Quit Playing 'Keep Away' With My Medicare!
on Nov 20, 2009 in Health Seniors Politics We used to play 'keep away' with Bacchus all the time. When he grabbed the bone or the ball, however, the game was over. He had it, he was keeping it and that was that.I feel much the same way about my Medicare! It's an imperfect system to be sur...

"Failure Is Not An Option"
on Nov 19, 2009 in Iraq War Obama Terror Afghanistan Palin Justice Have we really come to this? Both the President and the Attorney General have stated, unequivocally, that Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and his co-defendants will be found guilty and executed. What an appalling statement.It's not just the fear a lot of Ame...

Passing On Palin
on Nov 18, 2009 in Inanities Palin I'm going on record. I am not going to buy nor read Sarah Palin's book. She is coming to the Coeur d'Alene Fred Meyer store December 10th on her signing tour. I will be no where in sight. I must admit I considered going with my handy Flip video b...

This Guy Isn't A Young Santa!
on Nov 17, 2009 in Inanities Terror Politics Opinion Justice Forget the beard. Gifts you get from this guy would be better left unopened!Okay. I'm over my vacation thoughts and am back in my "what can they possibly be thinking" mode. Like the pussy footing around the Fort Hood Massacre in attempt to make it...

Right Within Our Own Borders
on Nov 16, 2009 in Musings Though out of the headlines for the moment, the issue of a Palestinian homeland is still at the center of any hope for Middle Eastern peace. Looking at the map and seeing the dwindling territory from what once was theirs made me realize we have a no...

Dog Daze Of Vacation
on Nov 15, 2009 in Bacchus Musings I love dogs. You who follow this blog know it. A shy three months have passed since we lost our beloved Bacchus. The emotion still bubbles to the surface, sometimes at the most unexpected of times.That's one reason we were anxious to take our tri...

Premium Premiums!
on Nov 14, 2009 in Health Politicians Economics Politics The Friday the 13th edition of The Wall Street Journal had an interesting commentary by Andrew Heinze about what Health Reform would do to his health insurance. An appropriate day for such an article was my thought. He explains how his insuranc...

Bottom Of The Totum Pole
on Nov 13, 2009 in Economics Stimulus One thing we learned on our trip is that the economy, at least in the Western U.S., is still in the dumps. While the southwestern United States does not have totum poles, you'll get the drift.Our second night out was a planned stop in Las Vegas. We...

They're Keeping Us Safe?
on Nov 11, 2009 in Homeland Security Terror Politics Military We were driving past Colorado Springs when we picked up the Allen Hunt Show on the radio. He was in the middle of taking the media and military and the President to task for dancing around the Fort Hood slaughter. His view was it was an act of jiha...

Where In The World Am I?
on Nov 1, 2009Finally. Finally! After numerous delays we're finally going to get away for some serious down time. No newspapers, no cell phones, no television, no computer. Other than a quick trip for our anniversary it's been a couple of years since we've bee...