Text Message

Today while I was sitting in my living room watching tv. Then all of a sudden I got this random text. It was one of those forward messages that you're suppose to read and send to so many people. Well I usually just read it and delete but this one was different; I actaully agreed with it. It said "Isn't it ironic? We ignore who adore us. Adore who ignores us. Love who hurts us and hurt who love us!" I know to some of you this might sound stupid but when you think about it, that's so true. I can honestly say the guy I'm completely in love with has hurt me more than anyone. How can someone who says they love you more than anything go and hurt you. It doesn't make any sense! I know some of you are thinking if he hurt you so bad then why are you with him. Well I thought the same thing but after months not being together he proved to me how sorry he was and still haven't done anything since. So that's good. But back to the message.. I know so many people that likes someone who is completely not interested and still tries. Then doesn't even pay attention to the person who actually cares for them. Why is that? there are so many couples that cheat on one another and come back saying how sorry they are! It's so stupid! If you seriously love someone then just stick with that one person who makes you happy! It's retarded to ruin something that special. Ever heard of the 80- 20 rule? Say the person you love is your 80 and the person you supposedly cheat one with is your 20. You never pick a 20 over your 80.

River City Writers

Floyd Skloot, a excellent poet and a very interesting person. After listening to everyone in the class room talk about him, I couldn't believe he forgets a question after twenty seconds and got a virus of some kind that whips out your memory. It's amazing that he's come so far and is still a excellent writer and a successful one too. Even thought his writings aren't exactly the same anymore. He use to write fiction and poems but now it's non-fiction and poems. I'll have to say one thing he talked about I can relate to is how he would write a poem real quick just to get it published and not be completely finished with it. He never allowed himself enough time to finish it and published it to early. I loved how honest he was and how he had a pen and a pad everywhere. If he had five different jackets, then that meant he had five different pens and pads. They are everywhere in his house and even in his car; so he can write whenever and where ever. He writes about anything and he said sometimes he'll re-write something he already said. Skloot was also funny and I loved listening to him. It was like he had so much to talk about but always forgot what question he was answering. He seemed so down to earth and I can honestly say I was actually interested.

HIstory of health care

Health care started in Europe in 1687 and didn't come to the United States until 1850. It was discovered by the firm Franklin Health Assurance company of Massachusetts. It offered injuries from the railroad and steamboat accidents. By the first part of the 20th century, Hospitals and mental expenses policies were offered which lead to development of Blue Cross Organization, that is well-known today. Then by the beginning of 1929 and through the 1930's and on through the world war 2 insurance increased and new policies where developed. If it was not for World War 2, the United States would of had had Universal insurance like Germany and the United Kingdom. Wonder if our country would be better off if that did happen? Then as years roll by companies start offering medical coverage to employees and paid about fifty percent of it. Then some companies, like for instance GM, started offering to pay 100 percent, which is GREAT. Wonder why companies do not offer that today. Oh yeah they discovered the less they pay for health care, the more money they save and become greedy! Well by the 1960s Medicare was offered and helped out a lot of families out. Something they could finally afford and could count on. Health Care has changed a bunch from the time it was discovered. The price keeps increasing and more and more Americans live with out any coverage. Over 47 million, which is ridiculous!

Free Health Care or No?

While researching all the information about Health Insurance thinking it should be free, like some other countries have and it seems like it works good for them. Then I came across something that kinda change my mind and made sense. Maybe our country is not right for Universal Insurance, U.S. maybe just needs to lower the price....

Reasons why we should have Universal Insurance is because:

1. The number of uninsured citizens has grown to over 40 million.
2. Health care has become increasingly unaffordable for businesses and individuals.
3. We can eliminate wasteful inefficiencies such as duplicate paper work, claim approval, insurance submission, etc.
4. We can develop a centralized national database which makes diagnosis and treatment easier for doctors.
5. Medical professionals can concentrate on healing the patient rather than on insurance procedures, malpractice liability, etc.
6. Free medical services would encourage patients to practice preventive medicine and inquire about problems early when treatment will be light; currently, patients often avoid physicals and other preventive measures because of the costs.

