When I saw The Ghost Writer last week, I noticed that nearly all the cars in the film were BMWs that looked like they had just left the car dealership – not a speck of dust on their shiny paint jobs. I could practically smell the “new car” smell during scenes in their leathery interiors. In [...]
Archive for April 5th, 2010
Product Placement in Movies
Posted in Movies, tagged BMW, Ewan McGregor, Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Liberation Of Low Expectations
Posted in sports, tagged Cleveland, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, sports on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The baseball season began today for the Cleveland Indians. No one is expecting them to do anything this year, and if the first game is any indication, the experts may well be right. The Tribe got blanked today by the Chicago White Sox, losing 6-0. I imagine it is easier for players to play when [...]
Doubts About The In-And-Outers
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, Politics, tagged America, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Massachusetts, Massachusetts universal heatlh care, Politics, Pre-existing conditions on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Massachusetts has its own version of “health care reform” legislation, which is similar in some ways to the federal “health care reform” legislation. For that reason, the current Massachusetts experience may be a precursor of what we could soon be facing on a national scale. Yesterday that Boston Globe ran an interesting article that should [...]
