It is now the eve before I take the final big test of my medical school career. Tomorrow is the United States Medical Licensing Exam's Step 2, which tests us over the clinical skills learned during the 3rd and 4th year. I finished my 3rd year on the internal medicine rotation which is a substantial portion of the exam, so it makes sense for me to take it early before I forget the nit picky details (you know, like what the heart does, and why we have lungs). So I'm winding today's review session down so that I can relax tonight. I'm so sick of studying for tests. Seriously, I've been studying for tests since I was 6 years old. I think it's time to do something else with my life.
In other news, the big 9/11 Commission's final report was released today. Basically, they said government screwed up (not blaming anyone in particular) and we URGENTLY need to have better security for the future. Thanks guys. How much money did it cost us to fund that report? The government screwed up and we URGENTLY need better protection before something else bad happens. It's almost as obvious as Fahrenheit 9/11, which a 1st grader had the knowledge to write and produce. The commission also URGENTLY wants to create a cabinet-level position that would oversee all the intelligence-gathering organizations. They also URGENTLY suggested that instead of the FBI and CIA directors reporting to 18 separate congressional committees, they be consolidated to three or so. On World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, the Capitol Hill reporter said that was not likely to happen, because many of the senators and congresspeople on these committees would be required to give up power, which rarely happens in Washington. Plus, it was also mentioned that many of the politicians are now busy with re-election campaigns for the rest of the year and don't have time to tend to such matters as national defense. Man, you gotta love politics.
In local news (directly before the national news), the only stories on CBS 11 here in Dallas were about a female missing jogger presumed kidnapped, a murder in Mansfield (suburb of Ft. Worth), a lawsuit concerning the woman in Houston who ran over her husband with her car, a veterinarian who killed a neighbor's dog, and a new home menopause test that tells you you're having hot flashes and insomnia. Why did I mention this? Watch Bowling for Columbine to find out. I hate the media so much it makes me want to puke. However, it makes sense. They are here to make money (Edward Murrow is rolling over in his grave), not report the news. In order to make money, the television stations need to talk about murder, rape, kidnapping, murder, politics, and death. Regular news about the city council or mass transportation just isn't interesting. People might actually change the channel if that were the only news. My God, people might even watch ESPN or the Outdoor Life Network to see stories about achievement and triumph. We don't want that now do we? Speaking of triumph, let's talk about Lance Armstrong.
Since I'm totally apathetic about everything (except medicine ironically), it may turn out that Lance has cheated during his amazing sting of 5 (now almost 6) straight Tours de France (did anyone ever look up the plural like I asked?). But he's always tested negative, and he says he doesn't cheat. So what I'm going to do is take him for his word and trust his integrity that he's being truthful. And if that's the case, he is one of the greatest athletes to walk this planet. He has now won the last three stages in a row of the 2004 Tour to increase his lead to over 3 minutes. The guy just isn't human. He symbolizes the greatness the human body can achieve not only physically but also mentally. Really, all the news stories should be about this guy...not some fucking horrible murder in Mansfield, Texas. So congrats Lance, you are an amazing human being, even if you were a drunken idiot throwing ice cubes at Ryan and Janelle at some bar in Austin a few years back.
In other news, the big 9/11 Commission's final report was released today. Basically, they said government screwed up (not blaming anyone in particular) and we URGENTLY need to have better security for the future. Thanks guys. How much money did it cost us to fund that report? The government screwed up and we URGENTLY need better protection before something else bad happens. It's almost as obvious as Fahrenheit 9/11, which a 1st grader had the knowledge to write and produce. The commission also URGENTLY wants to create a cabinet-level position that would oversee all the intelligence-gathering organizations. They also URGENTLY suggested that instead of the FBI and CIA directors reporting to 18 separate congressional committees, they be consolidated to three or so. On World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, the Capitol Hill reporter said that was not likely to happen, because many of the senators and congresspeople on these committees would be required to give up power, which rarely happens in Washington. Plus, it was also mentioned that many of the politicians are now busy with re-election campaigns for the rest of the year and don't have time to tend to such matters as national defense. Man, you gotta love politics.
In local news (directly before the national news), the only stories on CBS 11 here in Dallas were about a female missing jogger presumed kidnapped, a murder in Mansfield (suburb of Ft. Worth), a lawsuit concerning the woman in Houston who ran over her husband with her car, a veterinarian who killed a neighbor's dog, and a new home menopause test that tells you you're having hot flashes and insomnia. Why did I mention this? Watch Bowling for Columbine to find out. I hate the media so much it makes me want to puke. However, it makes sense. They are here to make money (Edward Murrow is rolling over in his grave), not report the news. In order to make money, the television stations need to talk about murder, rape, kidnapping, murder, politics, and death. Regular news about the city council or mass transportation just isn't interesting. People might actually change the channel if that were the only news. My God, people might even watch ESPN or the Outdoor Life Network to see stories about achievement and triumph. We don't want that now do we? Speaking of triumph, let's talk about Lance Armstrong.
Since I'm totally apathetic about everything (except medicine ironically), it may turn out that Lance has cheated during his amazing sting of 5 (now almost 6) straight Tours de France (did anyone ever look up the plural like I asked?). But he's always tested negative, and he says he doesn't cheat. So what I'm going to do is take him for his word and trust his integrity that he's being truthful. And if that's the case, he is one of the greatest athletes to walk this planet. He has now won the last three stages in a row of the 2004 Tour to increase his lead to over 3 minutes. The guy just isn't human. He symbolizes the greatness the human body can achieve not only physically but also mentally. Really, all the news stories should be about this guy...not some fucking horrible murder in Mansfield, Texas. So congrats Lance, you are an amazing human being, even if you were a drunken idiot throwing ice cubes at Ryan and Janelle at some bar in Austin a few years back.
2 Comments:
god i hate you, kenny.
how bad was the test? we have another multivisceral transplant today (small bowel and pancreas), but i don't know that i will stay for it, as the organs started in puerto rico and won't be here until around 4, and the surgery takes ~12 hours.
So that "comment" sort of looks more like a personal e-mail. Is this the wave of the future...public e-mail? Who needs hotmail when you have blogger?
The test was harder than expected, especially since I studied to a fair degree for Step 2. I was kind of wanting to do better than average, but we'll just have to wait and see how that turns out.
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