A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing - Latest Comments

Re: How Washington Ruined Your Washing Machine

clubwear — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:21:03 -0000

In the past, suggested remedies have included adding vinegar to the
laundry detergent, running an empty cycle with bleach every few weeks,
wiping the door gasket with a diluted bleach solution every other week,
and leaving the front-loading washer door ajar between loads.

Re: The lawyer and the senior

Manny Swifth — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:48:17 -0000

It seems that the senior has a good initiative than the lawyer..
Personal Injury Lawyer Kent

Re: The lawyer and the senior

Manny Swifth — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:44:55 -0000

It's good to hear that there are some lawyer paying an attention to a senior and having fun with playing.
Lawyer Kent

Re: Dog eats with knife and fork

pizzaofen — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:11:15 -0000

Ha, ha, you made my day!

Re: Holes

Kevin Dally-Muenzmaier — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:05:12 -0000

Welcome back!

Let's do coffee sometime.

Re: I love my cat

Carol — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:44:42 -0000

Tino is adorable! The first picture reminds me of him as a kitten. This comfortable chair to claim is quite commendable, Tino. What a perfect place to rest and sometimes take a 'swipe' at Heidi's leg whenever you're in the mood to remind her of your ruling aurthority!

Re: A Proclamation appointing a National Fast Day

Beth — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:31:47 -0000

My prayer group is praying about sending this proclamation to our e-mail buddies nation-wide to re-institute this National Day of Fasting.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Chaze — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:54:29 -0000

Less than $25,000 a year. That is what my wife and I make. I am a college graduate with degrees in Psychology and English Education... yet I have been unable to find any work in either field - ergo I am currently working for $7.35 an hour as a hotel desk "supervisor". I am not offered any kind of benefits, nor is she at her work (part time in a call center for $7.25 an hour 25 hours a week if we're lucky). As it stands, we literally barely are able to make ends meet. If there is an issue with our car, we go without. If there is an issue with our apartment, we go without. If there is anything that comes up which is an unexpected cost... we have to go without. Minimum wage is not what it should be; so tacking on yet another 'required' bill for us to pay is tantamount to slow and methodical murder. We already have to decide between gas in the car or something other than ramen noodles or $0.49 "great value" canned soup. Where are we going to come up with the additional money for this new mandatory health coverage? Fine, there might be a federal subsidy... but will that cover all of it? I doubt it. What about the additional taxes that come out because we are 'technically' uninsured? I am just personally terrified that now we will have to decide between gas to get back and forth to work making minimum wage, food to survive, or health insurance that we have to have and may or may not use.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Indira — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:23:55 -0000

"we could lose our country via stupidity, and there is no place to run."

Amen. I've contemplated this many times over. That usually problems that grow out of hand were the cause of a domino effect.

What I mean is that, if education was affordable and available to everyone. Don't think that it is, despite what worked for you, I had to become homeless and quit a job that paid me too much to be eligible for financial aid, just so I can better my life, what kind of backwards system was this? It's like after High School, if you weren't rich or extremely poor you didn't get shit.

Where am I going with that??? Doctors go to school for a long time, that takes a lot of dedication, that maybe afterwards, they feel miffed about it all. They have to get all these credentials and insurance just to save their degree from all those money hungry individuals who want to sue them for the slightest thing that goes wrong with their bodies. Displacing the blame.

I personally believe that not everyone can become a doctor. It's hard work. But that doesn't mean that just because you become a doctor that you should raise your prices, and over bill patients for unnecessary things, nor should insurance companies be allowed to force themselves onto people who are too broke to even afford food.

If it's mandatory- It better be free. Because my pocket is lint just as many people lives are around here. People are going to desperate measures and creating their own business just to make some money around.

Your lucky if you have a job and can afford your rent and food without depending on the system for helping you out.

Knock on wood that I don't become seriously ill that I find myself in need. But I take care of myself, look both ways, and keep my nose clean.

Insurance is helpful, but should never be mandatory, thats almost saying that everyone has to wear uniforms and in a certain color, and follow a certain religion.

Most people do not like insurance companies. But for the majority, it is unaffordable right now. This country is in a far more serious crisis than whether or not we have insurance.

I can guarantee that when shit hits the fan ( if it ever does) insurance companies are the last thing people need.

