When it rains...

On NPR this afternoon, Talk of the Nation was held at the Capitol Building in honor of the first session of Congress of 2007. Neal Conan's guests are of course congresspersons, and the topic? Is pharmaceutical policy.

For the past two+ months I have been freelance editing a 700-page pharmaceutical policy book. As one of the congressman spoke, I with dismay understood every single word he said. I realized then that I must use my new knowledge to help humankind. So here goes.

The next time you are at a super-hip party and want to make new friends quickly, or you think your pharmacist is hot and you want to impress him or her, simply say the following sentence:

Donut hole Medigap cost sharing pharmaceutical benefits management mail service Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act evidence-based copayment capitation preferred-drug list formulary noncompliance relabeling three-tiered reimbursement prior approval patent Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act P&T committee FDA HHS CMS NDA GAO NIH IOM OTC PPI AWP.

It's sure to do all you hope it will.
Mmmm donut hole.

Endangered.

Polar bears are drowning in the ocean and eating one another.

But there is no global warming.

And Sawyer shoots them (with his shirt unbuttoned).
But only when they attack him on a tropical island.

But there is no global warming.