20:30 pdt.
So, just learned that one of my fellow alumni, of a preceding class, is going in for an angiogram. He's obviously pretty concerned about it. I wrote him saying not to worry, particularyly in NYC, which is what I truly think. The cream rises to the top, in this case, and if you're going to have any surgical procedure done, without having time to research it, you're best off in NYC. Having lived in smaller cities in the US, I've got to say that medical parameters of acceptable performance vary WIDELY. Of course, even in NYC, you run the risk of a 'klinker, a surgeon who shouldn't be operating because he's too old, too drunk, too drugged, or too disinterested.
posted by highhatsize 8:28 PM[edit]
Monday, June 28, 2004, 13:10 hrs. pdt.
Just finished posting a message on my alumni bb to the effect that we should get out of Iraq immediately despite the fact that the resulting chaos would kill many Iraqis. How could that asshole have gotten us into the position where I have to hand out cold blooded advice like this. If we had just kept out of other peoples' business, we could be arguing about the deficit and free trade instead of life and death. How does one rationalize being the final responsible party for the deaths of tens of thousands, after having dodged military service himself? After he's dead, his brain should be preserved so that future generations with the appropriate technology can measure just what quality of mentation was missing in him.
posted by highhatsize 12:57 PM[edit]