Mon, 18 Aug 2008

What Happened to Summer?

It's the middle of August . . . it's going to be 90+ degrees this week . . . and my kids are going back to school on Wednesday! What happened to Summer? I don't remember going back to school before Labor Day, ever!

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Sat, 26 Jul 2008

$350 Million

That's the cost of an F22, the new stealth fighter that the U.S. Airforce is purchasing, according to NPR. Imagine the number of people you could help with all that money and that's just for one of the things. If we didn't have wars, we wouldn't need these outrageously expensive aircraft and we could really accomplish something. All we'd have to do as a world is obey the first commandment -- "Don't Kill!".

posted 07:30 [/bloids] permanent link

Wed, 16 Jul 2008

Inflation or Depression or . . .

Reports today indicated that inflation increased more than expected. In fact, it was the worst report in many years. Gas and food prices are the major cluprits. So which is it? Can't afford things because of higher prices or can't afford things because you don't have a job? It appears to be the old rock and hard place.

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Sat, 12 Jul 2008

You are worth $7,000,000 . . .

. . . at least to the EPA. That's the value of an average human life for evaluation purposes. How does it work? Well, suppose the EPA is considering a rule which they figure will save 10,000 lives. They multiply that by the value of a life and get a number (e.g. $70,000,000,000). If the cost to implement the rule is less than that amount, it's a deal. If it costs more than that they may not consider it (not really encouraging if you are one of those 10,000 lives!).

posted 13:03 [/bloids] permanent link

Fri, 11 Jul 2008

Health Insurance Company Marketing

Why am I, as a consumer of health insurance, paying for them to market their producthip? They spend MILLIONS on this type of marketing rather than spending it on ways to drive down my COSTS!

The answer . . . GREED!

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Mon, 30 Jun 2008

Aptly Named?

Death row inmaces in California are FOUR TIMES more likely to die of natural causes than to be executed. I guess the plact is aptly named!

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Mon, 23 Jun 2008

The Mothers Suffer

When a soldier is killed in Afghanastan or Iraq it is the mothers who suffer. Especially since these sons and daughters are being killed in such senseless wars.

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Sat, 21 Jun 2008

Buying to Look good

While walking around the mall today, I noticed that people are buying clothes, apparently, so they can look good while buying clothes . . .

posted 12:56 [/bloids] permanent link

Longest Day . . .

Today is the longest day of the year and it's going to be 105° F (40.5° C) here in Sacramento. Sheesh, that's hot. Yes, I know, it's a dry heat, but wet or dry, 105 is hot. Not much to day about it other than get the lawn done early and hunkerdown under the cielilng fan and air conditioning!

posted 08:53 [/bloids] permanent link

Sat, 14 Jun 2008

Bloids Express Thoids

Blogoids (bloids) express thoughtoids (thoids). Thoids are little thoughts - perhaps not fully formed. (Like this one.)

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