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Reply to How Do You "Solve" the Health Care Problems? in US Domestic Stardock Forums

[quote] if you cut open your hand slicing a tomatoe and you need some stitches, maybe a tetnis shot for good measure to top it off the bill is thousands of dollars! [/quote]BS! It might cost a couple of hundred but not thousands. Sounds like a Canadian urban legend to me. At least you would get treated. I had a friend who cut his hand on a hotel mirror and was turned away from the ER because he didn't have $100 Canadian up front. Health Care really isn't the iss

Reply to Soooo ready for Spring! in Life Journals Stardock Forums

We've actually been quite spoiled the last few winters. They have been mild for a long time now but this one has been crazy!

Soooo ready for Spring! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I love the change of seasons here in Michigan but I am done with Winter! I am so sick of the bitter cold, snow, and all the fun sicknesses that come along with the dry, cold weather. We need some sunshine and warm air now! Last week we discovered that our cottage ran out of propane and froze. Luckily our builders used a new kind of pipe that expands and nothing burst. Our school was not as lucky over the mid-winter break. Pipes burst and there was a lot o

Reply to TheraSphere Treatment in Medical Technology Stardock Forums

Thanks guys. One of her tumors is half it's original size, another 2/3 and her liver enzymes are almost normal level. The doctors were amazed and are feeling very optimistic. She continues to have chemo every other week. She says she feels really good and is taking the family to Disney World and Sea World in April.

Reply to Essure Sterilization in Health & Medicine Stardock Forums

Thanks for your story largemarge!

Reply to TheraSphere Treatment in Medical Technology JoeUser Forums

My friend's results are fantastic!

Reply to Purple and Orange cauliflower in Misc JoeUser Forums

I put some purple cauliflower in the chicken soup I made and it really made it pretty. I don't know how much flavor cauliflower adds but it adds fiber and the purple stuff adds vitamin C.

Reply to What Does Universal Health Coverage Really Mean? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Well said. Coverage does not equal care. Our country already provides emergency health care to anyone in need even if they are poor, illegally here, etc. Many of the countries that some keep saying we need to be more like, don't do that. Also, I personally know people from countries that have Universal Health Coverage and they still have to pay big bucks to get decent CARE.

Reply to You tell me - why are rich people Rich? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Nothing wrong with being on welfare as long as it's not your long-term wealth strategy.[/quote] My aunts and uncles raised families that thought of welfare as a way of life. Back when they used to give surplus food instead of food stamps, my aunt would complain about the food so my parents would take it. I really liked the cheese. I hated the powdered skim milk but the food definitely covered the necessities. [quote]That is, being rich later is more important than liv

Reply to You tell me - why are rich people Rich? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Excuse me? I am suppose to be dirt poor because I was raised that way? [/quote] My mom was raised poor by parents who blew what little money they had on crazy stuff and really didn't care if their kids went to school, had decent clothes to wear and certainly didn't plan to help their kids in the future or plan for their own future. My mom was the only one of her siblings who graduated high school (with straight As at that), got married before getting pregnant and has never been

Reply to Would you consider this Rape? in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]A drunk victim and a drunk rapist are not equally responsible for the crime. She was drunk. That means she was asking for it, right? [/quote] Just because she was drunk doesn't mean she was a victim and his having sex while drunk doesn't make him a rapist. All depends on their actions prior to the act. I don't know any sane person that would say that a girl getting drunk means they're "asking for it" but some literally do get drunk and ask for it.

Reply to Would you consider this Rape? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I want to qualify that if things happened exactly as the granparent said, i.e., she was unconcious and was violated, then it is definitely rape. Again, it will be impossible to prove without a sober witness. It is just a bad situation any way you slice it.

Reply to Would you consider this Rape? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I am trying really hard to way all sides here because I have both sons and a daughter and I also remember quite well what it was like to be 20. A) NO ONE should drink while on pain meds B) If you aren't 21 (in the US) and drink, you are a criminal C) Bad things are known to happen when you allow yourself to lose control under the influence of drugs (alcohol is a drug) D) The girl in this case made bad decisions that lead to a traumatic experience E) The boy made bad deci

Reply to Stimulus package a slap in the face to American tax payers in Politics JoeUser Forums

I just don't believe she or anyone else should go around wishing to be able to or if able to ban people just because it was Brad the one who was insulted. A warning perhaps, a blacklist I believe Brad simply blacklisted him from his blog. I am not as thick skinned as Brad and I get sick as hell having my husband give people a voice here only to h

Reply to Stimulus package a slap in the face to American tax payers in Politics JoeUser Forums

Oh, and Jeremy - speaking of overemotional & arrogant, your reply not only qualifies but includes a gratuitous personal attack, which is against the site's TOS. The object of your attack also happens to own the site, which you may know, but just in case. Posting here is a privilege, so you might want to tone it down. Damn straight. If I had t

Reply to Joy Behar- Who pays her to open her idiotic mouth?! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I really don't listen to Joy Behar but I see snippets of videos sometimes and I agree with her more than I disagree. I'm sorry to hear that

Reply to Purple and Orange cauliflower in Misc JoeUser Forums

The Easter egg eggplant are so cute and really pretty I'll have to check those out. The first time I ever enjoyed a tomato it was an heirloom tomato that my grandma grew...yum! They were pretty and colorful too. They say the more color, the more nutrients. My mom always served canned spinach...yuck! It wasn't until I was

Reply to Joy Behar- Who pays her to open her idiotic mouth?! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

She hasn't a clue about tax law Or anything else that I can tell.

Reply to Joy Behar- Who pays her to open her idiotic mouth?! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

Whoopi pointed out that rich people donate a tremendous amount and Joy actually said "they have to". What the hell?! Whoopi then pointed out that they don't have to. Rich people can save it, spend it, burn it if they want. Who in their right mind would think the "have to" donate it? Rich people, if they don't feel they are already being robbed by their government, invest in companies, donate to charities, start grants and funds for causes near and dear to

Reply to Joy Behar- Who pays her to open her idiotic mouth?! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

So was Al Franken, but he was a failure at everything else as well. Both have one thing in common. An oversized ego that is not matched by an undersized brain. Amen. How Stewart Smalley ever got any cred in politics I'll never know. Locamama, you seem like a nice person but you really do have no idea how our economy works. Stop list

Purple and Orange cauliflower in Misc JoeUser Forums

Have you seen the crazy produce at the markets these days? I was recently told about Orange cauliflower so I went to my local market to check it out. It tastes the same as regular cauliflower but has added beta carotene and is a prettty orange color. The purple variety has added vitamin C. My kids, especially my 7yr old, are picky about veggies but love the colored cauliflower. They also like carrots that still have the greens attached because they look li

Reply to TheraSphere Treatment in Medical Technology JoeUser Forums

My friend hasn't gotten results from her follow up yet. I'll post her progress once I know. I did find out that this treatment is only viable when the cancer is contained in one organ only.

Joy Behar- Who pays her to open her idiotic mouth?! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I caught a couple of minutes of The View unintentionally today. My toddler got ahold of the clicker and there was Joy Behar spewing her idiocy. I can't believe she gets paid to say the things she says! She was talking about how the rich shouldn't get tax cuts. Whoopi Goldberg was actually trying to talk some sense but was getting shouted over by the brainless redhead. She's supposed to be a comedienne but the only thing funny about her is that she thinks w

Reply to INK in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Keeping your babes close to your heart, eh. Those are cool. I'm not a tat person as far as getting them on my person but I can appreciate them on others.

Reply to I've had to pack my bags half a dozen times. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

That's quite a move! Love the pictures.