Reasons for not having a Universal Insurance because:

1. here isn't a single government agency or division that runs efficiently; do we really want an organization that developed the U.S. Tax Code handling something as complex as health care?
2. "Free" health care isn't really free since we must pay for it with taxes; expenses for health care would have to be paid for with higher taxes or spending cuts in other areas such as defense, education, etc.
3. Profit motives, competition, and individual ingenuity have always led to greater cost control and effectiveness.
4. Government-controlled health care would lead to a decrease in patient flexibility.
5. Patients aren't likely to curb their drug costs and doctor visits if health care is free; thus, total costs will be several times what they are now.
6. Just because Americans are uninsured doesn't mean they can't receive health care; nonprofits and government-run hospitals provide services to those who don't have insurance, and it is illegal to refuse emergency medical service because of a lack of insurance.
7. Government-mandated procedures will likely reduce doctor flexibility and lead to poor patient care.
8. Healthy people who take care of themselves will have to pay for the burden of those who smoke, are obese, etc.
9. A long, painful transition will have to take place involving lost insurance industry jobs, business closures, and new patient record creation.
10. Loss of private practice options and possible reduced pay may dissuade many would-be doctors from pursuing the profession.
11. Malpractice lawsuit costs, which are already sky-high, could further explode since universal care may expose the government to legal liability, and the possibility to sue someone with deep pockets usually invites more lawsuits.
12. Like social security, any government benefit eventually is taken as a "right" by the public, meaning that it's politically near impossible to remove or curtail it later on when costs get out of control.

Website: http://www.balancedpolitics.org/universal_health_care.htm

Memphis sucks! (the city)

I can honestly say I hate living here! I can not wait to get out of this city! I plan on moving far away, probably by the beach, and where it's save to live. If everything works out, I plan on moving with my boyfriend when he gets stationed, where ever that is. Memphis is like the worst place to live. There are killings every week here! Last week was horrible. The Lester murders, were horrifying and was hard to watch. Just because the guys brother wanted to cover up what he did, so he killed the little kids! Plus the guy just got out of jail for killing someone before. Why the heck was he out! Wouldn't he be in there for life? Who ever let him out is STUPID! There would be six people alive today if he was still in jail and the three kids who are still alive would still have there family. Then after that a girl about 13 years old gets shoot in a cross fire and it wasn't even meant for her. Thats ridiculous! The people around those neighborhoods are use to guns being fired, it's a daily thing for them. Also this mother accidentally shoot her 2 year old baby in the foot. How can that happen? Why the heck does she have a gun around the baby anyways... I would just like one day I could put on the news and nothing bad would happen! that would be wonderful!! But in Memphis that would never happen! He keeps going down hill and probably will never change! So I decided I'm probably just going to move :) seems like the only option. Plus when I start having kids I don't want them growing up around this or go to school with a history of shootings or violence.

Finally Snow!

So other than being sick on Spring break and thought nothing good would happen the rest of the week, Friday came and it started snowing. I was at work and didn't even know it was suppose to! Well about an hour went by and it stopped, so i thought it was over and I was a little bummed. I was hoping it would, so I could make a snowman; something I haven't done in a long time! Well a few minutes later, it started coming down hard! I was so excited! Even though I was at work, I didn't do anything but look out the window like a little kid watching for Santa clause at Christmas time. It snowed hard until I got off work and as i was walking outside to my car I realized my car was covered in about 3 inches of snow, not joking! I had no idea how I was going to get all of it off. So i I turned on my car and put on the defrost and walked back inside, as i realized I LOCKED my keys in my car! I freaked out! The first time I locked my keys in my car is the day it snows and the roads are bad... my luck.. Well then I saw my brother next door and maybe he could help me. Well he didn't have a spear but he did figure out that mt other door was unlocked. Sp as I felt stupid, I felt so re leaved. He also cleaned the snow off my car so it was safe to go home. The snow fell until late in the night and it was so pretty! I made my funny looking snowman and drank hot chocolate by the fire. It was a wonderful day and it saved my spring break. Something good happened before it ended and that's all I wanted! :)

spring break

Well last week was spring break and it pretty much sucked! while everyone was having so much fun out of town, I was at home sick the whole time! I was planning on going to Orlando to work for Varsity and UCA. I would help with the National competition and help sell the clothes. It was perfect! They paid for every expenses. The plane ticket, the hotel, food and i was going to get paid! I could not wait to go, but one day at my work this lady came in with a awful cold. About an hour later it hit me and I could not breathe out of my nose, head hurt, and had a bad cough... It sucked! Each day it got worst and the day I was suppose to leave for Orlando, I could not keep anything down. I had to cancel the trip and stay at home! It was the worst thing! Something you look forward to for so long and can't go because of something stupid. Make matters worst I went to the doctor and the stupid doctor thought it was the flu and would not believe me that I have this disorder called acute vomiting syndrome ( very rare but it exist , it's were if you start throwing up, you can not stop until you get an IV to pass by the stomach) So after the stupid doctor didn't help me, I had to go to the Hospital. So thats my wonderful spring break. It was probably the worst spring break yet :(