Thanks for the Delay

Yes. This is former US Congressman, and Dancing with the Stars alum, Tom Delay. Mr. Delay and his lovely wife, Christie, came to the restaurant where we ate this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Delay were very nice, gracious, and big fans of fish and game police officers! Needless to say, I was happy to let him take a picture with me.

Pixels

PIXELS by Patrick Jean. in 720p HD

This video is VERY cool. It's not only visually appealing, but it's nostalgic as well. This video was forwarded to me by my pal @Blickemlord (Ken Woomer). Enjoy.

String Cheese - Article XXVII

New healthcare laws need second opinion

By ARYN CORLEY

Updated: 04.06.10

The debate about healthcare reform is making my head spin.

Those who are in favor of the new healthcare bill claim it will fix many things wrong with the American healthcare system.

Those who are against it claim that it will be very expensive to implement and most people don’t want it.

This issue has caused a very heated exchange of ideas. When I refer to a heated exchange, I’m referring to a fight equivalent to that which would occur between Gary Busey and Nick Nolte over the last piece of “creepy” left on the planet.

Idealogues on both sides of the argument are bringing out their best straw men for this ideological “beat down.”

However, in spite of the passage of recent legislation, I feel the real problems with the American healthcare system are being ignored. If left un-addressed, these problems will haunt doctors and patients alike for several generations to come.

I hope those in power, or those who perceive they have power, will be inspired to address these concerns for the betterment of our country and humanity as a whole.

The new healthcare law does little to improve the deplorable condition of most waiting rooms.

Sitting next to someone who has an active case of tuberculosis is not nearly as bad as having to decide how to waste time by reading either Woman’s Day or Cat Fancy. Personally, I’d rather spend time in the galley of a large ship. The lack of male oriented reading is disturbing. A fishing, hunting, or bikini magazine should do just fine.

There should also be a harsh physical punishment clause for those nudnicks who solve the hidden picture section of “Highlights for Children.” The only difference between a patient and a victim is the time spent waiting for something bad to happen to them.

Naturally, the problems of the American healthcare system don’t stop at the waiting room. If the camera adds 10 pounds, then the scale at the doctor’s office adds 15.

The reason why obesity is an “epidemic” in this country is due to the fact that doctor scales lie. If the scales are properly calibrated, then the trip between my house and the doctor’s office must contain way too many carbs and calories. So many, in fact, the drive adds poundage. If you ask me, patients should be weighed when they are lighter: after they’ve paid their bill.

If anything should be banned, it should be cold stethoscopes. I’m pretty sure many doctors get a sadistic thrill applying a freshly refrigerated stethoscope to the skin of their victims, uh, I mean patients. My own doctor has a stethoscope that would give a polar bear “goose bumps.”

There are machines that electronically monitor heart rates, take three-dimensional pictures of people’s guts, and thermometers that can take the temperature of a fly. Yet, a 19th century piece of French-made medical technology is supposed to help? I think I figured out why he giggles every time he says, “Lift your shirt for me, please.”

Whoever came up with the adage, “Good things come to those who wait” never sat in an examination room. If he had, there would be an adage which states, “Waiting sucks.”

The healthcare bill should have a clause that would deduct from the cost of the visit the time spent waiting to be seen. If this were the case, I think more doctor’s offices would have carhops instead of nurses.

These problems are common ground for people both the bleeding-hearted and xenophobic alike. One can only hope that in the near future a set of reforms will come along and make people feel better rather than deal with any salient healthcare issues.

Besides, this argument, like a hospital gown, has everyone showing their backsides.