The results of a recent Harris Poll of more than 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18+ offer a startling, and depressing, look at their attitudes towards the U.S. healthcare system. Here are some of the statistics: 9% of the respondents believe pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies put patients over profits 16% of the respondents believe health insurance … Continue reading Profits before Patients??!!
I should be a paid spokesman for the web site Nextdoor. This is my third post about the community building web site. The first time I wrote about Nextdoor it was part of a post about the Power of Community; the second time I talked about how Nextdoor had enabled two neighbors, strangers at first, to … Continue reading Nextdoor to the Rescue Again
This is the fourth in a series of blogs in which I plan to go through and “musically annotate” Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, “Born to Run”. This involves going through the book page by page and listing the artists, and when possible, providing a YouTube video of the artists and songs that Bruce mentions as among his … Continue reading A Musical Annotation of Bruce Springsteen’s Autobiography – Born to Run, Part 4
I should have known it would involve swimming. One of my college roommates and fellow swimmer is now the coach of the men's swim team at Brown University. As luck would have it, his team was in town this weekend for a tri-meet against Penn and Harvard. I thought it was the perfect excuse to … Continue reading I’ve Discovered the Fountain of Youth
It was a word that did it. Libtard. A person I have never met, but who was a friend of a friend, had sent me a Facebook friend request a couple of years ago. Since he was a fellow former swimmer, I thought, sure, why not. Well for the past couple of years, any time … Continue reading My First Time to Block Someone on Facebook
A New York man, after being arrested for a possible DWI, became a bit belligerent back at the police station. He began calling the officer an a**hole, and told him that he was ruining his family. He refused to have his fingerprints and mug shot taken, concerned that the story of his arrest and his mug … Continue reading OK, I Admit It, I’ve Done Something Similar to These People
I don't remember ever going into a "hostile environment" as a swimmer. Sure, the water might not have been the temperature I preferred (the warmer the better), or the walls may not have been the easiest for making a turn (especially on that final turn of the 200-yard butterfly), or the starting blocks may not … Continue reading I’m Glad I Was A Swimmer, We Didn’t Usually Get Booed
If someone were to ask you what you think is the top tourist attraction in the U.S., what would you say? (hint, it's not South of the Border) My first response would be the Grand Canyon; if the person said 'guess again', I would reply with Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park, and if the person … Continue reading The Most Popular Places to Visit in Every Country
This is the third in a series of blogs in which I plan to go through and “musically annotate” Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, “Born to Run”. This involves going through the book page by page and listing the artists, and when possible, providing a YouTube video of the artists and songs that Bruce mentions as among his … Continue reading A Musical Annotation of Bruce Springsteen’s Autobiography – Born to Run, Part 3
OK, I know. Some of you are thinking, 'I already have a label for you.' But I'm worried what that label might be. So I thought I would try to take control of the situation and give myself a label, at least as far as my philosophy of life is concerned, and perhaps one that … Continue reading I Now Know What Label to Give Myself
Borden's Blather 