June 21, 2004
Pagan Rituals
It never fails. Every six months I have to fill out paperwork to demonstrate that I am still eligible for Medical Assistance. And 50% of the time, Hennepin County manages to foul things up. I got a letter from them today saying they never received my documentation. Damn bureaucrats. Er, not that there's anything wrong with bureaucrats per se. I hear some of them are quite capable.
Isaac Asimov included the concept of a "neural whip" in some of his books. The basic concept of the whip was that it was a kind of mob control device; you simply pointed it at a person and it would inflict severe pain sensations throughout the individual's nervous system. Looks like someone in the military liked Asimov's idea so much that they decided to build the real thing. We can probably expect to see it deployed in Iraq by the end of the year, giving the Iraqi people another reason to love us.
Today marks the summer solstice. Show of hands: how many of you were at Stonehenge at 3 a.m. this morning to celebrate? Nobody? How disappointing. It's a bit discouraging to know that after today, the nights are only going to get longer. The bright mornings make it so much easier to wake up.
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It would have been nice to be in Stonehenge last night, for the beginning of the Solstice, but a home celebration had to do, since I'm 6k miles or so from it.. heh.
I've been reading you for a few weeks now.. just wanted to say that I really enjoy your writing. There aren't many people who can write about politics in such a way that doesn't bore me to tears, so your blog is a bit refreshing. Thanks. ;)
Posted by: Shylah at June 21, 2004 09:49 PM
I've learned to hand-deliver documentation of my disability whenever possible, and ask for a receipt. It doesn't always solve the mysterious paperwork losses, but at least I can claim the high ground.
Posted by: Michelle at June 22, 2004 11:09 PM
While I hated the book (and that's putting it mildly) The Holy Land by Robert Zubrin dabbles in that pain inflicting type of technology...
Posted by: Da Goddess at June 23, 2004 01:31 AM