Sep 122003
Sep 122003
If you’re a Texas resident and haven’t already, you need to get out and vote tomorrow. I know it’s just boring propositions and amendments to the Texas constitution, but some of them are important.
The much debated Proposition 12 is probably the one that will generated the most attendance. I came at this one with an open mind. It addresses an issue that’s a hot topic across the nation, medical malpractice and the cost of malpractice insurance. My father’s a surgeon and his malpractice insurance has skyrocketed over the past couple of years. You’d think that’d make me an immediate supporter of prop. 12. Nope. I definitely agree that something needs to be done, but this ain’t it. Feel free to do your own research and decide for yourself, googling "malpractice" and "cap" should give you a wealth of things to read both for and against. Burnt Orange Report has some good info on all of the propositions on the ballot (skewed to my viewpoint, of course). I generally agree with most of his recommendations, but will probably vote a little differently. Be sure to check out some more recent entries on the redistricting fiasco.
Sep 122003
Johnny Cash and John Ritter both died today.
Cash had been sick with multiple conditions, but apparently it was the diabetes that did him in. He was experiencing a resurgence over the last 10 years thanks to Rick Rubin. If you haven’t checked out his latest album, I highly recommend it. What he lacks in vocal power, he more than makes up with in experience. His voice lends a world-weary-seen-it-all character to the songs that he covers along with the originals. The video for "Hurt", a Nine Inch Nails cover, was up for an MTV video award this year and should have won. You can see the video over on Amazon.
John Ritter will forever be associated with the role of Jack Tripper on Three’s Company, although he reinvented himself, in my opinion, with his role in Slingblade. I wasted many hours watching Three’s Company both primetime and in re-runs. It pretty much defines 70’s TV, crap. What did I know? I was ten. He was only 54.