Bonafide
One of my favorite movies is "Oh Brother, Where art Thou?" The title character (played by George Clooney) gets replaced in his wife's affections by another guy because the new guy is "bonafide," whereas Clooney isn't. A definition of bonafide is never given, but we all have a basic understanding of the concept. I just got stamped as bonafide -- I passed a major hurdling with credentialing in my field. I won't make any more money, and it won't make any real difference in how I do my job. But last week I wasn't bonafide, and now I am. I like it. It feels good to be bonafide. Wish I had done it before. You should get bonafide, too. We could all be bonafied together.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Overpriced
I know that I’m old. But still, some things really should be cheaper than they are. Water shouldn’t cost a dollar a bottle – it’s water. Air for your tires at a gas station should be free, or .25 tops – never fifty or seventy five cents. If you buy gas, you should get a free token for air. Blue jeans should never cost more than $40/pair. Women’s swim suits have less fabric than men’s, so they should cost less. A haircut should never cost more than $20. Plumbers shouldn’t make more than school teachers. And that’s as far as we’ll go this time.
I know that I’m old. But still, some things really should be cheaper than they are. Water shouldn’t cost a dollar a bottle – it’s water. Air for your tires at a gas station should be free, or .25 tops – never fifty or seventy five cents. If you buy gas, you should get a free token for air. Blue jeans should never cost more than $40/pair. Women’s swim suits have less fabric than men’s, so they should cost less. A haircut should never cost more than $20. Plumbers shouldn’t make more than school teachers. And that’s as far as we’ll go this time.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Troponin
My car (and yours) has idiot lights that are supposed to fire up, warning you before the car explodes. Wouldn’t it be cool if our bodies did that, too? Turns out, they do – if you are having a heart attack an odd enzyme named troponin shows up in your blood. It doesn’t get in the blood any other time except for heart damage. (Well OK – it also lights up if you are stung by an Egyptian scorpion, but that isn’t likely to happen to most of us) When an ER doc sees troponin in your blood, you are quickly whisked away for a heart procedure. Scary for sure, but pretty cool. I think my blood also lights up when I am low on cheesecake, but there isn’t a blood test for that yet. A shame, truly.
My car (and yours) has idiot lights that are supposed to fire up, warning you before the car explodes. Wouldn’t it be cool if our bodies did that, too? Turns out, they do – if you are having a heart attack an odd enzyme named troponin shows up in your blood. It doesn’t get in the blood any other time except for heart damage. (Well OK – it also lights up if you are stung by an Egyptian scorpion, but that isn’t likely to happen to most of us) When an ER doc sees troponin in your blood, you are quickly whisked away for a heart procedure. Scary for sure, but pretty cool. I think my blood also lights up when I am low on cheesecake, but there isn’t a blood test for that yet. A shame, truly.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
On Holiday
Americans go on vacation, but Europeans go on holiday. Have you noticed that you are always exhausted after a vacation? You gotta see everything you possibly can, right? Normally you wouldn’t stop, but on vacation you just might stop at “Cock Roach City.” Where else could you see a 5,000 pound cement roach, purported to be the biggest in the world? You could read about 10 little known roach facts, the ten most famous roaches in history, and all the ways in which cockroaches benefit mankind. Which areas of the country and the world have the most and least cockroaches? On vacation, you’ve got the time – go ahead and stop. You’ll be glad you did.
Americans go on vacation, but Europeans go on holiday. Have you noticed that you are always exhausted after a vacation? You gotta see everything you possibly can, right? Normally you wouldn’t stop, but on vacation you just might stop at “Cock Roach City.” Where else could you see a 5,000 pound cement roach, purported to be the biggest in the world? You could read about 10 little known roach facts, the ten most famous roaches in history, and all the ways in which cockroaches benefit mankind. Which areas of the country and the world have the most and least cockroaches? On vacation, you’ve got the time – go ahead and stop. You’ll be glad you did.
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