Notes from the Morgue

Notes From the Morgue

Where’s My Goddamn Hover-Car?

Part Two

Friday, June 8, 2007

The 70’s were a time of reversal and retrenchment for America. After the resignations of Agnew and Nixon, the oil embargo, the fall of South Vietnam, the collapse of Iran the seizing of the hostages in Tehran, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the country was tired and in doubt about itself.

The election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 represented the most substantial shift in American politics

Where’s My Goddamn Hover-Car?

Thursday, June 7, 2007

When I was a wee lad sitting at home, I watched The Jetsons, a futuristic rip-off of The Flinstones. George Jetson and family lived in the sky, speeding about in flying saucers. I remember going to Disneyland and heading straight to Tomorrowland (after hitting the Materhorn), and being dazzled by the TWA Moonliner ride and Monsanto’s House of the Future.

I remember driving past the nuclear

Primum Non Nocere: Assisted Suicide

Sunday, May 6, 2007

A bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide is currently making its way through the California state legislature. When I was living in Oregon in the 90’s a similar bill was voted into law. The Oregon and California bills, in general, give physicians the power to determine when a patient is in the terminal stages of a disease, and, at the patient’s request, intervene to end their life. As an

Vatican Closes Limbo, Hell Due for Refurb

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI is expected to announce soon the closure of Limbo, the First Circle of Hell. In deliberations begun by his predecessor, John Paul II, the International Theological Commission is expected to reject the idea of Limbo, transferring all the unbaptized deceased newborns and infants, who had previously populated part of Limbo, directly into Heaven.

It turns out that Benedict has

Mr. Deity

Friday, April 13, 2007

An hilarious new website, mrdeity.com, features short videos involving the adventures of a less than competent Supreme Being and his staff. Made with almost no budget, nevertheless, the production values are excellent, the scripts are crisp and funny, and the quality and chemistry of the cast demonstrate a high degree of professionalism. In fact, it’s a Hollywood-based attempt by some talented

Opinions, Obfuscations and Opprobrium from an Embittered Physician at a Time Near the End of the World

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