I have developed something called torus mandibularis. There’s a nice picture here. It’s usually innocuous, but occasionally the bone behind it breaks through the tissue and needs to be removed. That’s what was done to my mouth today. The anesthetic is wearing off, and I’m not a happy camper.
It always helps your campaign in a swing state when one of the leading newspapers in that state editorializes that your opponent is a flaming liar. Last week, Romney recklessly told a large audience in Defiance that he’d read that Chrysler’s Italian owners — that would be Fiat, which has controlled the American automaker since …
Bobby Jindal’s wish to cut volcano monitoring was nothing compared to Romney’s desire to shift FEMA’s responsibility to the states (which in practice would mean money spent for other things, then shrieks of despair to the Federal Government when disaster struck and the states had blown all the money designated for it — Hey! Double …
The Weather Channel is livestreamed via YouTube.
Last night’s tsunami was a lot smaller than anticipated, peaking at about five feet (peak to trough) at Kahului on Maui. Nobody here is screeching about the forecasters crying wolf, though. These things are scary. Orderly evacuations of low-lying areas went pretty well, apparently, but traffic was a mess in East Honolulu. I’m glad to …
The NYT’s Lede blog is collecting info from power and utility companies about what they are expecting from Hurricane Sandy. It’s being pointed out that long before it makes landfall the winds and storm surges may reach coastal areas. Somebody named Tony Karon snarkily tweeted “Sandy’s disruption of electioneering is nature’s poetic rebuke to both …
The Wildcats beat the Trojans! That may have to make up for the Giants taking an early 2 – 0 lead on the Tigers as the only good news of the afternoon so far.
I went down to a local tire emporium this afternoon to get the car inspected and price RunFlat tires for the Mini. I think I’ve got a slow leak in one of these tires, and if they ever were under warranty I’m pretty sure it’s expired. Anyway, I was told I could pay $250 for …
This is enlightening, particular for those of who read the papers and see the cable news and think all these “Romney has momentum” stories should worry us. While Mr. Obama can win re-election by carrying Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin, in addition to holding the other Democratic-leaning states across the country, Mr. Romney must capture more …
Continue reading ‘Romney claims momentum, but math says otherwise’ »
I’m paying attention to politics, but I’m also paying attention to the World Series. Did you know the two teams have never met in the postseason? The Giants have reached the World Series 19 times, the Tigers 11 times. Yet this is their first date for the championship. Eight teams have reached the World Series …