POLITICAL: Another delay in Obamacare

Thursday, November 28, 2013

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/online-shop-enrollment-delayed-by-one-year-100438.html

Online SHOP enrollment delayed by one year
By JASON MILLMAN | 11/27/13 12:40 PM EST Updated: 11/27/13 1:20 PM EST

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The Obama administration today announced a year-long delay of online enrollment for small businesses looking to purchase health coverage through federal-run exchanges, another setback for HealthCare.gov.

The delay, first reported by POLITICO, comes just weeks after Obama administration officials said the online enrollment for small businesses would be ready by the end of November. The announcement also comes just three days before the White House promises HealthCare.gov will provide a smoother enrollment experience for most users trying to purchase individual and family coverage. Fixing the problems with the individual market has been the White House priority.

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Excuse me, but how does the Administration get to unilaterally change the “law”.

It’s a joke.

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RANT: Heat out

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Walk in from vacation in vegas, and the bat cave has no heat or hot water.

Argh!

Karma?

Perhaps it was lonely, and like misbehaving pet, decided to punish me for my absence.

Laff.

This is not the coldest I’ve ever been.

USAF Survival School someplace in the pacific northwest Idaho Washington border. Not snowing; that would have been warmer. Wet from rain on the hour as demanded by the trainers; it was survival school. Temperature was 100 below, or felt that way. And, we weren’t allowed to hunker down, but had to move 5 miles a day. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but it was through what they called a “slash forrest”. Every other tree was over on its side. Not cut, but blown. Did I mention the wind? Yeah, it too felt like 100 mph. The phrase “witch’s *** in a brass *** in the middle of January” comes to mind. 

That was cold.

This is merely annoying.

Imagine what TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) will be like.

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ADMINISTRIVIA: Back to VA tonight

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Leaving Las Vegas.

Wiser, poorer, richer, and tired.

“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Captain Renault in Casablanca

Laff!

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Read: expired drink tickets

Sunday, November 24, 2013

One scam here at the Aria hotel casino, is they give “free drink tickets” when you make Sportsbet but they don’t tell you the coupons expire the same day.

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RANT: Speed traps

Friday, November 22, 2013

Out on vacation, saw two speed traps.

In Nevada.

When I first came here, I loved no speed limits.

And, no other limits.

Argh!

Should be like that again.

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SERVICE: Aria wifi sucks

Thursday, November 21, 2013

And you pay for it in the “resort fee”.

Setup is trivial but the response time varies greatly in the initial authentication. 

Can’t authenticate to their wifi from the Kindle.

Argh!

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HARDWARE: Changning Time zones

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Argh!

Why CAN’T we all use GMT?

The company issued blackberry doesn’t know time zones.

Apple does.

Amusingly the IPAD with only wifi capability know what time it is here.

Even my anchient Verizon cell phone knows.

And why is my body sit on EDST?

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RANT: Old war heroes don’t matter

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/443425/Royal-Navy-hero-tells-how-Hitler-couldn-t-stop-him-but-health-and-safety-zealots-have

DISGRACE: War hero banned from veteran’s parade for being ‘too old’
A WAR hero has told how Hitler couldn’t stop him – but health and safety zealots have.
By: Jason TaylorPublished: Sat, November 16, 2013

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Royal Navy legend Albert ‘Dusty’ Miller served his country with distinction in World War Two.

He earned countless medals and recognition for his bravery, first in the Atlantic convoys and later as a submariner in the Burma campaign.

But the 89-year-old, who has been a parade marshal for the Royal British Legion for nearly 40 years, has now been told he can no longer represent veterans – because he’s too old.

Senior officials broke the news to Mr Miller shortly before last week’s Rememberance Day parade, claiming he was ‘too old to be insured’

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Argh!

Doesn’t this just make you <past tense synonym for urine output> off?

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GUN: Not every use of a gun has shots fired

Monday, November 18, 2013

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS ALERT: Vol. 20, No. 45 11/15/2013

Outrage of the Week: Student’s Self-Defense Leads to University Disciplinary Action

This week’s outrage comes to us from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. There, two students living in an off-campus, university-owned apartment were put on probation for the “infraction” of displaying a legally-owned firearm to thwart a home invasion by a convicted felon.

According to a CNN article, on the night of October 24, students Erik Fagan and Daniel McIntosh were in their apartment when there was a knock on the door. Fagan told CNN affiliate KXLY in Spokane that he opened the door and a stranger, who said he’d just gotten out of jail, asked for $15. Fagan told KXLY he offered the man a blanket and a can of food, but “didn’t feel comfortable” giving the man money because he was a stranger.

“My gut instinct was telling me I wasn’t going to be able to get that door closed before he came through,” Fagan said.

As the man started coming through the door, Fagan said he yelled for his roommate, McIntosh. McIntosh said he came to the door holding his pistol. When the man saw the gun, the students say he turned and ran away.

The story notes that all university housing is patrolled at regular intervals by campus security, but this particular apartment complex isn’t gated, and secured key cards or codes are not required for entrance.

The students called 911 and campus security. A short time later, police captured the suspect, whom they identified as a six-time convicted felon with an outstanding Department of Corrections warrant.

If the story ended here, we’d have yet another example of how a firearm was successfully used for self-defense against a dangerous criminal without the firing of a shot. But the story continues.

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Absolutely absurd! And, the students get punished?

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HARDWARE: No signal on plane

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Most interesting on today’s flight.

No signal on the iPhone and no signal on the mifi while in the air.

That surprised me.

With all the fluff about cell phones on planes, they are not much use without connectivity.

NO email; NO texting; NO voice.

Hmmm, have to rethink everything.

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