Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Live -- brown bears fishing for salmon in Alaska
Brown Bear & Salmon Cam - Brooks Falls - Bears - explore
Engrossing! Remember that Alaska's in an earlier time zone than we are, so it might be dark there when it's not here.
Engrossing! Remember that Alaska's in an earlier time zone than we are, so it might be dark there when it's not here.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Jamie gets a new toy
First time in the "exersaucer."
Watch the original on Youtube for higher quality.
Watch the original on Youtube for higher quality.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Thoughts on the Obamacare Decision
1) This ruling effectively allows the federal government to mandate anything it wants under the guise that "it's a tax." What does this mean? You have to buy an electric car, or else we'll tax you. You have to join the military, or we'll tax you. You have to go to a concentration camp, or we'll tax you. Of course, this isn't really anything new, since the government has been using the tax code to control behavior in this way for decades. However, this practice now has the Supreme Court's stamp of constitutionality behind it. This means that the constitution simply does not protect your rights in any meaningful way anymore.
2) Republicans like Mitt Romney who want to "repeal and replace" and keep provisions to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions are spineless, despicable cowards. The requirement for insurance to cover pre-existing conditions is the central evil of Obamacare. This provision outlaws the entire industry of health insurance. Health insurance is precisely that which you buy BEFORE you get sick in order to protect yourself if you get sick later. If you're already sick, you're not asking for insurance, you're asking for care. By making it illegal for insurance companies to decline coverage or to accept but charge more, this provision forces all insurance companies to become charities. We need charities, and we need insurance. Both serve crucial purposes. Now we will only have charities.
3) I had been toying with the idea of going to medical school when my obligation to the military is up. Barring a major change of heart from Republicans and a total repeal of this shameful law, there is absolutely no way that I would submit myself to that kind of torture now.
4) Justice Roberts, the deciding vote, was appointed by George W Bush. I don't think I need to add anything to that.
5) It's about time Dad gets a Facebook account.
2) Republicans like Mitt Romney who want to "repeal and replace" and keep provisions to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions are spineless, despicable cowards. The requirement for insurance to cover pre-existing conditions is the central evil of Obamacare. This provision outlaws the entire industry of health insurance. Health insurance is precisely that which you buy BEFORE you get sick in order to protect yourself if you get sick later. If you're already sick, you're not asking for insurance, you're asking for care. By making it illegal for insurance companies to decline coverage or to accept but charge more, this provision forces all insurance companies to become charities. We need charities, and we need insurance. Both serve crucial purposes. Now we will only have charities.
3) I had been toying with the idea of going to medical school when my obligation to the military is up. Barring a major change of heart from Republicans and a total repeal of this shameful law, there is absolutely no way that I would submit myself to that kind of torture now.
4) Justice Roberts, the deciding vote, was appointed by George W Bush. I don't think I need to add anything to that.
5) It's about time Dad gets a Facebook account.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
For Sale
2" pipeline, patz gutter cleaner and chain, calftel indoor calf pens, barn fans, milking machines, boumatic fr4 vacuum pumps, pre-cooler, bale spears, backblades, polywire, posts and reels, John Deere 5603, New Holland TN60A with loader and backhoe. Inquire within.
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