We need real doctors. Doctors that understand that even though they spent a lot of money on their education, they did it for a reason, because they wanted to help people and be of service.

Even if the person does not have "insurance", the doctor better, cause if a person dies because of this ignorance with insurance companies, they will have to explain why, they didn't give that person the treatment that was called for. I know I'd be asking that question.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Yohanan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:40:30 -0000

One only needs to look at the faces involved, the ones covered with monkey dung pushing this agenda, they are all head deep in cronyism for their unions and insurance pushers. Ever notice that when they talk about working out the problems, the public is never involved? Just the unions, insurance co's, and publicly funded hospital doctors are in the tank. It is a shame to think these crooked politicians are to blame for all of this, yet folks still vote them into office over and over again, like a bad recurring dream. Our country suffers from extreme ignorance of the facts, has little common sense, and is gullible beyond measure, we could lose our country via stupidity, and there is no place to run.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Gary — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:40:27 -0000

Yea, They claim its about taking responsibility.
They say me and my wife cost everyone else money by doing it without bogus insurance. The insurance company just takes your money and then denies all claims. So why buy it. We take care of ourselves.
We are educated people. We can get the same medicine the doctor pushes for ourselves from mexico. The encounters we have had with US doctors they are idiots anyway, only interested it robbing you blind. If you need something major you just go to singapore where the health care is cheaper and much better that in the US. Isn't that the free market or am i missing something ?
Create a good healthcare system with non profit insurance that covers everything and pays out al it takes in and I will participate voluntarily.
Try to mandate I buy a bogus product and i just might move out of the US and take all my money and skills with me.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Indira — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:03:23 -0000

This is backwards thinking. How can they expect people that barely making a living in this country buy health insurance when they can barely pay their rent? They are not thinking this one through. The US Government needs to revamp all this, health care is necessary and should not be based on whether or not you have money. You need it, and doctors everywhere took an oath to provide care to anyone that needs it, poor or rich.

I am in the same boat as many Americans. I cannot afford health care, car insurance... just the basic necessities, like many I am barely getting by. I refuse to have something forced on me when I can barely afford it.

I refuse to take this from anyone.

The action they should be taking is to take care of it's people and have insurance available to everyone, free or very low cost. No one should be fined for being ill, you don't do that to people.

Canada takes care of it's citizens, we should be too.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

David — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:57:37 -0000

My wife and I make 45k a year and bearly get by as it is. If I was forced to pay $250 a month on mandatory health care, we wouldn't have food. I mean as Americans we must have two cars, auto insurance, a house, cell phones, clothes, supplies, etc. All of this shit adds up sooooo fast. And now I have to buy health insurance because my government tells me to. I'm sorry, it's cheaper to buy a gun and shoot my self.

Re: Pendant cage

Heidi — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:44:37 -0000

Sorry about the bad links, Amber. I've corrected them now. You can also look up Studio Heath at www.studioheath.com.

Re: Pendant cage

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I can't find this pattern anywhere! Your links don't go anywhere. Can you give me the actual site?
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Re: Mandatory health insurance?

annamay — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:01:25 -0000

how can you mandate health insurance when there are people our of work. how can they pay for the insurance. Students that are out of school and not working and is leaving with there grandparents that is on social security how are they going to pay for there insurance. People that are making $50,000 a year and only making ends meet. How are they going to pay for the insurance. Even if you fine them how are they going to pay for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I think mandating health insurance is for the birds!!!!!!!!!!!!!If you want people to have insurance lower the cost and the deductable down to about a $150.00 a month. Then every one would have insurance. Or make the employers pay the premiums for there employees. I know a quite a few employers who make there employees pay for the full amount of the premiums. $600.00 a month for 2.
SO PLEASE LOWER THE COST AND PREMIUMS SO AMERICANS CAN AFFORD THE HEALTH INSURANCE. I THINK INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE REPPING PEOPLE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Local Suffolk newspaper flames Inside Suffolk blog

Jay Clason for Suffolk Sheriff — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:39:49 -0000

