Enough, already, about Michael Jackson! He was a talented musician, granted, and, I think it fair to say, an extremely troubled man. In recognition of his humanity, I did not wish him ill fortune. He's gone. Too bad, really.
So stop with the intensive coverage! He was not a head of state. "The latest on the death of Michael Jackson" is the same thing we all heard last night. He's still dead. I'm sorry, but whatever is learned about the circumstances can wait for the next scheduled newscast.
When will news organizations learn that the best that can be said of this wall-to- wall coverage of any celebrity's death is that it's repetitive and boring. There's only so much that can be said, and very few people we need to hear say it. Quit! Enough! Say good night, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, ABC, MSNBC, and all the rest.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
What are they thinking?
I'm already tired of the endless picking at healthcare reform. Can't they just get it done already?
The latest buzz is that--big surprise--it's going to cost money, $1.6 trillion dollars over 10 years.
Of course that sounds like a lot. Any recurring expense over 10 years sounds like way more than it seems on a year-by-year basis. Unless my math is wrong, the annual number is more like $160 billion. Now that's way over my budget, but Congress spends that much before lunch.
So why are we letting "them" (whoever they are) scare the bejesus out of everybody by talking in the trillions of dollars and tens of years. And eveybody knows that ten-year predictions are inaccurate because so much changes in such a long timespan.
And while I'm at it, I've got another bone to pick with the way this is being discussed. How come nobody's talking about the boost to the economy when people get healthier because they can go to the doctor when they're sick instead of waiting until they're really sick.
They're all happy to tell us the latest statistic about what the common cold or poison ivy or the flu costs business every year, but they can't add better health into the health care discussion?
I don't get it.
The latest buzz is that--big surprise--it's going to cost money, $1.6 trillion dollars over 10 years.
Of course that sounds like a lot. Any recurring expense over 10 years sounds like way more than it seems on a year-by-year basis. Unless my math is wrong, the annual number is more like $160 billion. Now that's way over my budget, but Congress spends that much before lunch.
So why are we letting "them" (whoever they are) scare the bejesus out of everybody by talking in the trillions of dollars and tens of years. And eveybody knows that ten-year predictions are inaccurate because so much changes in such a long timespan.
And while I'm at it, I've got another bone to pick with the way this is being discussed. How come nobody's talking about the boost to the economy when people get healthier because they can go to the doctor when they're sick instead of waiting until they're really sick.
They're all happy to tell us the latest statistic about what the common cold or poison ivy or the flu costs business every year, but they can't add better health into the health care discussion?
I don't get it.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Here comes Monday
I don't care what the scientists say. There are time warps. Take for example the mysterious loss of five minutes between checking the clock in the kitchen and getting into the car in the attached garage on the other side of the wall. How can I leave the kitchen at 7:40 and switch on the ignition to find it magically 7:45. I swear, I don't dawdle a bit--really!
Similarly, I get home from work on Friday evening, pleased with the two whole days I have before I have to go back to work on Monday morning. No matter whether I bustle around or lounge around, it doesn't matter; those two days are gone in a blink. Poof! It's time to drag my sorry self out of bed, put on my smile, and head off to work. It's just not fair.
Not that I don't like my job. I really do...I'd just like a bit more leisure time. Is that too much to ask?
On another topic, I realized somewhere around noon that if she were still living, today would be my mother's 88th birthday. I still miss her.
Similarly, I get home from work on Friday evening, pleased with the two whole days I have before I have to go back to work on Monday morning. No matter whether I bustle around or lounge around, it doesn't matter; those two days are gone in a blink. Poof! It's time to drag my sorry self out of bed, put on my smile, and head off to work. It's just not fair.
Not that I don't like my job. I really do...I'd just like a bit more leisure time. Is that too much to ask?
On another topic, I realized somewhere around noon that if she were still living, today would be my mother's 88th birthday. I still miss her.
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