The Going Rogue Index

Nov 18, 2009 - Sarah Palin didn't put an index in her book. So we made one for her.     By Christopher Beam Posted Tuesday, Nov. - 13 Comments

Obamacare...a personal look.

Oct 25, 2009 - I am going to give you my personal look at Obamacare from a perspective which may seem a bit strange but in reality it should be alarming.  The interesting thing is that most of all of my childhood I went without even some of the basic things people assume most everyone has.   The only healthcare I had as a child was Medi-cal...which is the program upon which Obamacare was designed.     My father worked several part-time jobs as well as his full-time job as a Baptist minister.  He did everything possible to provide for us, worked his fingers to the bone and still managed to comfort the people in our church and help them deal with their own problems.  Not once did any congregation we served bother to possibly consider that making sure the minister and his family had any healthcare or even some of the basic necessities in life was one of their priorities. They did however call at any time of the day or night for his help and he was there for them.    Sometimes our whole family was there for them.  I was a very experienced babysitter, cook, and housekeeper before I was even 11.  This is not bitterness I speak from---it is my attempt at revealing to you that many who are among the uninsured are hardworking people often working in service-oriented positions which simply aren't offered healthcare.   So....let me get back to Medi-cal......the mentor of Obamacare.  When I hear people on the Obamacare bandwagon I think they probably don't really understand what they are supporting.   Many have never been on medi-cal. - 4 Comments

Real World Issues

Oct 12, 2009 - Sitting with friends for coffee this morning I posed this question "What are the REAL world issues?"  It was interesting the answers that followed in that conversation.  My friends are a really diverse group of people.  We are not a group of "oh yeah- we all agree on everything" bunch. I gleaned from our conversation about REAL world issues...and they are as follows: Americans are tired, angry, frustrated, and getting impatient.  Many of those from the religious right who voted for Obama because of a desire to be part of history in the making...are now frustrated and suffering buyers remorse.  Sure he just got the Nobel Peace Price but as all will agree, he himself said he didn't deserve it.   The liberal groups are giddy as children who have consumed too much sugar, beaming with pride that their savior that finally has had an undeniable accomplishment.  They feel they are finally making all the rest of us see the brilliance of a man who many others feel has simply been riding a rainbow to a pot of gold.   Speaking of rainbows, lets now consider that bold announcement that Obama's newest goal is to end the "Don't Ask-Don't Tell" era within our military.  Seems he has realized that with so many gays within our military it would not be cost-effective to bounce them out of there after paying so much to train them.  I believe he stated something to the effect that "we need these people to fight" so in a way we can possibly say he implies that "they should have an equal opportunity to die" so that is a Hmmmm...moment. - 0 Comments

Will You Get Breast Cancer?

Oct 05, 2009 - Considering this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I though this would be a good post. There's no part of our bodies that we obsess about more than our breasts. Even those of us not prone to health anxiety wonder which, if any, of our everyday habits are upping our odds of getting breast cancer. - 17 Comments

Afghanistan War

Oct 01, 2009 - By Michael Yon ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Greatest Afghanistan War has deteriorated so noticeably that one can now feel the enemy's growing pulse. Each month it beats steadier, stronger, and in 2010 it will finally be born. On Sept. - 12 Comments

Two More Actual Answering Machine Messages

Aug 22, 2008 - 1.) My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished washing dishes. 2.) A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is why we're not here. - 11 Comments

#1 of 14 Answering Machine Messages

Aug 15, 2008 - Hi, this is John: If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution, you didn't lend me enough money. - 17 Comments