Health Discussions

Buried within the first of the pile o' poop passed by Pelosi: funding for a National Database of our medical records. Anyone else remember that? Some folks raised a bit of a stink about it then, but of course the MSM downplayed it. The so-called Stimulus bill signed with a swagger by our current President creates and funds a run...

DEPRESSION'S DOOKIES Time to play "Turds of the Mind"! ewww, no! Let's play "Unspoken Assumptions" (same thing, less-ooky name). Is depression good for you, is it really a blessing in disguise? So posits "Depression's Upside" by Jonah Lehrer (Feb 28, The New York Times Magazine)...

The MSM says there are some angry Americans out there. Exactly HOW ANGRY are you? I’m not talking about frustration or despair. I’m talking flat out ANGER!!! In keeping with our color coded security scheme and the pilot who flew the plane into the IRS building; Core Breach Overload – I’m ready to fly! Someo...

"The current system is unsustainable." "Healthcare costs are rising too fast and must be reined in." "Look what they've been able to do in Europe, in Canada, in Cuba." So the mantra goes, so beats the drum demanding the march toward some version of "universal care." And the ve...

Where Art Thou, O Tipping Point? Not content with "mandatory" 18–20% surcharges on restaurant bills as "tips for a living wage," now the gob servers are tacking on an additional fee (ranging around 5%) for "mandated employer-provided health insurance." Will the froggies soaked by this &quo...

Suppose you were travelling out of state and you had a skiing accident. You sustain a deep compression fracture across half the plateau on the top of the primary lower leg bone that supports your knee, and you break off part of that bone as well. You most probably have ligament damage. This is a very painful outcome that causes you ...

Mandatory health insurance is not supported by the states. No surprise, they are required to pay the bill, and they don’t have the money. Finally, the states are standing up to the federal government and saying enough is enough. Quit forcing us to pay for programs that we did not ask for and do not have the money to pay for. V...

Wow. I just saw this and thought, gee, other people should see this. I'm not sure what else to think yet. And if one visits this Pot-Mart too often, or samples the HomeGrown wares produced with the tools they provide, one may not be able to think either. Marijuana Megastore Plants Roots in Oakland How does your garden gro...