Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Welcome to the Machine

On April 1st I was "admitted to the machine" and became enrolled in medicare parts A, B, and D. For the under 65 crowd that's hospital insurance, medical insurance, and drug insurance. I tell you when I chose my title for a blog it's scary how many aspects of my life are evidenced by the lyrics, melody, and album in general.

"You've been in the pipeline, filling in time" is reminiscent of minor league baseball players putting in their time in the pipeline to the bigs-and the MLB just opened with a Red Sox victory! I am so happy the Sox beat the Yankees on Opening Day! Its definitely a sign of good things to come and Stephen King reminded us (in Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption) that Hope Springs Eternal every spring.

"And you didn't like school..." I really liked college but I like grad school a lot less, it is just really hard for me to concentrate on it and get excited/motivated about studying and doing assignments. Especially my Environmental Health class (Green Party Propaganda 101).

I was also recently invited to become a cog in The Machine that is the U.S. census. I got offered a full time office job but had to decline because I didn't think I could handle it and school.
So if anyone has scholarly insights on malaria control without DDT let me know. I should be doing my own research right now, but as I've graced you with a post, it's the least you can do.

1 comment:

Matt "Hacksaw" said...

If I am getting smarter with all the school I do, shouldn't it be getting easier? I feel you buddy, glad you are part of the machine and the machine is not part of you. Leave the Borg on Star trek I always say.