It’s my fifty-first birthday. I trimmed the hedge in 90 degree weather.
Ride to Rebuild
Jul 29th, 2006
A group of young people ride to help rebuld the Gulf
Some years ago, a bright idea occurred to the city fathers of Rochester, New York. Why not find a way to increase tourism and commerce, and revitalize the lake front at the same time?An angel spoke to Mayor Johnson, who was not a baboon at the time, in a dream. “Lo, I shall send you [...]
Update on Iraq’s Progress
Jul 27th, 2006
State Dept. PDF of 7-19-2006
Modernization of the Maternity and Child Hospital in Irbil, a city of about 900,000, is now complete. The $6.8 million in USG-funded renovations included major structural repairs, a water purification system, a medical waste incinerator, and back-up generators for uninterrupted power.
The Iraqi Police Service graduated 3,412 students from basic training courses [...]
The House is on record about earmarks, and it is not pretty.
Iraqis Working Together
Jul 26th, 2006
Here’s a story of Iraqis working together, on their own initiative.
Larry Johnson on Iraq’s Support of Terror
Jul 25th, 2006
Larry C. Johnson testified before Congress that Saddam’s Iraq supported international terrorism
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EMS Days
Jul 30th, 2006
Twelve hours today at the ambulance, with three calls.
The heat was tough, but not the worst I’ve been in.
FYI, when a patient says to you “I’m at extreme danger to hurt myself or other people.” take him seriously.
Never take that same patient’s boots off. Footpowder, dispersal, surprise. I’m just saying.
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