James R. Brandewie

James R. Brandewie

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The Naked and Conflicted (NYT)

It means that we are simply witnessing the flowering of a new narcissism: boys too busy gazing at themselves in the mirror to think much about girls, boys lost in the beautiful vanity of “I was warm and wanted her to be warm,” or the noble purity of being just a tiny bit repelled by [...]

Dr. King’s Day

Tomorrow a man will be elected into the Oval Office, who like Dr. King has become the watermark for America’s race relations. He is that check in the book that we can take a deep breath, pat each other on the back and feel alright about America.

I have to wonder though is this why he [...]

Memory Decline and Blood Sugar Levels

Mmmmmm…….
Spikes in blood sugar can take a toll on memory by affecting the dentate gyrus, an area of the brain within the hippocampus that helps form memories, a new study reports.
Researchers said the effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated, a finding that may help explain [...]

Medicine

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/business/30gene.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1230603296-oeKaCBU1i/MwqGLBp4MECQ
Experts say that most drugs, whatever the disease, work for only about half the people who take them. Not only is much of the nation’s approximately $300 billion annual drug spending wasted, but countless patients are being exposed unnecessarily to side effects.

Interesting Statistics

I love stuff like this.
Among other facts, the Statistical Abstract reveals that West Virginia is the only state in which more people have died since 2000 than have been born; more Burmese were granted asylum than people from any other country; more people speak Italian at home than Arabic; beds injure more people than bicycles; [...]

Same Old

All this stuff going down in Illinois may be the most interesting thing in America. Everything is for sale isn’t it?
But like those previous cases, this latest one features political characters who figure in various stages of Mr. Obama’s climb from little-known state senator to presidential candidate, and who have since become politically radioactive because [...]

Economy Hits Home

Well my Dad’s hours were dropped from somewhere in the range of 50+ consistently for the past 10 years to a strict 40 hours.
Now I see this article from CNN in my own backyard.
This is going to be deep and long recession. Midwest will be hurt the most….as if that wasn’t already the case.

This is Earth….

Magazine publishers will pay $6 million dollars for celebrity baby pictures.
Journalist coverage to the lead up of a war…..twenty bucks?

We Have A New President

My Voting Guide (Tongue Firmly In Cheek)

Voting For Honkeys
Money Matters
If your household income is over $44,000 you should definitely vote Republican.
If your household income is under $20,000 you should definitely vote Democrat.
If you believe government welfare programs are wrong you should vote Republican.
If you believe family welfare programs are the same as government welfare….you should sell those trust fund kids their [...]


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