An Inconvenient Question

How did polar bears survive in earlier warming periods?

World War II Music

I went to a fish fry sponsered by the American Legion last night.  The entertainment was The Legacy Girls who do an impersonation of The Andrews Sisters.  It was a toe-tapping time and I remembered many of the words.

War on Drugs

Google John-Stossel war-on-drugs unintended-consequences video to see why I am convinced drugs should be legalized.  And that's in addition to what it is doing to Mexico where it is no longer safe to be in law enforcement or government.

Now what?

Monday, February 14, 2011

I'm starting to accept that I'll never see [my girlfriend] again. It's like being widowed for a third time. I guess that we had enough great years to make it worthwhile. There aren't enough years left to try for a fourth. I'm 84. Anyway, she has spoiled me for anyone else.

My brother, Jerre's, cancer reminds me that my own years are limited. I don't know what I should do with them. "I haven't got time for the waiting game."

Being where people are doesn't mean that I can meet them. I haven't solved that one yet. Senior Center trips could be a start. Dance lessons? A lot of boats have sailed.

My Brother

My younger brother, my last remaining sibling, called to tell me he was in a hospital in Springville, IL, with cancer in his liver.  He said when he leaves the hospital he will enter a nursing home.  He will no longer be able to manage my farmland and prepare a summary for my tax return.  I am sure I can handle that, but it won't be easy to visit him except by driving more than I like to.  The girlfriend who would have taken me recently dumped me.  Suddenly my house seems very empty.

Dilemma

I need to move on, but I don't know where on is.

Pre-existing Conditions

I just read in an opinion piece that denying health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions was one of the insurance industry's "most abusive practices."  I wonder why fire insurers won't cover you if your house is on fire.  The author of the piece admits that insurers could only do this if everyone is forced to buy coverage.  I wonder why insurance companies are blamed for not being a charity.  If they are so bad, why not do away with them?