Kayote in Wonderland

The randomness of today:

• 11:26 @pwnedkitten I think they just want to hear more because your story engaged them. Hun, you connect with your readers.

So the same old lame scare tactic used to argue against universal health care is that there will be a bureaucrat in between you and your health care. So let's look at the definition of bureaucrat.

bureaucrat
Main Entry: bu·reau·crat
Pronunciation: \ˈbyu̇r-ə-ˌkrat, ˈbyər-\
Function: noun
Date: 1839

: a member of a bureaucracy


bureaucracy
Main Entry: bu·reau·cra·cy
Pronunciation: \byu̇-ˈrä-krə-sē, byə-, byər-ˈä-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural bu·reau·cra·cies
Etymology: French bureaucratie, from bureau + -cratie -cracy
Date: 1818

1 a: a body of nonelective government officials b: an administrative policy-making group
2: government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
3: a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation

Oh my! Sounds a lot like an insurance company to me.

Not so long ago my aunt had a blood test done that showed positive markers for pancreatic cancer. One of the things needed for further testing was an MRI study with and without contrast and the most important one being the one with. The insurance paper pushers decided that they would allow her to have the one without contrast but not the one she needed the most. They have also recently denied her another test that her doctor told her was needed. I will not even go into the medications the doctor prescribed that the insurance company will not approve.

So you see, that old scare tactic isn't a what if, it's an already is. Universal health care would be better because your doctor would have more say about what you need for your health care. Paper pushers who work for the insurance companies are there to make sure the insurance company makes money. They do not really care whether or not you are sick and need an expensive proceedure. Or rather they do care, because they stand to lose money if you actually need the health care you gave them money to insure you would get when you needed it... and they will drop you like hot potato if it looks like you're going to start costing them money.

Just sayin.

This is the new puppy that we've named GingerSnap. She's ten weeks old in this picture which I took a few hours ago.

I just got this new jott account and I'm trying it out.

listen:
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Today:

• 22:45 @TarotByArwen Tap is modern slang for sex as in the expression, "I'd tap that."
• 12:28 i love watching rythmic gymnastics! :D

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Today:

• 22:02 @TarotByArwen trampoline is really torture!
• 22:03 @thorswitch this new 'puter is da bomb!!!

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The idea is to look your birthday up on Wiki and post 4 events, 3 birthdays, 2 deaths and 1 holiday.

March 2 is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 304 days remaining until the end of the year.

Four Events:

• 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
• 1807 - The U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
• 1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
• 1842 - The Grand National steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool England is won by Gaylad, ridden by Tom Olliver.

Three Births:

• 1316 - Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
• 1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
• 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)

Two Deaths:

• 855 - Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)
• 1316 - Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)

One Holiday:

• Texas Independence Day (1836).

Today:

• 19:49 i have a new laptop!

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Today:

• 12:37 mmm bing cherries from Aunt Judy's Orchard =D
• 13:00 *blink* I dropped a cherry pit and my dog ate it like a peanut...
• 13:08 @TarotByArwen yeah, I know and she's a chihuahua so I'm all WTF at her. She was just too fast for me.

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ok, got to get some laundry done before we leave for dragonfest.... so why does this HE machine not have a sarong setting??? ;)

loudtwitter hasn't posted my tweets in a while, whats up with that???