Yesterday I reached 1,500 all time views on this blog. It took 266 days to get there, giving me an average of 5.64 views per day since April 30.
This month has is my best month ever in terms of viewership. With 10 days still to go, I’m already at 25 more views this month than my previous best month. With 275 views in 21 days, January has averaged 13.1 views per day.
So I want to thank you all for coming here. Thank you to those who comment. And please, keep coming back, and comment more. I love feedback.
It’s been health care week over at Your Money. None of the conversations I was really involved in are still going strong, so I’m linking to the main page. We had two conversations on which I’m a subject matter expert (because of my day job) involving authorization of procedures and appeals of insurer decisions (of not to pay the bill).
There’s also been a migraine and lost wages thread, one about the proper way to use health insurance, and one about medical costs in relation to joint custody.
Just a reminder that our finances touch every part of our lives.
I am fascinated by the effort to clone a mammoth, and yet I’m a little flummoxed about it, uncertain of the need. I know we’re humans, and we do many things because “we can”, but I’m not certain we can clone a mammoth.
We have yet to clone a dog. Cats, yes, dogs no. Is mammoth DNA that much simpler than a dog’s?
Plus, mammoths went extinct not due to humans but due to natural causes. Is it morally right to bring back something that can’t live in this world, just so that we can ooh and aah over it?
Being sick sucks. Here’s what I did last night. I played Gladius.
Never heard of it, you say? Not surprising. While it was put out by Lucas Arts, the game sold so badly that it hasn’t been converted from the Xbox to the 360. Still, it’s one of my favorite games. We have it for 2 consoles.
Basically, it’s a turn based strategy game where you are gladiators fighting in arenas all over the world. There’s a meta plot as well, not that I’ve ever finished the game. I just like running around and trying out new types of gladiators.
I hate being sick. Nothing seems to go right when I don’t feel well, today being a case in point. I just have not felt like writing an entry. Coming up with a topic, let alone writing 100 words, has just seemed like too much work.
So here’s a (late) hodgepodge from the weekend:
I’m excited for a Super Bowl without Brady or a Manning. I’m thinking Packers/Steelers.
I have the best massage therapist. I wish I could afford to go more often.
I still love roller derby, and am thrilled that they’re getting full write ups in the Examiner
Democracy can only take hold when the people are willing to fight and die for it. In no case has a successful democracy ever been installed by an outside power. In 2005/2006, if you would have asked me about democracy in the Middle East, I would have to you we should forget Iraq; we should put our support toward Lebanon.
The Lebanese were kicking out Syria. They were fighting for a voice. They established their own Parliament. And now it’s fallen apart. This is the real Middle Eastern experiment in representative government. Watch carefully, the future may depend on it.
It was opening night for roller derby and kicked off with 4 mini-bout charity tournament. Sadly, I felt like crud and we left a little over halfway through the third bout. Sadly, we missed the Grave Danger vs Sockit Wenches bout which should have been amazing. (If someone knows how it turned out, please comment.)
Danger and Wenches kept most of their line-ups. Throttle Rockets and Derby Liberation Front are mostly fresh meat and new skaters. While DLF and Rockets have some exciting additions, it looks like it will be the Wenches and Danger fighting it out for top spot.
One of the fun things about the Your Money section of the Refugees board is the great disparity of demographics. We’re all interested in money and how to use ours’ in the most effective ways, though “effective” is up for debate.
This week, one of the big discussions stems from an article about extended adolescence, or delayed adulthood. It started with a poll, asking when we left home. Everyone has a slightly different story, and many disagree about whether parents should kick young adults out. But it seems most agree even people living at home need to be financially responsible.
topics explored in exactly 100 words