Speaking of health inequalities and income inequality.

Now I have somewhere to post this stuff. Today on Yahoo, the following two headlines ran right next to one another:

• Study: Arsenic in drinking water threatening millions globally
• Diamond-encrusted skull sells for $100 million

I'm not going to talk academic here...this is sick! And so emblematic of our problem here in the U.S. Rich people are so fricking bored, with so much money to spend, that this is "newsworthy." I guess I should be glad that arsenic in the water is still considered newsworthy, too? I think certain Asian (and other) cultures would categorize this as a fundamental imbalance in our priorities as a culture, but who ever thinks to question it?

Hey-o to Heather! Welcome to your new home! We're really looking forward to a post about your new job, digs, and life!