About

As if you hadn’t guessed, Left-Handed Complement represents this guy’s first attempt at a weblog. You can read all about me in some of my early May, 2007 posts, such as here and here.

For more, try this: my profile on Fliva.com

There’s a lot of me in those May posts especially, so if you’re really interested, I’d start from the beginning. After all, that’s how I got here!

Feel free to comment here, or anywhere else on this site. Also, you might wish to email me at mudge <at> essoenn <dot> com .

Thanks always to the great people at WordPress.com – they make it possible for over 2million of us to reach out, and be reached, every day.

167 Responses to “About”

  1. Ogress Says:

    Thank you for sharing my view on Perdido Street Station. I’ll be sure to give The Scar a thorough read – and Iron Council too!

  2. mm222: Social networks — Encyclopedic, Careeric, Blogic « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  3. mm233: Corn in the news — and not just in Iowa! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  4. mm235: 6,000! Thanks! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  5. mm241: The "Wal-Mart of Coffee?" Actually, no… « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  6. mm243: Iowa! Obama! Huckabee! What gives? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  7. mm245: Obama - the pundits are still marveling « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  8. mm247: One Laptop Per Child — reviews are coming in « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  9. mm251: Stem cells - Lab harvests from embryos non-destructively « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  10. mm252: A short word about the process of blogging « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  11. mm253: Water - casus belli for a new war between the states? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  12. mm256: I don’t hate big corporations, either « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  13. mm257: The R-Word - Not that racy television show… « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  14. mm258: It’s the economy, stupid! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  15. mm262: Making the world better, one wall wart at a time « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  16. mm268: Sometimes it’s personal « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  17. mm270: Health trilogy « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  18. mm272: What the devil time is it anyway? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  19. mm276: Fat Tuesday, and Skyhawks « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  20. mm278: Don’t look back: Something may be gaining on you. « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  21. mm278a: [Repost] Don’t look back: Something may be gaining on you. « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  22. mm281: No! Don’t take away my Diet Mountain Dew! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  23. mm277: 20th Century classical music is 100 years old - and we haven’t learned to listen to it! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  24. mm285: Mayor Mike tells some hard truths « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  25. mm286: Nothing less than domestic terrorism « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  26. mm292: Voting technology: –Fragmented, fragile, in flux– « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  27. mm293: Star Wars, finally ready for prime time « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  28. mm297: 9,000 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  29. mm299: More than the economy, we’re in intellectual trouble « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  30. mm300: Bloomberg: I’m not running, but… « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  31. mm302: Fair Election Foundation: a modest proposal « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  32. mm303: Boeing loses the big one « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  33. mm306: The rare commercial message « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  34. mm307: Practical solar power from the desert « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  35. mm309: The news Bush really hates you to hear « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  36. mm311: Victimless crime claims another victim « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  37. mm312: Fallon the fallen — a bitter defeat for strategic common sense « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  38. mm313: Blast from the past No. 1 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  39. mm315: Blast from the past No. 2 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  40. mm316: Blast from the past No. 3 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  41. mm317: Water — the theme — part 2 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  42. mm319: Blast from the past No. 4 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  43. mm320: Soothing the savage, etc. « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  44. mm3xz2: Blast from the past No. 5 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  45. mm324: Obama speech on race: a statesman and patriot « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  46. mm327: Of encyclopedias, child-men and more non-men « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  47. mm328: Today’s economics lesson: Depression 101 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  48. mm329: Blast from the past No. 6 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  49. mm331: Obama at Cooper Union? Lincoln for our times? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  50. mm333: "Great people shouldn’t have a resume" « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  51. mm336: 10 minutes that might change our lives « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  52. mm339: WordPress.com - I love the new Dashboard! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  53. mm340: Decline and fall: America’s midlife crisis « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  54. mm341: Boo-hoo Yahoo « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  55. mm342: Blasts from the past No. 7-8 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  56. mm344: Welcome to interesting times « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  57. mm345: Cellphone: Bootstrap for the 21st Century « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  58. mm346: All together now: Ewwwwwwww! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  59. mm348: Business blogger? No, no, no, not me! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  60. mm350: Blast from the past No. 9 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  61. mm351: Blast from the past No. 10 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  62. mm352: Blast from the Past! No. 11 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  63. mm353: Blast from the Past! No. 12 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  64. mm354: Blast from the Past! No. 13 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  65. mm355: Blast from the Past! No. 14 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  66. mm356: Blast from the Past! No. 15 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  67. mm357: Back inaction « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  68. mm359: The Navy’s ferry tale — unhappy ever after « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  69. mm361: Gin, television, Web 2.0 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  70. mm362: Written, as usual, on a Sony PCV-RS620G desktop PC « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  71. mm363: "60 Minutes:" Dead wrong? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  72. mm364: Blast from the Past! No. 16 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  73. mm366: Blast from the Past! No. 17 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  74. mm368: Knowledge: Blast furnace of the 21st century « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  75. mm372: Year One: Done! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  76. mm373: Repairing the world? Start at home! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  77. mm374: Blast from the Past! No. 18 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  78. mm377: Blast from the Past! No. 19 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  79. mm378: Blast from the Past! No. 20 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  80. mm379: Iraq = Lebanon. Finally it makes sense. « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  81. mm380: The return of cheap gasoline « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  82. mm382: One Laptop Per Child gets Windows « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  83. mm383: Blast from the Past! No. 21 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  84. mm384: Congratulations to the graduate! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  85. mm385: Scientific victories are often ephemeral « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  86. mm386: Your Boomer brain: older just might be better « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  87. mm387: Blast from the Past! No. 22 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  88. bbrian017 Says:

