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Dancing... or drinking through life
I am not even sure that I know how to do a link anymore. I'm giving it a shot though so, three readers, please forgive me if I mess this up.
So Rod Dreher's sister is battling cancer. It is nasty. Their faith is extraordinary. Here's his latest post (I think)
There are 8 comments on it.
As I scrolle
posted 3:05:22pm Mar. 02, 2010 |
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Back...
I'm back here at JWalking after a bit of time because I just want someplace to record thoughts from time to time. I doubt that many of the thoughts will be political - there are plenty upon plenty of people offering their opinions on everything political and I doubt that I have much to add that will
posted 10:44:56pm Mar. 01, 2010 |
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Learning to tell a story
For the last ten months or so I've been engaged in a completely different world - the world of screenwriting. It began as a writing project - probably the 21st Century version of a yen to write the great American novel - a shot at a screenplay. I knew that I knew nothing about the art but was inspir
posted 8:01:41pm Feb. 28, 2010 |
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And just one more
I have, I think, just one more round of chemo left.
When I go through my pill popping regimen tomorrow morning it will be the last time for this particular round of drugs. Twenty-three rounds, it seems, is enough.
What comes next? We'll go back to what we did after the surgery. We'll watch and measu
posted 11:38:45pm Nov. 18, 2008 |
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A Newfie for Obama
NPR asked me to do a short memo to the president-elect. I chose to do it on the dog he should choose... and why. Check it out.
posted 12:25:10am Nov. 15, 2008 |
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posted October 4, 2007 at 7:10 pm
I’d suggest you actually do a comparison of health care costs between local and rural areas. In fact, I’d suggest you compare all costs of living. Comparisons between Omaha, Nebraska and Washington, DC:
If you move from Omaha NE to Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA…
Groceries will cost: 25.812% more
Housing will cost: 172.45% more
Utilities will cost: 31.57% more
Transportation will cost: 9.347% more
Healthcare will cost: 17.898% more
Omaha and New York:
If you move from Omaha NE to New York (Manhattan) NY…
Groceries will cost: 65.805% more
Housing will cost: 375.239% more
Utilities will cost: 62.82% more
Transportation will cost: 17.158% more
Healthcare will cost: 36.28% more
Yeah, try that one again.
Oh, and if someone makes $83,000 and hasn’t or cannot get insurance for their children, they probably shouldn’t have custody of them. That is an abyssmal failure to prioritize.
posted October 4, 2007 at 7:48 pm
JAM: Maybe if someone can’t afford health insurance on a faimily income of $83K they should consider aborting their next pregnancy as well as giving up custody of existing kids.
posted October 4, 2007 at 8:00 pm
For the record, I was thinking more about urban vs. rural within the state of Nebraska. I agree completely that cost of living is much more expensive on the coasts than it is here. (And by the way, within Nebraska, Omaha is considered very urban.)
And from what I understand, that $83,000 figure was NOT in the bill sent to the White House. That was the increased cap that New York asked for – which they asked for BECAUSE cost of living is so much more expensive.
And for the record, no I did not do any type of comparison when I wrote the above comments. The point of the post was to point out that even a truly red state like Nebraska – voting for Republican presidents since 1964 (I think) – there is need and desire for all our children to have access to health care. My post was actually in response to another poster who stated that Bush did not sign because this would not affect red states. All I’m saying is that is does and we care about the children who do with out health care services because, even though their parents work, the health coverage isn’t sufficient and the parents can’t afford the out of pocket.
posted October 4, 2007 at 8:03 pm
And by the way, isn’t anyone shocked that with unemployment BELOW 5% in this country, we still have 4 million children without even the most basic health care?
posted October 4, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Actually, if you have a kid with certain chronic illnesses, you often cannot buy insurance for them at any price no matter how much money you make. Insurance companies won’t write such policies unless they are forced to do so.
The only way to get coverage in some states is to work for an employer who offers a group plan, where they have to cover everyone even if they have pre-existing conditions.