I got ahold of a screener copy of Michael Moore’s latest film SiCKO today. It’s is almost undeniably his best. Most who have heard something about it might say that it is about America’s 50 million uninsured citizens. It isn’t, no it’s much worse than that. The movie is in fact the story of the other 250 million people who have health insurance. From the nightmares of denied policies to 9/11 rescue workers and the free healthcare systems of the rest of the 1st world. Sicko paints a bleak and disheartening picture of the American healthcare system, I highly recommend seeing it.
Although Michael Moore’s style of documentary is becoming more and more popular, i’m not so sure that is a good thing. Moore wants people to trust him, and when they see his movies they expect the truth and a certain amount of fairness. You hear all the time about how conservative fox news is or how liberal the washington post is but in the end most journalists at least try to stick to the basic rules of journalism. Give both sides of the argument and don’t give an opinion unless the page heading reads op-ed. Michael Moore doesn’t even have to pretend to stick to any rules.
I like most of his movies but i definitely take them with a grain of salt. For example in the beginning of the movie Moore makes a big point of a ranking of the world’s healthcare systems. America is like 37th or something awful. Later in the movie he takes some people to Cuba where they receive free healthcare, no questions asked. Moore shows cuba to be these people’s savior, yet on that same list that he touted earlier Cuba is listed behind the US in quality of care.

My little foray into vinyl is going well. I now own half a dozen albums and am having a lot of fun searching record stores for more. The simple act of shopping for records is a lot more enjoyable that i thought. There are a few good stores around Tempe but there are many more awful ones. My current little collection includes albums by the beatles, led zeppelin, radiohead, u2, elton john, and dolorean. Pretty eclectic selections but i’ll fill in the holes along the way. The A side of the magical mystery tour is lame, but other then that i like em all, it really is amazing how different they sound on vinyl.

In other news i get to head home here in two weeks, I am so excited. I am weary of the plane ride, this little fear of flying is really starting to becoming a problem. I’ve never had a bad experience on a plane and use to like flying. Who knows what is wrong with me.

My first entry to the Heinz contest has been posted. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/contests_layout?name=TopThisTVChallenge&v=nbmPPJcg8vE&goto=588

I’d write more but it took me a week to just write that much.
David Hildreth

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I’m about ready to leave the country

i really had a good time just being back in boise for a few days
it was nice to see my friends and family, and although i dont like flying it wasnt a big deal

christmas was nice, everyone liked their gifts and i got what i wanted. new drive space is always exciting :D
i am still waiting on my new laptop to come in the mail but i’ll now have a shiny new external drive to go with it

dave

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ah, back to avoiding homework

i apologize for not writing more, i did at least try a few times
i have to be in the right mood though, i dont want my entries to be too plain and i dont want them to just be my thoughts
because even i dont want to listen to those sometimes :p

my car broke a few weeks ago, it got fixed
i had problems with my laptop, they are getting fixed
my stomach was upset, it calmed down
my job was boring, my love life stale, i missed my family and wished for more friends
i started a new each morning and hit the hay every night wondering why i hadnt gone to bed earlier

but here i am a month later and most things are either the same or have come full circle
and thats just how i like it :D

christmas was different this year, and i didnt realise it until it was almost past
the weeks before i thought nothing of the fact that i wasnt going to be home for the 25th of december
i knew that i was going to be home a week later and that i would celebrate then

although its funny how things just sneak up on you
i got to work yesterday and i knew it was going to be a slow day, but i wasnt prepared for how empty it would be
the day dragged on and on, i got my work done, i ate the catered meal, i talked with a coworker about his awful marriage
i watched tv and waited for my shift to be over
and all the while… nothing felt right

jana calls, which was nice, we dont talk all that often and when we do its usually not a real conversation
she tells me about her day and how no matter the fact that she is with her husband’s family, whom she loves, the day is simply nothing like the christmases she’s known

and her subconscious knows this in ways her conscious may never

i realize that no matter the fact that i have tried to reason with myself and tell myself that i am not missing anything
my heart knows that i am

my memory looks at the calendar and doesnt recognize what is going on, it thinks that i should be sitting on the ugly green carpet of my parents living room with my family

and im not really a guy who is big into family time
i love my family, thats truth, but i very rarely crave time with just them
its never really been a precious commodity… but my heart knows better
it knows that i need that
and for what ever reason it’s a stickler for dates

so on this 26th im a little more humble about my emotions and am looking forward to coming home for a few days :D

dave

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