Image via WikipediaI'm amazed at how fast we're moving to a system where the government controls everything. They're nationalizing banks, socializing medicine, rewriting property laws and taxing our grandchildren as we speak. Here I thought the loss of property rights from the Kelo decision were bad for America. All this coming from lefties who have … Continue reading The Next Civil Liberties Scare
Tag: Medicine
Stimulus Plan Kills Older People
Ok, so that's a scare title. But not by much.Buried deep in the so-called Stimulus Plan are new government-mandated health-care restrictions. Here are some snippets - The bill’s health rules will affect “every individual in the United States” (445, 454, 479). Your medical treatments will be tracked electronically by a federal system. One new bureaucracy, … Continue reading Stimulus Plan Kills Older People
Rejecting the Arrogance
In this morning's Washington Post, Obama wrote that the Stimulus Package (which is horrendously misleading as there is far more liberal pet socialist programs than stimulus in the package) must be passed immediately or puppies will die. No time to read it, just sign it. But then he includes this phrase - "I reject these … Continue reading Rejecting the Arrogance
Christian Carnival CCXLIV
Image via WikipediaIt's National Bailout Day, seeing as how our illustrious US Congress has allocated $700 billion for Wall Street bankers. As Christians, I think we probably could put $700 billion to better use, don't you? But I got to thinking that our lives are not ours, we have been purchased at a cost. How … Continue reading Christian Carnival CCXLIV
Aftermath of Ike
Image via Wikipedia We survived; we're thankful. Not only that, we're well, we have a nice cool front to bring the temperatures down, and it's a full moon to illuminate our evenings. All these things we give praise and thanks to God. Last Friday we tried several places to buy a propane refill tank to … Continue reading Aftermath of Ike
Sham Acupuncture
Something I read today I thought was very interesting - western medicine doesn't work as well as fake non-medicine, at least for lower back pain. A study found that fake acupuncture worked nearly as well as real acupuncture, and both of those were nearly twice as effective as western medicine. In the largest experiment on … Continue reading Sham Acupuncture
Kenya Mission, Day 7
January 2, 2006 Today's Swahili phrase: hakuna matada, which means "Disney marketing phrase." No wait, it means "no worries." I've received a lot of encouragement to continue this series - we're about halfway through - but this next day was a very important day, full of eye-opening experiences, and frankly, just hard to get a … Continue reading Kenya Mission, Day 7
Dogs and HyperActive Thyroids
Dang dogs. I'm pretty sure Patch jumped up on the furniture tonight and got my wife's thyroid medicine off the end table. When I got home after exercise, it was Bella that was happily chewing on the child-proof (but not dog-proof) plastic bottle. ASPCA poison control had a nearly incomprehensible technical paper on thyroid overdose. … Continue reading Dogs and HyperActive Thyroids
Disgruntled Conservatives
When Bush pushed for Harriet Miers, I balked. The Republicans are not only not acting like the majority party, but the few battles they win seem like they're for the other side. The size of government balloons. From the lack of social security reform to the nomonation of Harriet Miers, I'm done giving Bush the … Continue reading Disgruntled Conservatives
Professional Snorer
Except for the part where I can't figure out how to get paid for it, I could snore professionally. I should have kept y'all up-to-date along the way, but I didn't. C'est la vie. I snore when I'm on my back... and my side. Even on my stomach. If I slept hanging from my ankles … Continue reading Professional Snorer
Lamentations of the Father
Lamentations of the Father by Ian Frazier Laws Pertaining to the Living Room Of the beasts of the field, and of the fishes of the sea, and of all foods that are acceptable in my sight you may eat, but not in the living room. Of the hoofed animals, broiled or ground into burgers, you … Continue reading Lamentations of the Father
Mechanical Investing for March 2005
All in all, a 6.1% gain for the month, happily beating the market. Would have done a lot better, too, except for ALOY. True story - I'm at the movies, I stop at the restroom. I'm standing in front of the urinal that has an advertisement for Immodium AD diarrhea medicine. And on the frame … Continue reading Mechanical Investing for March 2005
The Healing Power of Chocolate
The ancient Mayans were right. Chocolate heals. Among the benefits reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Cocoa, rich in flavonoids, help keep blood platelets from clumping together which can reduce the risk of blood clots that could lead to heart attacks. Dark chocolate can lower blood pressure in elderly hypertensive patients. Chocolate … Continue reading The Healing Power of Chocolate
Prayer Request for Hayden
I spent the afternoon with my good friend John at the Texas Children's Hospital where John and his son are spending 18 hours a day this past week. John's granddaughter, Hayden, is in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in an induced coma with significant brain swelling. The doctors have exhausted the types of medicines … Continue reading Prayer Request for Hayden
You Don't Believe Her Story Either, Do You?
CANBERRA, Australia - A woman seduced and had sex with strangers while she slept and later had no recollection of her infidelities due to a sleeping disorder, her Sydney doctor said Thursday. The middle-aged woman had no idea that she was sneaking from her house at night in search of sex with random strangers until … Continue reading You Don't Believe Her Story Either, Do You?
Spam Spam Spam Spam
I get a lot of email spam. I'm sure others get a lot more, but I'm fed up with the amount of spam I get. I estimate I average 75 pieces of spam a day. For some of the most tasteless products available, too, I might add. And even though I have a spam filter, … Continue reading Spam Spam Spam Spam
Chasing the Wind 