Off The Wall, Or Up Against It

This blogging thing.  Why? What drives people to share their thoughts every day. Or every week. Or every two weeks?  What is the point?  How many trillions of words are generated every day? So many words. So many people. So many stories. So many lives. Ah, 'tis but vanity....

This is a question that has been bugging me.  How can anyone justify denying necessary medical care to anyone else? Can we all agree that medical care should be available to everyone regardless of income or job status? Apparently not.   Why is this? Well, first of all, let's look at some numbers. Various polls suggest that greater than 50% of the American public believe healthcare should be available to all. According to an article published by HealthAffairs.org, there have been 4 major initiatives for government funded healthcare between 1945 and 2000. In each case, public support for these plans has been greater than 50% when first proposed. I'm saying 'when first proposed', because, in the cases of the two most comprehensive proposals, first by President Truman and then by President Clinton, major opposition campaigns were put into place, using the same scare tactics that are being used now. This amounts to focusing on " too much government, the cos...

Getting started can be the hardest part of anything. Getting motivated to act. Getting off our lazy butts and doing something that we haven't done before. That can be hard. Let's talk about cooking. This is one of those things that can be easy to get started on. I mean for lunch. Or dinner. Right now. When we're hungry, there is a lot of motivation for making something to eat. If we have easy to prepare deals, the whole process is fairly painless. You go to the fridge. You pull out the bread and the sliced ham and the cheese and the mustard and mayo and you throw together a sandwich and there you go. You don't even have to think too much. But what if you're interested in a more elaborate meal?  What if you're interested in starting a new business? A new art project? A new novel?  Getting started on this kind of thing can be difficult for a whole host of reasons. That's what this is about. Getting Started. See?  I've already started....