Comments on: Open Thread 3/17/10

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:29:36 +0000

@Rez Thanks for posting that - those were all really funny (speaking as a fellow aging baby boomer).

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:28:08 +0000

Moon-howler : My favorite is Fifty Ways to lose your Liver (in keeping with the topic)

I like that one too - given that I just turned 50 almost a year ago.

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:27:13 +0000

I meant to also say, when you take out competition and alternatives, and don’t give people choices, that’s bad. That to me is what a single payer plan represents, if indeed the idea is the doctors would like it for all insured. And I see how they would – it would be just one set of paperwork to fill out no matter who the patient is, and one place to deal with. It probably would save a lot of their time. But I see bad things too, as in my case, I have the choice of several insurance plans from my employer. Each year, if I so choose, I could switch insurance plans. Now, I haven’t done that, or felt the need to, but it’s nice to know the option is there.

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:25:10 +0000

Moon-howler : I thought the single payer plan was just for the uninsured, not for the insured?

The way I read it (and maybe I misinterpreted what someone wrote) they were saying the doctors were in favor of a single payer plan for all insured. Maybe I'm misinterpreting something though. I hope I am, actually - and that would just be for those currently uninsured. That would be much more acceptable to me personally. However, even then, I read the theory that some companies might opt to not offer insurance as it would be cheaper for them to pay something to the federal gov't, and then all their employees would essentially be forced into the gov't plan. Although, I wouldn't expect my company to do something like that. However, the idea of a single payer plan for all insured, well that's just not good, if you ask me. Maybe good for the doctors, but not good for the patients. Or at least not good for many patients, I think.

By: Rez

Rez — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:18:00 +0000

Don, you are welcome. Actually, I like “On the Commode Again”. I can hum it in my mind.

By: Moon-howler

Moon-howler — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:31:36 +0000

I thought the single payer plan was just for the uninsured, not for the insured?

By: Moon-howler

Moon-howler — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:31:08 +0000

My favorite is Fifty Ways to lose your Liver

(in keeping with the topic)

By: Don Richardson

Don Richardson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:17:00 +0000

Thanks, Rez. After the day I just had, I needed that laugh….

By: Rez

Rez — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:51:06 +0000

Just some levity in case you haven’t seen this–

Some of the artists of the 60′s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers who can remember doing the “Limbo” as if it were yesterday .

They include:

Bobby Darin —Splish, Splash, I Was Havin’ A Flash

Herman’s Hermits —Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Walker

The Bee Gees — -How Can You Mend A Broken Hip?

Roberta Flack—The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face

Johnny Nash —I Can’t See Clearly Now.

Paul Simon— Fifty Ways To Lose Your Liver

Procol Harem— A Whiter Shade Of Hair

Leo Sayer —You Make Me Feel Like Napping

The Temptations —Papa’s Got A Kidney Stone

Abba—Denture Queen
“You haven’t seen my teeth have you Wilma?

Tony Orlando — Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling
If You Hear Me Fall

Helen Reddy —I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore

Leslie Gore—It’s My Procedure, And I’ll Cry If I Want To

And Last but NOT least…

Willie Nelson —On the Commode Again

Just for you, Wolfie and all of us ancients.

By: Poor Richard

Poor Richard — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:38:16 +0000

FYI – Just received the latest edition of the Manassas Observor,
a new twice a month newspaper that is a worthwhile read for
local news and features. On the front page is an article
headlined “Nokesville director bringing Hollywood to
Old Town Manassas”. Sail Away Productions’ website proudly
claims it is the premier film studio in Nokeville and it is doing a
musical feature called “Bright Lights and Promises” in Manassas
and they are looking for more extras. In the past SAP has done
several award winning horror movies – maybe their plan is to
finish the musical and head down to the budget hearings at
City Hall – scary stuff.
(The Big Manassas Movie was My Son John (1952) that was
filmed, in part, near the Old Town PO and featured Helen Hayes,
Van Heflin and Robert Walker – but was widely reviewed as
comically awful. It was the story of a mother who discovered her son
was a closet —communist).