My sole political comment.

I'm not sure if my feelings about this thing are cowardice or sanity.

Here we are all gathered in what seems to be the center of the storm
Neighbours once friendly now stand each side of the line that has been drawn
They've been fighting here for years, but now there's killing on the streets
While small coffins are lined up sadly, now united in defeat.

We always need to hear both sides of the story.

And the lights are all on, the world is watching now
People looking for truth, we must not fail them now.
Be sure, before we close our eyes
Don't walk away from here
'til you see both sides.
- Phil Collins

What the changer's playing is appropriate too.

Drugs!

I couldn't get a doctor's appointment to deal with the fact that I have painfully infected tubing. So I persuaded teinedreugan to take me down to the walk-in part of the clinic.

I have drugs now. Two hours there, with lots of sitting about -- it was packed tonight. Many miscellaneous small children, including one who was wailing piteously that he really wanted a book. I could relate, but I'd brought one.

The doctor was a good'n, though. He listened to me, flipped through my charts in some detail, agreed that given that I'm under nephrologist observation infected tubing should be dealt with promptly (and apparently believing my descriptions), and thought celery seed tea as a treatment was cool and that he'd have to look into it. He also agreed with my yoghurt. It was overall as pleasant as a doctor's appointment at an overcrowded clinic for an extant, painful condition can be.

And he gave me drugs.