As a candidate for a Constitutional office, I am a firm believer in transparency of our elected officials. It's in my blood. As a former military officer, I was required to provide personal information, and denied certain citizens rights to avoid a conflict with the mission.
In requesting full disclosure of the positions, equipment and budget of the Sheriff's Department, my campaign was required to use the full action of FOIA. We were billed $46.00 for the information. As a private business owner, I find it hard to understand where the city incurred this cost. However my greatest concern is the lack of openness with the public that this represents.
As Sheriff of Suffolk, I promise to treat all citizens fairly and equally.
Jay Clason
Candidate for Suffolk Sheriff

Re: Kinnickinnick

Kevin Dally-Muenzmaier — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:54:33 -0000

Thanks for that! I had no idea.
Often times we will insert Kinnickinnick in the Muppets - Mahna Mahna song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Re: AT&T is dropping calls like hot potatoes

Ed K. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:05:53 -0000

You're definitely not alone. I honestly couldn't tell you how many of my calls get dropped every day. I literally can not have a SINGLE phone conversation on any given day without the call getting dropped MULTIPLE times. Everybody I talk to has AT&T and they are having similar problems. The only reason I haven't switched yet is because I'm on a plan with my brother, plus almost everyone I talk to has AT&T, which means free conversations (or I should say attempted conversations.. have to call each other back every 10 min). But if this doesn't change soon, then please believe it will be time to make the switch!

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Yohanan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:00:31 -0000

It sure makes a "citizen" consider becoming more like an illegal alien; namely, pay for everything with money orders/cash, obtaining false id's/proofs, keeping about $50. in the bank at any one time, and covering one's actual address through multiple passages. That way, when the WHO, CDC, AMA, etc. come looking to inject their mercury potions,(mercury being the most deadly metal to man), into your veins to "help you along", you'll be one up on them. And, don't think it won't happen; the road is paved for this type of action to commence, it may soon become a requirement to show proof of inoculations to be admitted into the work force, cities, public events, and travel, etc. To make sure "YOU" are not a danger to others.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Harkus — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:25:49 -0000

"Also, consider that those who refuse to get insurance may be fined. How will the rebels be found out..."

I have a copy of the proposed bill. It directs the IRS to tax people for health insurance. Then when you show that you have insurance you can deduct from that tax. So that's how they get you.

Also you will be required to send forms in at the beginning of the year, listing your insurance coverage and your doctor(s).

It's a nasty, invasive program that also rewards the rip-off insurance companies by requiring everyone to buy insurance.

One more note: What's the breathless hurry to get this thing through, right now? Different versions take effect at different times, but I think the earliest one doesn't go into effect until the end of 2012.

So what's the big hurry to push it through before anyone even knows what's in it? (Oh -- wait a minute -- I think I just answered my own question.)

Re: Health care options

Heidi — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:13:48 -0000

See this article:
Jim Towey: The Death Book for Veterans - WSJ.com

If President Obama wants to better understand why America's discomfort with end-of-life discussions threatens to derail his health-care reform, he might begin with his own Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

http://online.wsj.com/article/...

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Yohanan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:29:34 -0000

I too would be the first to go to the ER if my leg were broken, Heidi: By "not a fan", I meant,... I take my health seriously, by taking responsibility for my health, while possessing enough sense to not trust everyone with a "white-coat and name-tag". Certainly, a forced mandated health insurance issued by an arrogant assumptive government run system would be the equivalent of treating humans like herds of cattle. And, by modern medicine, one should note that pharmaceutical companies brainwash the masses by fear, run repetition ads at targeted audiences, use doctors as pitchman, patronize the average citizen into "asking their doctor" if cialis or paxil is right for them, and are behind much of the gov't run healthcare agenda; which they stand to make billions if passed.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Heidi — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:23:29 -0000

I'm not against modern medicine, Yohanan, just the part where the government tries to run it.

Re: Mandatory health insurance?

Yohanan — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:25:12 -0000

"Spot on" with your concerns, I too am not a fan of modern medicine, which has been proven to cause more deaths a year via mistakes, and errors in diagnosis, than US gun shot and auto deaths per year. Furthermore, having worked in a hospital OR, and seiing things happen there that if most folks were aware of, some would most likely rather just die under a tree. BTW, which insurance did Jesus have? or George Washington? I guess folks had better learn to take better care of themselves, than eat the "food of deceit" most of them eat today. And, avoid the "sorcery" of modern pill merchants pushing their experiments onto those who neither want or trust in them.