First Looks category archive

Over at Hacker Public Radio, JaneDoc, a practicing pediatrician, talks about electronic medical records.

It’s a fascinating listen, not so much because of the “electronic” part, but because of the “medical records” part. In the course of discussing the topic, she describes why doctors ask some of the questions they ask, what they record of their “patient encounters,” and why they record it.

You can follow this link or listen here (mp3–approximately 20 minutes long).

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Delta Air Lines Inc., based in Atlanta since 1941, is promoting itself as New York City’s “hometown carrier” with mojitos in Manhattan and sponsorships of the Yankees and Mets baseball teams.

Die and go to hell on Delta, you still have to change in Atlanta.

When he was a muggle.

This had to be one of the stranger songs of its era.

on Tuesday, at Triumph Brewing Company, 2nd and Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa., 6 p.

Live charitably all the time.

James Wolcott:

So it would appear that the real reason Sarah Palin junked the governorship of Alaska was so that she could Twitter unfettered. Unbound by the inhibitions inherent in holding elective office.

Addendum, Later That Same Day:

Mudflats has more. Click through the image:

Babe the Blue Ox had a certain amount of charm, even though she was a corporate symbol to advertise a lumber company.

The Blue Dogs, not so much. They are to preoccupied with getting their tickets punched by BCBS:

In related news, the new Puritan witchhunters. Wimmen’s bodies belong to them.

Text of the speech, below the fold.

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Here.

Via the Booman.

No more:

BankFirst, Sioux Falls, S. D.

First Piedmont Bank, Winder, Ga.

Temecula Valley Bank, Temecula, Calif.

Vineyard Bank, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Ah, Cucamonga.

Mr. Obama and Mr. Mays:

Via Oliver Willis.

Via the Political Cat.

If their capacity for fantasy could be harnassed for electricity, our energy problems would be over.

Another example here.

Just racism and bigotry. And making the rich richer and the poor poorer.

Really, it’s just not a very nice party.

Via Balloon Juice.

Why does the Republican Party think that the answer to every question is “War”?

Tuesday, Triumph Brewing Company, 2nd and Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa., 6 p. Good food, good drink, good fellowship.

You’re probably safe to attend tomorrow. I have a summer cold that will likely keep me off the road.

From a comment up the road a piece and to the left.

It amazes me how so many people in this country confuse “freedom of speech” with “freedom from consequences.”

An armed society is a polite society. Not.