Boxes…
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, KY – Boxes I know that boxes are not an American invention but we can certainly learn a lot about our history and where we come from by studying them and that is just what … Continue reading Boxes…
Category: Having My Say
A doctor’s argument against living longer
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and one of the country’s leading health care experts, says by age 75 he would opt out of medical treatments in order to not prolong his life in favor of letting nature take its course. Emmanuel joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his provocative essay published in The Atlantic, “Why I Hope to Die at 75.”…. So, as we age, as we get older, we are actually going to become healthier, that the falling apart, the disabilities, the dementia, they’re going to become ever smaller parts of life. And that was a very, very compelling theory, … Continue reading A doctor’s argument against living longer
Trickle Up….
“The money was all appropriated for the top in hopes that it would trickle down to the needy. Mr. Hoover was an engineer. He knew that water trickled down. Put it uphill and let it go and it will reach the dryest little spot. But he didn’t know that money trickled up. Give it to the people at the bottom and the people at the top will have it before night anyhow. But it will at least have passed through the poor fellow’s hands.” Will Rogers – 4 December 1932 The first time I remember hearing about “Trickle Down” policy … Continue reading Trickle Up….
Doctors net billions from drug firms….
Drug and medical-device companies paid at least $3.5 billion to U.S. physicians and teaching hospitals during the final five months of last year, according to the most comprehensive accounting so far of the financial ties that some critics say have compromised medical care…. Some doctors have earned tens of thousands of dollars annually from drug companies by flying to various cities to give paid speeches, while some surgeons have received even larger amounts from medical-device makers, partly from royalties on products they helped develop…. One former Senate staffer who was closely involved in the effort to pass the Sunshine Act … Continue reading Doctors net billions from drug firms….
Wasting Healthcare Dollars….
I was going through some of my past scans and ran across this one recently. It was from 2012 but I didn’t keep the source info. I can only assume it has some validity but just looking at is now tells me a lot about our American healthcare system. Before I get started here I want to let you know about a basic fallacy of Obamacare at least as I see it. Too many people make the complaint that Obamacare has not brought down the cost of healthcare. If I remember right that was not the purpose of the ACA. … Continue reading Wasting Healthcare Dollars….
Menlo Park
Menlo Park, NJ – Edison Home Menlo Park is in northern New Jersey and that is where Thomas Edison did most of his inventing. This is a picture of his house not far from his labs. It seems he didn’t … Continue reading Menlo Park
American Gothic…
Chicago, IL – Art Institute of Chicago The painting American Gothic has come to represent rural America to many of us and even people around the world. Grant Wood who has the painter proved to be a quintessential American. I … Continue reading American Gothic…
What In The Name Of God Did You Do?????
This is going to be one of those posts that jerks at my soul. I remember hearing the title phrase pretty frequently when I was growing up. It usually meant that the speaker was surprised at what I had done and usually disapproved of it. Today it seems so many people are doing things, abominable things, in the name of God. Almost every war in my lifetime has been in the name of God. So much hatred is spewed in his name. If God is really paying attention to all of us puny human beings I wonder if he is … Continue reading What In The Name Of God Did You Do?????
Youngstown Re-visited – One Last Time…
Youngstown, OH – All the faces… I am visiting Youngstown one final time to give you this picture of some of the workers there from a century ago. One of my hobbies is taking snapshot of these type pictures and … Continue reading Youngstown Re-visited – One Last Time…
That Burning Ring Of Fire….
I have always had a fascination for burning bushes so I have four of them in my yard. And it is that time of year for them to “burn”. Continue reading That Burning Ring Of Fire….
Youngstown – Re-visited
Youngstown, OH – The time clock Most workers in the Youngstown mills likely worked six days a week and lived in company provided housing. I don’t think anyone of today in American would begin to put up with the conditions … Continue reading Youngstown – Re-visited
No end in sight for America’s Mideast war duties
Thirteen years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, this was supposed to be a season of relief, with Iraq managing on its own and most U.S. troops finally ending their combat duty in Afghanistan. Instead, Americans are bracing for another upsurge of military engagement in a region where one war blurs into another. Across the world, a generation has now grown up amid this continuous conflict, and there’s no end in sight. AP SOURCE: No end in sight for America’s Mideast war duties. I hadn’t really thought about it much as 13 years seems a small part of my life … Continue reading No end in sight for America’s Mideast war duties
Youngstown – Re-visited
Youngstown, OH – Steel Mill Safety While they were much more dangerous than today the steel mills of the Youngstown days were not without concerns for safety. Continue reading Youngstown – Re-visited
Buying a Thousand Pillows…
Yeah. So it is true that rich people can spend more money than middle class people, but there’s this upper limit on what we can spend. I drive a very nice car, but it’s only one car. I don’t own a thousand, even though I earn a thousand times the median wage. I have a few jackets, not a few thousand. My family can afford to go out to eat more than most American families, but not more than three times a day. We can’t go out 3,000 times a day. So if you concentrate wealth in the hands of … Continue reading Buying a Thousand Pillows…
Youngstown – Revisited…
Youngstown, OH – Steel Mill They were dirty places to be but they provided a job for the locals. Continue reading Youngstown – Revisited…
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