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I just returned from spending Christmas in Phoenix with my oldest son and his family. He lives in an average area where the homes are fairly new. His front door was recently kicked in, in the middle of the day. His three sons fled to the bedroom armed with a baseball bat. When the intruder...

I am one of the under 65 crowd that would ER today if I could enroll in medicare. There are thousands, if not millions, of us out there. Someone else could have this job if I didn't have to worry about healthcare. Even if it cost me $600-$700, still better than dying in this office while life...

As so many others have voted, let it go. But someday he might bring it up to you in private and you will probably have to say how you feel. That is where the real damage gets done. The guy appears to be drifting through life with flawed ethics, and that is no small problem. What goes around...

I think there are some things you aren't supposed to "get over". My parents both died at a young age. I used to drive an hour to work each way. They were always first and foremost on my mind. The effort and patience they put into raising me and my sister was incredible. I think it is...

If I was lucky enough/shrewd enough, whatever enough/ to get a home on Bainbridge Island they would only be able to remove me in a box.

Ziggy, the fuzzy math is an old grocery scam. When I was a kid I stocked shelves and boxed groceries. Bread, 25 cents a loaf, 3 for a dollar. An amazing variety of people bit on that one.

The impression and things I heard on the show about doctor pay indicated they got about 2/3 of what american doctors get. And those countries have the out of sight vacation allowances. Doesn't sound that bad. And not much in set up and marketing costs.

Well, it is political, and that is the problem. Politics controlled by money and greed. There are millions fed up. I am fed up with even watching the government access channel and having to look at all the expensive haircuts in congress. They spend more on haircare than we do on healthcare...

My middle son was in a similar state. Decent highschool grades but certainly not interested in college. We talked over the summer about options and he decided maybe the Navy would be okay. So one monday I drove him into the induction center where I watched him sworn in, then had to walk away...

I watched it last night for the first time. My first feelings were how terrific other country's plans were in some cases and hope fur the U S. But then the feelings of outrage for how far we have fallen behind and how we are failing struck me. We could, and should, do so much better. The...

I am currently covered by a "cadillac" plan because I am still employed. I have to go to my PCP and let her decide to treat or refer. What I have found to be invaluable is that she keeps a data base on the very best specialists that she knows and trusts. It has worked great for me. I hope to...

Okay, "Embolism Chapter 3". I was taken off the Coumadin around October 14th or so. The Pulmonologist didn't see any further need after tests and ultrasound. So I am sitting in another managers' office on October 29th. when all of a sudden I get this feeling of extreme uneasiness, like I am...

I was 58 when I encountered my first (and only) "cougar". And it was wonderful. She was a product of a long term Mormon marriage. At least that was the excuse she gave for being a little crazy.

I let my wife pick out "Two Weeks" with Sally Field off the cheap rack at the grocery store. It was well done but was a serious downer. I watch movies to be entertained, not reminded of what suffering is all about. Also from the same rack I picked "expelled" by Ben Stein. I don't want to...

I had the same thing happen with Sunset Magazine. A couple years ago I had a Chase credit card. When the card was used I built up "points" towards awards. After hounding me to use my "points" I took a subscription to Sunset. It ran the year, but then continued coming. I called Chase...