I Hope they Get two years in the Federal Pen
19 Arrested in Canary-Fighting Investigation
Hey, if it’s good enough for Michael Vick, it should be good enough for these guys. Gotta balance the scales of justice, right?
Insurance discounts for the healthy
Are big insurance discounts for healthy behavior unfair?
Does this question need to be asked? Are insurance discounts for safe driving fair? Are insurance companies allowed to not insure your home if you own a pit bull? Seriously, are people annoyed with this? Yes, probably… the fat ones who smoke, right?
Employers and health insurers could give larger discounts to employees who lose weight or lower their cholesterol under one health care overhaul proposal that’s moving through Congress .
You do have to ask though, what if I’m already at a healthy weight or have low cholesterol? Do I still get the discount, or does there have to be a change of lifestyle in order to take advantage of the discount?
The groups fighting the provision say that while many employees might want to exercise and eat right, some might find that work schedules and family commitments prevent them from making the lifestyle changes needed to improve their health. Lower-income workers, in particular, might not be able to afford gym memberships, even with employers’ subsidies.
Really? Gym memberships? I mean, it’s not like there’s a pesky thing as gravity and you could actually just move your body in your home in ways devised to help tone muscle… or run outside, or bicycle, or walk… I mean, you MUST have a gym membership in order to lose weight. That’s how people in Europe stay thin, right? Or maybe they actually just walk places instead of using their cars to get everywhere? I mean, when was the last time you saw a fat guy on the subway in New York?
Ugh, this is just so frustrating. If you want to cut health care costs, you have to make people healthier. You have to make sure that programs are available to help people make good choices. Pre-natal screenings, forums on eating healthy, smoking cessation programs. Not that I think the government should be paying for ANY of this, but a lot of these things are offered through my insurance program, and I would think that they would be offered through MOST insurance programs.
And while we are on the subject, I work a 40 hour week, I have a two-year old child and am pregnant with a second child and I find the time, EVERY NIGHT to make dinner and serve it. Sometimes it does include hamburgers and french fries, but there is almost always a combination of lean protein, fresh vegetable and carbohydrate. It’s not difficult or time-consuming to make a tasty, well-balanced meal. It just takes advanced planning and about 30 minutes a night.
Oh, and here’s a side note, America: McDonald’s is NOT GOOD FOR YOU (neither is Wendy’s or Burger King or Taco Bell, etc. etc. etc.).
Are these people really this stupid?
GOP headache: The birther issue
At a town hall meeting in Georgetown, a woman demanded to know why Castle and his colleagues were “ignoring” questions about Obama’s birth certificate — questions that have been put to rest repeatedly by state officials in Hawaii, where the birth certificate and all other credible evidence show that Obama was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961.
Ok, it’s time to let it go. He ran, he won. The election was stolen from the Democratic party back in 2000, and apparently some Republicans think it was stolen from them this time (although if you want to get technical about the matter, John McCain was born in, where was it, Panama? So if HE had won, wouldn’t this be an issue for Democrats, too?!). So, now can we just say now we’re all even and let the man do the job he was elected (by the majority) to do?
LET IT GO ALREADY. You just look stupid and petty. Show some class, Republicans, this crap is getting old.
Guess I’m not alone
46% More Likely to Buy Ford ‘Cause It Didn’t Get a Bailout
46% of Americans now saying they are more likely to buy a car from Ford because it did not take government money to stay in business.
That’s pretty much how I feel about the matter.
Why… How… I… So sad
Police: Four boys sexually assaulted 8-year-old girl
Four boys ages 9 to 14 have been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year old girl, police in Phoenix, Arizona, said Wednesday.
I don’t understand why a 9-year-old boy even understands how to (or why you would) commit sexual assault. For GOODNESS’ SAKE, WHY is a 9-year-old so sexualized? How have we let this happen? Can’t kids be kids?
I almost wish I needed to buy a new car
I would totally be getting a Ford. I don’t care what model, but it would very likely be a Ford. I LOVE my car (a Nissan, I’m such a traitor), but I bought it before Car Wars began. I have to give Ford props, though, for standing up, getting rid of debt and working hard to build quality vehicles. And since they’re American and America needs me right now, I would buy a Ford. They haven’t taken (much) government money. The government isn’t a major shareholder in Ford. And they just seem to be doing the right thing by the American people and the American consumer. Go Ford! Kudos to you.
Will it explicity include contraceptives?
Abortion is latest controversy in health overhaul
I don’t think federal funds should be used for abortions (well, to be technical, I don’t believe they should be used to provide health care at all, but that’s another story). But, I think if we’re going to be giving the poor “free” health insurance, it should at least address procreation. And probably should provide for contraceptives. And maybe even education on how to use them properly.
And now I’m back to sad and disgusted
3 accused of letting rats chew toes off Ohio baby
‘Nuff said, I think.
Finally some good (?) news
Surgeon: Strangers saved life of boy trapped in burning SUV
I have been thinking lately that people pretty much just suck across the board. Nine people killed two really great sounding adoptive parents in Florida and kids are getting kidnapped, murdered, abused and molested, the list goes on and on. The things people come up with to hurt other people has really been bringing me down lately. But finally, here’s a piece of news that highlights that while people definitely have a tendency toward evil, there’s some good in there, too.
The onlookers helped a woman and girl from their fiery SUV before off-duty firefighters cut a seatbelt to free D.J. in a harrowing rescue attempt a neighbor captured on video.
How fantastic that for once a group of people put themselves in harm’s way to save someone else. Kudos to the people of Milwaukee. Thanks for making me have some faith that the world may not go to hell in a handbasket… yet.
Breast Wars — what a fantastic title!
The Mommy Files: Study: Hospitals give bottle-feeders the cold shoulder
I’ll admit, I found the blog post interesting. I’m curious to see if that’s the case at the hospital where I deliver my second child — I don’t think I would have been ignored at the hospital where my first child was born. They actually seemed more pro-bottle than a lot of places these days (to the extent giving her formula before I even saw her, even though they knew I wanted to breast feed). But, I had a lot of issues with breastfeeding my daughter and I don’t want to deal with it this time around, so I wonder if I’ll get the cold-shoulder from the staff who may (or may not) think that I’m not doing right by my child (which I think is BS because being sane is far more important to your child than providing breast milk — at least I think so).
Anyway, the post is interesting, but what I really liked was the comments at the bottom dubbing the Breast vs. Bottle debate “Breast Wars.” What a fantastic title. I certainly hope that we can move beyond this whole thing soon and decide that sometimes what’s best for mommy is also best for baby and that we don’t have to sacrifice our whole selves to have a healthy child.