    Thanks for adding blog engage to your blog!

    Pleasure meeting you!

  89. mudge Says:

    Thanks for your thanks. Looking forward to participating!

  90. mm388: Superpower to basket case — Thanks, lunatic fringe! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  91. bbrian017 Says:

    lol thanks for your thanks on my thanks! Nice thanking you as well… lol

  92. mm389: A further word about process… « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  93. mm391: A site for poor eyes « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  94. mm393: Blast from the Past! No. 23 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  95. mm394: Yet another word about process « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  96. mm395: Blast from the Past! No. 24 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  97. mm396: It’s an oil spill! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  98. mm397: Blast from the Past! No. 25 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  99. mm398: Military intelligence — time to start using some « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  100. mm400: A trend that I can really support « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  101. mm402: Brigadoon year for the Cubs? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  102. mm403: Blast from the Past! No. 26 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  103. mm404: Boston, Day 0 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  104. mm405: Boston, Day 1 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  105. mm406: Boston, Day 2 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  106. mm408: Boston, Day 3, concluded; and Day 4, last day! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  107. mm409: Blast from the Past! No. 27 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  108. mm410: Shallow thoughts « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  109. mm412: Choice Two « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  110. mm414: McCain vs. Obama takes to the skies « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  111. mm415: Blast from the Past! No. 28 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  112. mm416: Obama a pragmatic politician - we’re shocked, shocked « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  113. mm417: Sunny promises collide with black thunderclouds « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  114. mm418: Blast from the Past! No. 29 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  115. WcW012: A rare public appearance « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  116. mm421: Blast from the Past! No. 30 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  117. mm422: Blast from the Past! No. 31 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  118. mm425: Short attention span blogging returns! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  119. mm426: Blast from the Past! No. 32: Go to war - play videogames « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  120. mm427: Obama’s restless summer « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  121. mm428: Upbeat words from the Fed « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  122. mm430: Blast from the Past! No. 33: There’s STILL a war on, folks! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  123. mm431: My kind of town « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  124. mm435: No words left « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  125. mm436: Blast from the Past! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  126. mm445: Another dietary mistake « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  127. WcW014: It’s not all bright lights and glamour « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  128. mm447: Blast from the Past! No. 36 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  129. mm451: Goodbye, old blue, you’re worth more to me dead than alive « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  130. mm455: Thou shalt blog daily « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  131. mm458: Reunion « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  132. mm460: Globalization: Rough seas ahead « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  133. mm462: Impervious to the Olympics « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  134. mm462: Impervious to the Olympics « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  135. mm463: Blast from the Past! No. 40! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  136. mm467: Happy Left-Handers’ Day! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  137. mm468: And the band played on « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  138. mm469: Blast from the Past! No. 41 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  139. mm470: Blast from the Past! No. 42 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  140. mm472: Blast from the Past! No. 43 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  141. mm474: A very good year for paperboard and plastic « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  142. mm478: Blast from the Past! No. 44 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  143. mm330: They’re ganging up on her! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  144. mm290: Gassing ’bout birds and supermen « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  145. mm288: Videogames. Real warfare. An unsettling fusion « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  146. mm294: Making the world unsafe for bats and birds « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  147. mm274: Overdue: decriminalize marijuana use « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  148. mm266: Follow-ups and other voices heard « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  149. mm479: Change Before It’s Too Late « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  150. mm481: Carnival of the Liberals! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  151. Marjorie Saenz Says:

    The topic of health care in the 2008 U.S. presidential election is one that is high on the minds of Americans. However, while most people are well aware of the immense challenges facing our health system (rising costs of medical care, malpractice, high prescription drug costs, medical bankruptcies, employers dropping coverage, 47 million uninsured Americans, etc.), they have less understanding of the specific solutions proposed by Senators Obama and McCain.

    We invite you to write a post about the topic of health care in ’08. There are clear policy differences between the Obama and McCain plans, who come from two differing philosophies on health care reform.

    “HealthDecision ’08: Obama and McCain on Health Care” is an initiative by HealthCare.com (http://www.healthcare.com) to help potential voters understand each candidate’s position. It is an objective comparison of the two platforms, and provides analysis as to the strengths and weaknesses of each. Most importantly, HealthDecision ’08 provides an interactive voting tool that allows users to “vote” for a preferred plan. HealthDecision can be accessed at http://decision.healthcare.com/obama-mccain/.

    HealthDecision ’08 will provide you with much of the primary research with which to form a post. In addition, we provide you with links to third-party election coverage from Health08.org, NPR, The New England Journal of Medicine, NY Times, National Journal, U.S. News, WebMD and many other sites, that may serve as supplemental information sources.

    I hope you’ll join us in our effort to raise voter understanding on this very important issue. We hope that you will use our information, and also link your readers to our site in order to have their voices heard.

    Lastly, if you’re interested in posting real-time results of the HealthDecision ’08 poll, please reply to this email for instructions on embedded our widget onto your blog.

    Thank you.

  152. mm483: Blast from the Past! No. 45 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  153. mudge Says:

    Thanks, Marjorie, planning a health related blog for as soon as this weekend.

  154. mm485: Celebrating small "L" labor « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  155. mm255: 7,000! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  156. mm238: Bloomberg’s candidacy — closer to real? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  157. mm487: A Truman for our times? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  158. mm489: Blast from the Past! No. 46 - Abolish the Air Force « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  159. mm490: Blast from the Past! No. 47 - Classical music, redux « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  160. mm491: Blast from the Past! No. 48 - War with Iran? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  161. mm492: Blast from the Past! No. 49 - Blogging - NSFW? « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  162. mm494: Blast from the Past! No. 50 — Health care excuses « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  163. mmSpecial: Blast from the Past! No. 911 « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  164. mm495: Family and politics « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  165. mm508: A great, and most useful, debate « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  166. mm509: Hear that sound? It’s the ice skaters in hell! « Left-handed Complement Says:

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  167. mm506: What to read when you’re not reading me « Left-handed Complement Says:

    [...] Byte in the last week or so, and I’m glad I did. He picked up (and, more to the point, beat yr (justifiably) humble svt to the punch) on McCain’s extraordinary call during Tuesday night’s debate for Meg [...]

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