Archive for the 'Health' Category
…when the democrats are ever eager to do the Republican’s bidding?
Honestly, when your bill ends up being offered by the “loyal opposition” time and time again, why worry? Heck, you might want to lose a bit more so that your revolution goes faster with less opposition.
Let’s look at the present version of the bill and [...]
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I haven’t heard Obama’s speech, nor read it. Don’t need to, don’t care to.
I’ve heard enough speeches (and not just from Obama). I’m waiting for the payoff (or is that payback?).
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I: The Personal:
Do I Honestly Expect These Guys To Be Here When I Need Them? They Expect Me To Be There Every Quarter, When They Pay Out Their Dividends
Just got my renewal notice for my health care insurance. Went up from around $210/month to over $270/month, starting in October. For what I now have.
Yeah, I [...]
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Watching the people in this nation go nuts on the Age of Consent Laws and the glorification of Cougars, a thought entered my mind:
Has The Human Race Finally Hit Its Planetary Carrying Capacity?
Think of it: Japan and Europe are losing population. So is Russia (although for different reasons). The United States and Canada have grown [...]
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Steroids
Probably the biggest thing that’s been talked about for the past few weeks is A-Rod’s admission of Steroids Use back in 2003. Never mind whether it was legal for the list to exist (I believe it wasn’t and was being used to blackmail some of the other stars into sticking by the Baseball Union), the [...]
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A Hunt for Genes That Betrayed a Desert People
I remember talking with a woman who was very interested in Genetics, and she asked me what groups I would think would have genes worth studying. My answers were the usual ones:
Iceland, where the people can be traced to a specific group of people
The Amish, whose separation [...]
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Faces Of Meth
Faces of Meth, from Partnership For a Drug Free America
Seriously, follow the link above. Click on the left, look at the pictures on the right.
Probably the most intriguing part of this for me is looking at the girl’s hair color. Seems it gets wilder the longer they’re on Meth. Brunettes and platinum blondes go redhead, [...]
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WARNING: ANYONE QUEASY ABOUT ANYONE TALKING ABOUT OR SHOWING USUALLY HIDDEN PORTIONS OF THE FEMALE ANATOMY SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THIS BLOG FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK! BY THEN, THIS POSTING SHOULD BE LOW ENOUGH SO YOU CAN IGNORE IT
While looking at the picture to the left (and, just so you know, you can [...]
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Hip Fracture
You don’t want a hip fracture.
I have a friend who suffered a hip fracture recently. She spent a few days in the hospital, and while now home isn’t really up to snuff. Mortality rates are very high: 15-20 of people who suffer hip fractures die within a year, usually because of secondary and tertiary problems [...]
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$20 Million for Failing???
The Sun-Times Article. Scroll down 1/3 of the page to find the item in question.
Okay, so it’s over something that Curry has no control over, and would be unable to change if the wrong answer came out. And it’s in a field where people earn much more than that over a shorter span (if I [...]
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