Woman lives without part of skull for four months because of insurance snag

read this for yourselves. but here are a few great lines from the article:

“There’s no reason not to replace that as soon as you can,” [Neurosurgeon] Young said. “I don’t like to have people who are walking not have their skull.”

“…simple tasks are no longer excruciatingly painful.”

“She said the experience has left her a little more cynical about the health care system.”

“Lane had to wear a plastic street hockey helmet because of a standoff with Medicaid and the hospital.”

Love Letters To Student Land Teacher In Trouble

this is great. check out part of a poem:

“The smell of your cologne mixed with sweat/
The sounds you make while -”

let it be said to english teachers everywhere. just because you think you can teach poetry, that doesn’t mean you have a shred of ability to write it. please stop forever.

Wisc. Alderman Fights For Mannequin in His Office

as far as municipal governments go, i’ve always said that mannequins would make things run much more smoothly. the problem with this situation is, however, that the mannequin isn’t actually doing someone’s job, it’s simply just there to greet and horrify passers-by.

if the mannequin quietly took a position in the comptroller’s or mayor’s office, i seriously doubt anyone would object or even notice.