Comments on: The afternoon play by play http://realityme.net/2008/12/02/the-afternoon-play-by-play/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug McCaughan http://realityme.net/2008/12/02/the-afternoon-play-by-play/comment-page-1/#comment-235085 Doug McCaughan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:12:56 +0000 http://realityme.net/?p=9155#comment-235085 If we keep our society healthy, we make our society prosperous. To me it just seems like an advanced, intelligent society would want EVERYONE to be as healthy as possible, not "health to those who can afford it!" If we keep our society healthy, we make our society prosperous. To me it just seems like an advanced, intelligent society would want EVERYONE to be as healthy as possible, not “health to those who can afford it!”

]]> By: Morgan http://realityme.net/2008/12/02/the-afternoon-play-by-play/comment-page-1/#comment-235082 Morgan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:03:46 +0000 http://realityme.net/?p=9155#comment-235082 Yeah I haven't had insurance in years since I started making too much for TennCare and not enough to afford my own. When I was made full time this past spring I was offered it but couldn't afford it. We just had our open enrollment and I'll be paying 30 dollars a paycheck for insurance with a 1000 deductible which I doubt I'll ever meet, but I guess its there for emegency hospitalizations or something. My son is on the Cover TN kids program which is better than nothing but still not great. I don't have much hope that universal health care will happen terribly soon, but I dream about it. If England can do it after a world war, surely we can do it too. I think medical bills are the top reason for foreclosures which helped us get in this economic mess in the first place. Yeah I haven’t had insurance in years since I started making too much for TennCare and not enough to afford my own. When I was made full time this past spring I was offered it but couldn’t afford it. We just had our open enrollment and I’ll be paying 30 dollars a paycheck for insurance with a 1000 deductible which I doubt I’ll ever meet, but I guess its there for emegency hospitalizations or something. My son is on the Cover TN kids program which is better than nothing but still not great.

I don’t have much hope that universal health care will happen terribly soon, but I dream about it. If England can do it after a world war, surely we can do it too. I think medical bills are the top reason for foreclosures which helped us get in this economic mess in the first place.

]]> By: Doug McCaughan http://realityme.net/2008/12/02/the-afternoon-play-by-play/comment-page-1/#comment-235078 Doug McCaughan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:02:21 +0000 http://realityme.net/?p=9155#comment-235078 We say the word Valium a lot but that's just not a luxury available to us. I wonder if universal health care would cover that. We say the word Valium a lot but that’s just not a luxury available to us. I wonder if universal health care would cover that.

]]> By: Morgan http://realityme.net/2008/12/02/the-afternoon-play-by-play/comment-page-1/#comment-235069 Morgan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:49:01 +0000 http://realityme.net/?p=9155#comment-235069 Aww. I am also one of these bleeding heart liberals that want all children regardless of race, religion, ability, gender, etc etc to feel loved and accepted. My little goddaughter is in girlscouts this year (she's 5) and her mom, my best friend, has told me how the leader is just a mom who doesn't really know anything about leading (but I am sure tries her best). I guess they don't give them much training on the different girls they may encounter. But I think its awesome you said something. I think a lot of people see a problem and either express it in a way that just offends the person they say it to, or they decide to just not "rock the boat" and things don't change for the better. As for the rest of it...I don't think there is any way I could handle what you guys do every day. It would take a lot of valium. My one child and boyfriend and dog are almost too much for me to deal with in one day, lol. Aww. I am also one of these bleeding heart liberals that want all children regardless of race, religion, ability, gender, etc etc to feel loved and accepted.

My little goddaughter is in girlscouts this year (she’s 5) and her mom, my best friend, has told me how the leader is just a mom who doesn’t really know anything about leading (but I am sure tries her best). I guess they don’t give them much training on the different girls they may encounter.

But I think its awesome you said something. I think a lot of people see a problem and either express it in a way that just offends the person they say it to, or they decide to just not “rock the boat” and things don’t change for the better.

As for the rest of it…I don’t think there is any way I could handle what you guys do every day. It would take a lot of valium. My one child and boyfriend and dog are almost too much for me to deal with in one day, lol.

]]> By: MOM http://realityme.net/2008/12/02/the-afternoon-play-by-play/comment-page-1/#comment-235006 MOM Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:29:08 +0000 http://realityme.net/?p=9155#comment-235006 What a reality story!!!! What a reality story!!!!

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