RANT: What? Maryland Transgender bathroom bill

Sunday, April 6, 2014

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/2/miller-unlocking-the-ladies-room/

MILLER: Maryland’s bathroom bill benefits few transgenders, puts all girls at risk from pedophiles
LGBT lobby winning across the country
By Emily Miller-The Washington Times Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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Maryland moms and dads will now have to be more vigilant when their children use public bathrooms. It will soon be legal for a man who simply says he identifies as a woman to use the ladies’ room.

This serious risk for sexual assaults of women and little girls is all in the name of political correctness. And this is just the latest in a string of successes by the transgender lobby.

On Friday, the Maryland House passed legislation that prohibits discrimination based on “gender identity” in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations — which, most disturbingly, includes restrooms.

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This is nuts!

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RANT: K-Cup$$$$$

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-reasons-k-cups-arent-ok-for-the-environment.html

5 Reasons K-Cups Aren’t OK for the Environment
The Green Divas
March 27, 2014

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However, only the filter and coffee grounds are compostable. The plastic part on top of the pod gets tossed into the regular garbage. Do you think my son and husband are separating these pods? Nope. That would take time. And I’m pretty sure they don’t even realize that’s what they need to do in order for the pods to be somewhat eco-friendly. (Can you tell this really steams me?)

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The thing that gets me is how expensive it is!

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RANT: Another “untrue” storey about Obamacare

Thursday, March 20, 2014

“There are plenty of horror stories being told (about Obamacare) all of them are untrue.”

– Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), February 25th, 2014

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Sorry, but I know at least one is true.

A dear friend of mine has had no health insurance for a long time. (It’s expensive. She says she can’t afford it. I believe her.)

She developed sciatica. Very painful. 

Tried to tough it out but it didn’t get better. 

Spent several hundred dollars at Urgent Care to get drugs that made it tolerable.

Obamacare comes and she starts researching. She finds a policy with a 350$ month payment  and 2,500$ deductible. She’s hurting so she figures to “economize”. (Don’t know how that’s going to work.)

She investigates because the 2,500 has to be spent in network. Finds doctors locally who are in network.

Buys the insurance. (Not without its own saga. But it’s just long waits, misinfo, and general administrivia. Not very entertaining.)Then tries to book the appointment. 

She finds that all of the locals don’t do backs, only do kids, or only elbows and knees.

She’s forced to find someone.

Argh!

Goes to an out of network Ortho who says he needs an MRI to diagnose her.

Now she has to find a GP in network who will agree to rewrite the out of network ortho’s order for the MRI so she can now try and find an in network MRI place so that when she pays it counts towards her deductible.

Argh!

Anyone care to say nice things about Obamacare. She voted for him because he promised Health Insurance.

(I bit my tongue to keep from saying “how is that working out for you”.)

Needless to say she is <past tense synonym for urine output> off and wondering why she paying for insurance that is any good. 

I did point out she get free birth control. She was NOT amused!

(I was!)

I can’t wait to hear more.

Argh!

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RANT: No inflation?

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Dear ferdinand j. reinke,

We are writing to provide you advance notice that the price of your Prime membership will be increasing. The annual rate will be $99 when your membership renews on December 7, 2014.

Even as fuel and transportation costs have increased, the price of Prime has remained the same for nine years. Since 2005, the number of items eligible for unlimited free Two-Day Shipping has grown from one million to over 20 million. We also added unlimited access to over 40,000 movies and TV episodes with Prime Instant Video and a selection of over 500,000 books to borrow from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.

For more information about your Prime membership, visit our Prime membership page.

Sincerely,

The Amazon Prime Team

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RANT: A coast-to-coast blackout if the Gooferment remains in charge!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

U.S. Risks National Blackout From Small-Scale Attack on Substations
The U.S. could suffer a coast-to-coast blackout if saboteurs knocked out just nine of the country’s 55,000 electric-transmission substations on a scorching summer day, according to a previously unreported federal analysis.

The study by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concluded that coordinated attacks in each of the nation’s three separate electric systems could cause the entire power network to collapse, people familiar with the research said.

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The electric grid is to important to allow the Gooferment to be involved. At worst, it’s should be a corporation with the PSEGs and PEs of the country as its stockholders. No juice; sorry PSEG you don’t get paid. How happy will your stockholders be? Better than unelected bureaucrats in fancy suits with expense accounts and pensions, who will just exit stage left when the SHTF!

Argh!

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RANT: An apparent suicide

Friday, March 14, 2014

http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/jeffrey-corzine-former-nj-govs-son-dead-at-31/

Former NJ gov’s son found dead in Mexico of apparent suicide
By Jeane MacIntoshMarch 13, 2014 | 3:19pm

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For all my ranting about Corzine, I’d never wish this on anyone.

He has to answer for the collapse of MFGLOBAL, but this is hell of a way for the Universe to punish him

Requiescat In Pacem

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RANTING: William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, Requiescat In Pacem

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/band-brothers-vet-william-guarnere-dies-90?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Marketing&utm_term=Facebook&utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=wild-bill

‘Band of Brothers’ vet William Guarnere dies at 90
March 9, 2014 – 6:34 PM
Associated Press
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 90

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Without comment.

His nation asked and he delivered.

In spades.

Requiescat In Pacem

I may argue about “greatest”, but they gave what was asked. 

Dona Nobis Pacem

We should not waste the effort of ANY of these brave women and men!

Send politicians. Or their children instead.

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RANT: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; terrorism?

Monday, March 10, 2014

http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2014/03/lost.html

Saturday, March 08, 2014
Lost

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Answers to those questions–and others–will be revealed in the days and weeks ahead.  And while few things are certain at this point, the use of stolen passports to put mysterious passengers on the plane certainly raises the specter of foul play.  It is also worth remembering that terrorist organizations have never lost their interest in aviation targets, and the Pacific region has long figured in their plotting.  We may soon learn if the bad guys have finally achieved their murderous goal.   

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 certainly sounds like terrorism.

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RANT: Argh! ESPN3 isn’t not ESPN

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Argh! It was supposed to be on ESPN. But the Jaspers are on ESPN3. Bumped by the women?

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RANT: 7½% growth rate

Saturday, March 8, 2014

China’s Economic Growth Forecast at 7.5% This Year
China’s government aims to deliver economic growth of about 7.5% this year, Premier Li Keqiang said in a report to the country’s legislature released on Wednesday.

The target is unchanged from last year.

Gross domestic product growth has repeatedly outpaced the official target, coming in at 7.7% last year. But economists say that achieving that rate of growth is becoming more difficult as the economy matures.

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Imagine the USA with a 7½% growth rate.

We could be prosperous again!

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