Usually at this time in August, I’m looking forward to my birthday (this Friday, if you still need to do some shopping) through a haze of allergy medicine, and sweating up a storm in the dog days. This year, we’ve had one of the most unseasonably chilly Augusts I can remember, and it’s got me a little confused. It doesn’t feel like the right time of the year for it to be my birthday. But then there’s a night like last night. When I wandered home from my evening out, the temp was hovering around 70, with the dewpoint just a few degrees below. I actually ran the air conditioner for a few minutes when I got home to pull some of the humidity out of my bedroom. It felt like August again for a few minutes. Of course we’re expected to see a low near 50 tonight. At this point, I’m just hoping for weather that doesn’t feel like October for Friday night’s ballgame. Last I heard, there were still tickets available if you feel like joining us.
- South Minneapolis Neighbors seethe over light-rail parkers. It’s the same sort of issue I dealt with living close to the U. People would park in our neighborhood and walk to school. Now they’re parking close to the light rail and then riding downtown or to the Twins game. Yes, it’s a headache, but I usually figured out some way to find a parking spot, even on snowy winter days when the parking was cut in half. [strib]
- This editorial from USA Today says the Free market is the answer to health-care costs. The interesting bit I got from it is that
The federal government effectively socializes 86% of all health spending, a greater share than in 17 other industrialized countries, including Canada (though other features make these systems less free).
I knew that a huge percentage of the medical system was under the government’s control, but I wouldn’t have said it was 7⁄8 of it. [survival arts] - I’ve been ignoring the Olympics, but this week’s Weekly Check on the Bias in the press has some good news. The Olympic shooting sports are getting postive coverage, and that’s pretty darned cool. [instapundit]