Health Care Reform?

Health Care Reform was voted in on Sunday, March 21st. It was/is a historical event and a major victory for President Obama, who was at the helm of this 'change' and has now signed this bill into law as of today. This could be our country's greatest victory ... but it has come in with firm battle lines drawn.

Health Reform has historically been fought against by the Republican Party for reasons I've yet to understand. This particular Health Care Reform also pitted a few Democrats against each other. Some of those hesitant Democrats are now taking a verbal beating and/or a few bricks, even, through their windows, for finally changing and committing to a yes vote for this bill. Those no to yes votes were key to the success in passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Reform Bill into law.

OK, President Obama, now it is time to put into action those speeches that you have been and will be giving us on health reform. You need to Change the negative interpretations and fear mongering and turn opposition into support. You've got to prove that this reform will work and can be cheaper and protect more AND not at the expense of the middle class, the elderly, and/or quality health care for all .... not just some. Otherwise, it is 'status quo' of what has been, only now cloaked in a Democratic package of delusion. President Obama you must show us how to adjust to the requirements of this bill without losing our homes, life savings, and dreams. If you can change all the spitting into consideration and understanding, then surely we can tweak our future in Health Reform so that everyone can benefit, not just the wealthy few...which, of course, is most of you politicians! Tell us that you understand that you can not take from one mouth to feed another and not expect the first mouth to bite.

What Is Sacred Anymore?

I just read an article that claims Jesse James and Sandra Bullock are splitting after Sandy learns that Jesse had an alledged 11 month affair with some tatooed bombshell. What!? Why?! Is this true? If it is, is marraige sacred anymore? Why even get married if the commitment to one another isn't important to the relationship or an 'open' marriage wasn't part of the proposal? I just gotta quit looking to these celeb's for hope in the sanctity of marraige. Looks to me like marriage is no longer sacred. The act is a show.

I've become an avid Facebook user. One could call me a cyber stalker, in that, I dAiLy check my wall and follow posts of interest, check up on friends and family that I haven't heard from, in reality, for a long time and play, compulsively, on a Farmville application, exclusive, to Facebook users. What a kick this web site is and who would have thought I'd be so hooked on it as a senior. What is it's draw? I don't know. Give me some more time and experience with it and I may be able to answer such a question then. And as with most internet programs/websites, Facebook has been invaded by hackers. Guess when one risks entering the computer world, one opens their privacy up to be invaded. Hackers are rapists. Privacy is no longer sacred when logged onto a computer. This type of invasion leaves it's own type of cyber scars. If the risk of hackers doesn't stop one from using Facebook, then family and/or friend feuds might. Or not. And like Jesse James and Sandra Bullock, all this, and more, play out for many to read about...like a show.

Now, I'm thinking, what is sacred anymore?

Just Some Rambling

As of today, March 7th, I feel sore from sitting too long in front of this damn computer but it is my fourth day of freedom from that back/chest pain! I still don't understand Pleurisy but I do understand how painful it can be. And do they really know if that is what plagued me, at various pain levels, for near three weeks? Is there a test that confirms Pleurisy. I don't think so. We spent thousands, thankfully we have health insurance, to rule out acute issues. But no real treatment was implemented, except for my regular aspirin/ibuprofen regiment. I'm sure it was important to do those tests....but thousands of dollars to just....wait it out?
Anyway, I do feel ready to tackle some projects that I was panicking over not finishing if, indeed, I was suffering from something fatal for those first 11 days. That eleventh night, when I got down on my knees, I complained that God knew how much I had to do and how I couldn't get it done while he had a hatchet buried in my back. That 'hatchet like' pain left by the next morning after that prayer! It would be a good time to make good on that whining! Only a fool wouldn't believe that God isn't in the business of giving second chances.
Now that I'm feeling like my old self again, I'm beginning to chastise myself for hanging out on the computer for several hours of the day....and not writing in my blog, as can be attested by the monthly entries here. I could be doing more creative things or, as stated earlier, finishing projects that have been held in suspension, some, for years!
Where do I spend most of my time then? Facebook. I enjoy the interaction with friends, I enjoy some of the applications, and as I've connected with old friends from years ago, I enjoy learning, reading and seeing how life is treating everyone. It's a great medium, with a few quirks and risks from hackers, to keep connected and not to just completely disappear into my 'self trunk'...like I've a habitual life habit of doing. Hm...can I use words that way?
What am I going to do, then, today....a Sunday and I didn't even go to church. I got up, put some laundry in to wash, brewed a cup of green tee and headed straight for the computer. First a check of my AOL news homepage and then off to Facebook. Have only left my post at Facebook, twice. Once to spend some time with my grandson while his folks go see the remake of Alice in Wonderland, featuring Johnny Depp. And again, when Grandson went down for a nap and I finished up my ramblings here......