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The water is wide...
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 10/19/2004 - 18:01Fiona is now three years old. She just came up to me and sang a little bit of 'The Water is Wide'.
The water is wide, I cannot cross o'er
I was reading a blog I found through Blog Explosion. trucandygirl is a proud U.S. Marine's wife.
... and neither have I wings to fly...
The Medical Liability Insurance Crisis
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 10/19/2004 - 16:51Last week, Kim and I took Fiona to our pediatrician. While we were there we noted signs put up by Connecticut Doctor’s for Good Medicine. The sign was urging patients to support nine different candidates. We have spent a bit of time researching the PAC as well as the issues and would like to share the following observations.
About the PAC
Actually, Connecticut Doctor’s for Good Medicine is registered with the state as two separate two person PACs. Connecticut Doctor’s for Good Medicine (Norwalk Chapter), Claudia Gruss, MD, Treas.,P.O. Box 270, Georgetown, CT 06829 and Connecticut Doctor’s for Good Medicine (Stamford Chapter) Charles Littlejohn, MD, Treas., 70 Mill River Street, Stamford, CT 06902.
One thing
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 10/16/2004 - 23:04Over on Michele Agnew’s blog, she asks,
Look around your home and imagine that you have fifteen minutes to evacuate, and the only things that you can take with you are items that will fit in the back seat of a car. So, after you have gathered precious photos, personal mementos and family heirlooms what one thing would you take that is unique to you?
Which reminds me that I must search for a shoe cabinet that will fit in the back seat of my car.
Normally, I avoid these sort of questions. Also, normally, I don't post the more religous side of my being. However, this evening, I posted as my reply:
Eggs
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 10/16/2004 - 22:04I receive a letter on a mailing list I am on this evening. It said, in part:
I spent a couple hours at the local storefront Kerry/Edwards/Farrell HQ making phone calls.
Freedom of the Press
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 10/16/2004 - 05:21(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
During the Democratic National Convention, there was a lot of discussion about whether or not bloggers are really journalists. I would like to take this a little bit and wonder if we are part of the ‘press’ and what that means.
The first amendment says, “Congress shall make no … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”. When this was written, an important part of the press were the pamphleteers and these days, bloggers are often spoken about as the modern day pamphleteers.
