cannabis iphone app

via drudge, a new iphone application allows you to find your nearest pot dealer. legal, of course.

horrible, cute irony.

in china, a mother red panda rejected its two cubs. a dog was brought in as a surrogate, and immediately took to the cubs. problem was, she then rejected her own pup. oh boy. maybe the red panda mother will come around and nurse the dog.

malcolm gladwell and the moral hazard myth

as debate over national health care rolls on in congress, i am reminded of one of the most poignant and memorable articles i have ever read. it was published in a 2005 issue of the new yorker but is still [ if not more ] relevant today.

i thought about bullet-pointing the striking parts of the article for those who don't wish to read it, but i truly feel it would be doing gladwell [ and the uninsured ] a huge disservice. if you don't believe in "socialized medicine" and don't think we need reform, you need to take a look. and even if you do, some of the facets you learn in this article are too critical to pass up.

** if you're curious as to what prompted this entry, it was the drudge report's cover story labeled "TAX THEM!" with this picture: