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Just returned from: New Braunfels, TX - September 20, 2009
Next Up: Travel break for twin ops

3.22.2010

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posted by Gavin | 1:02 AM

I watched the final minutes of the vote in real-time, to the amusement of Jen. C-SPAN isn't exactly riveting, but me calling out the tally like a sports announcer helped.

Things are about to get interesting.

3 dozen state attorney generals are preparing to file a lawsuit the minute Obama signs the health care bill, declaring that this bill tramples over individual and state rights. With so many states suffering deficits that this bill will dramatically add to, as states share Medicaid costs with the Federal government... Tennessee alone projects >$1.1 billion in new costs over 5 years. I wonder what California's projection is, I haven't found it yet.

Catepillar ran their numbers and reported in a letter sent to the House of Representatives that their operating costs would go up almost $100 million the first year, for a company of 150,000 employees. That's 20% over their current health coverage costs. $100 million is also 11% of their total profit in FY09, admittedly a bad year.

I'd like to see health care for everyone, too. But, let's be realistic: these costs are not inconsequential. TINSTAAFL. I'd rather us find ways to help reduce health care costs (such as tort reform and streamlining existing government administrative costs), than mandate a gargantuan expansion and watch this flatten our economy further.

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3.19.2010

Blogger Issues

posted by Gavin | 8:50 PM

So in another month or two, Blogger.com will no longer support how we update our blog. So... how hard is it to convert several years worth to WordPress... anyone?

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3.18.2010

Heroes (2006-2010)

posted by Gavin | 7:09 PM

Season 1 (3.5/4)
Season 2 (2/4)
Season 3 (2.5/4)
Season 4 (3/4)

One nice thing about NetFlix is how many TV shows they carry. When I'm feeding twins between 2330 and 0100 every night, it's nice to find something to watch. Bini had recommended Heroes to me a few years back, so I gave it a try.

The first season was really good. New characters, good development, good story, good finale. The second season wandered... a lot. There really wasn't anything memorable about it except for a few scenes. Season 3 was better, but there still wasn't much of a story... just our heroes keep running. Season 4 finally began to pull things back together and bring back a story and character growth. But by now the audience for Heroes is like 1/4 to 1/3 of what they got during Season 1... maybe they'll do Season 5.

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3.17.2010

How Many Is Too Many?

posted by Gavin | 12:29 AM

I randomly came across this factoid tonight, which amused me: Apparently the world record holder for children borne is to the wife of Feodor Vassilyev, who somehow over 40 years in the 1700s had 69 children in 27 births: 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruples.

Although we may never know her name, may we never sleep as little as she.

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