Vision of the future?

Just prior to the filming of this clip, his older sister finished her piano practice for the day. The polliwog wanders over to do a little practicing of his own, then proclaims, "All done, Anda." (He's not quite up to his older sister's full name yet.) Just wait until he's tall enough to see the keys!

A must-read article.

Why We Must Ration Health Care

There's going to be a lot of discussion in the weeks ahead as the Senate and House move toward votes on their proposed plans. This is one of the more intelligent pieces I've read on how our current system already rations health care, and proposes a way to do it that could be more ethical and fair in practice.

I particularly enjoyed the final paragraph, as someone who's sick of seeing the word "socialized" constantly equated with "coming of the Anti-Christ."