Day: 05/05/2017

HEALTH CARE AND CIVILIZATION

/ Marilyn Armstrong / 42 Comments

I was on Facebook when I realized the House had actually passed Trump’s new “version” of non-health care. I got so depressed, I went to Steam and bought Civilization VI. I used to play the game three or four versions ago, so I am pretty sure I can figure out how it works. I had finally realized I cannot live on the horrors of politics. It will drive me insane.

It really is driving me insane anyway, even though I’m not personally using Obama’s health care system. Nor are we eligible for Medicaid. This isn’t going to affect us directly, but it is going to terribly damage other people we know and so many more we don’t know. The thing is, we don’t need to know everyone this will hurt to feel bad for them.

When I read this, Garry was watching a movie with headphones. I didn’t want to ruin his movie experience, so I waited until the movie was over. Then, I told him. I think his jaw literally dropped. He didn’t say anything. I understood. What more is there to say that we haven’t said a million times? It took so long to get health care in this country. I came very close to dying for want of available medical insurance and so have many other people.

Mind you, there are lots of people who did die and of course will die. Because they couldn’t get medication, couldn’t afford surgery, couldn’t go to a doctor. Didn’t have access to antibiotics or blood pressure medication or insulin. Because they had a bad heart valve and no money to fix it. A tumor they couldn’t have removed.

People who have no access to medical insurance die. Dead, buried, gone. It’s not a joke or a political ploy. It’s a fact.

So as this “news” was rolling around what’s left of my mind. I was so angry and upset, I didn’t know what to think or whether I should simply give up thinking at all. Exactly at that point, Steam popped up and told me a game in which I was interested was on sale. Civilization VI, the latest in the Civilization game cycle. I had been thinking about buying a game, but hadn’t been sure what to buy and was wondering if I would have the time to play it if I did buy it.

This horrendous piece of news was the clincher for me.  I was so depressed, I bought something that will take me away from all this.

It’s a terrible, evil thing those politicians did today. I don’t know how they can live with themselves.

LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN

/ tomcurley1 / 13 Comments

This blog isn’t about The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It’s about how to solve the problem of how the Cheeto Benito can be removed from office.

The solution involves warped time.

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There has been endless discussion since Nov 8th 2016 of how Scrotus gets removed. Does he get impeached? Can we invoke the 25th amendment? Will he just say, “Oh fuck it, I quit.”? Will aliens land on the White House lawn, lift him out of the Oval Office on a tractor beam, load him into the ship, say to the world “You’re Welcome. You owe us one.” And then leave?

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The thing is that we don’t need any of those scenarios, although you have to admit that last one would be way cool.

The solution, is time. Specifically, warped time. That and the fact that we have term limits. A president can only serve two terms of four years each. That adds up to eight years. At least that’s what my calculator says.

Time being relative, we all accept the same common time frame. A second is a second long because the Bureau of Weights and Standards says so. It could have been a little longer. It could have been a little shorter. But that’s the length they decided. I am sure it was for very sound scientific reasons relating to the length of our day and other astrological stuff. I’m frankly too lazy to Google it.

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So, we all agree that a second is a second and none of us are traveling the speed of light, so we don’t have to worry about  Einsteiny  relativistic kinds of things.

The other thing we all agree on — literally most of the planet — is that the First 100 Days of this administration feels like 10 YEARS. You hear it everywhere. From all over. We share this same warped time perception, which makes it real.

That means he’s been in office for 10 years! He is TWO YEARS PAST HIS TERM LIMIT!

He needs to vacate the premises immediately! Somebody has to get in there and take over! And whoever does it, is owed two years back pay.

GARDEN IN EARLY MAY

/ Marilyn Armstrong / 22 Comments

It didn’t rain today. It wasn’t sunny, except for a couple of minutes. Here and there, a few moments of sunny. But given that they are predicting even more rain this weekend, I went and took some pictures. Cloudy today, but who knows? Cloud burst tomorrow?

I didn’t know the cardinal was there when I shot the picture and by the time I could take the next one, he was gone. He is a local resident. I’m sure he lives in nearby tree.

These little blue flowers grow all over the garden. I don’t think I planted them, so I’m guessing they are a wildflower. Anyone know what they are?

Violets and hosta

Macro violet

Solomon’s Seal

White Rhododendron

Pink Rhododendrons

Yellow tulip

Lilacs

Little purple flowers that grow everywhere — and I don’t know what they are, either.

There will be more flowers coming soon. May is the month of flowers in this region. In a week, maybe two, the day lilies and spider-wort will be blooming and soon, the roses.

If we are very lucky, we won’t also be crawling with caterpillars.

Flower of the Day – May 4, 2017 – Tulip