that they make up the majority of employees in the hardest-hit sectors of manufacturing and construction. Women are increasingly expected to be the bread-winners.
links: Article
my comments: There's nothing about this article that is necessarily new information -- it's just that I didn't really put it all together until I read this. It is an interesting concept to think that any economical recession would hit a specific gender more than another, but in this context, it does make sense.
saw it in: BusinessWeek (05.19.08 Issue)
what it is: An article about how men are impacted most by employment recession, based on the fact that they make up the majority of employees in the hardest-hit sectors of manufacturing and construction. Women are increasingly expected to be the bread-winners.
links: Article
my comments: There's nothing about this article that is necessarily new information -- it's just that I didn't really put it all together until I read this. It is an interesting concept to think that any economical recession would hit a specific gender more than another, but in this context, it does make sense.
8.06.2007
mike rowe on qvc
for: Jen, Jon, and anyone else who has an affinity of or respect for the comic brilliance and hotness that is Mike Rowe
saw it on: youtube, because i searched for him
what it is: several old clips of Mike's pre-dirty jobs days on QVC
links (in order of favoritism):
my comments: i've been in love with Mike Rowe for quite some time now. years, I'd say. it started with a simple infatuation, then turned into a sweet affection, and ultimately boiled into a raging crush of horrifying proportions. i gave myself the reality check that mike's age makes him the oldest crush i've ever had (sorry mike), which in turn reminds me that i too am aging at a not so slow pace. however, with lines like "is that a geoduck in your pocket, or are you happy sashimi?" i'm willing to overlook sordid details such as mike's proximity to my father's age. in fact, these clips make me love him even more. (mike, that is. it has no impact onmy feeligns towards my father.)
saw it on: youtube, because i searched for him
what it is: several old clips of Mike's pre-dirty jobs days on QVC
links (in order of favoritism):
my comments: i've been in love with Mike Rowe for quite some time now. years, I'd say. it started with a simple infatuation, then turned into a sweet affection, and ultimately boiled into a raging crush of horrifying proportions. i gave myself the reality check that mike's age makes him the oldest crush i've ever had (sorry mike), which in turn reminds me that i too am aging at a not so slow pace. however, with lines like "is that a geoduck in your pocket, or are you happy sashimi?" i'm willing to overlook sordid details such as mike's proximity to my father's age. in fact, these clips make me love him even more. (mike, that is. it has no impact onmy feeligns towards my father.)
7.02.2007
cancelling your spell-checquer
for: Jen, and other recreational and professional word nerds
saw it in: mental floss blog
what it is: a smartly displayed comparison of british versus american spelling habits.
link:
saw it in: mental floss blog
what it is: a smartly displayed comparison of british versus american spelling habits.
link:
my comments: i always credited myself as having british spelling tendencies. now i'm seeing this and believing i just have an overall Spelling Multiple Nationality Disorder.
7.01.2007
consuming the minds of babies
for: Jessica, Selma, Kevin, Gerardo, Erik, Nancy, Jason, Eun, Amy, Jon, Sally..., other people with or about to have babies (which is clearly like....everyone)
saw it in: BusinessWeek Magazine (07.02.07)
what it is: article reviewing a book about the impact of consumerism on babies and kids.
links:
saw it in: BusinessWeek Magazine (07.02.07)
what it is: article reviewing a book about the impact of consumerism on babies and kids.
links:
my comments: this freaks me out a little. even baby einstein and leapfrog are cited as being mind-warpers. if i had a baby, or was about to, i'd be all up in this book. but. yeah. anyhow...
barbecue wines
for: Mom, Michael, and other people with grills
saw it in: BusinessWeek Magazine (07.02.07)
what it is: Review of high-point wines that are good with or at a barbecue
link: Parker on Wine
saw it in: BusinessWeek Magazine (07.02.07)
what it is: Review of high-point wines that are good with or at a barbecue
link: Parker on Wine
gorillaz and other prime mates
for: Jen
saw it in: Wired Magazine (Jul.2007)
what it is: article about Damon Albarn/Gorillaz and some chinese monkey movie.
link: article
saw it in: Wired Magazine (Jul.2007)
what it is: article about Damon Albarn/Gorillaz and some chinese monkey movie.
link: article
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