An SF Elementary school had a contest to write speeches the students would like Bush to actually say and then had a Bush impersonator read them. The kids wrote better speeches, as far as I’m concerned.

Came across a new blog featuring old illustrations from books, similar to those found on this site, but for all discplines. Go read, for example, On the Nature of Cuba . You’ll love it.

Ahnold signed a bill into law today requiring patients who test positive for HIV to be recorded by name, instead of by anonymous identifier. I had no idea 40 other states already required this.

Ezra Klein: How Much Should Doctors Make? Great discussion. No time to read it all. I still don’t like the idea that doctors “deserve” to make a certain income. We all chose this–and knew that the training was long and hard.

Does Eating Salmon Lower the Murder Rate? I love these weird associations we find in the world.

I laughed.

Part D enrollee satisfaction : “This is called adverse selection, and is the main reason the program will not be successful over the long term. Simply put, the ones who sign up are the ones who will get more in benefits than they will pay in premiums.”

HopeLab , a medical non-profit, has developed a video game for kids with cancer, called Re-Mission . Looks like a fun game, and they’ve tried to temper the animations with educational and realistic elements. I just wonder how they deal with what happens if a child loses at the game.

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