Say Anything.
'Say Anything' is a John Cusak/Cameron Crowe 1989 teen flick. ' A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.' This is actually not what this thread is about, but the message is the same.
Actually no it isn't, I just like imdb.com and the title sounded interesting. /snort
This is not necessarily a vent thread - far from it. This is about saying anything - weather, the bird outside your work window, the fundamental differences between Mormons and catholics, how Law and Order Criminal Intent doesn't get the props it deserves, that I always forget whether it's 'it's' or 'its', that my daughter has a beautiful smile and the first guy that breaks her heart - I'm breaking his knees...it's about anything.
So, say anything.
Dia
15 years ago
ohno! He may come back, I bet he misses the comforts of home. They are pretty smart birds so he could find his way back! *crosses fingers*
pharren
15 years ago
Don't deserve him? What an absurd thing to say. Maybe if you had been torturing him, I would agree. But he wanted to fly away, and you gave him a chance to do so (albeit accidentally)... seems a more compassionate option than keeping him locked up. Like the old saying about "If you love something, let it go", conclusion: you probably "deserve" him more than a lot of pet owners.
Wystro
15 years ago
I put out an add in craiglist stating when and where I've lost him, and I've looked for him on the animal shelter sites. No luck.
I feel conflicted about this because I inherited him from my room mate who went into the Army. I think its not right to keep birds in cages, but since he came that way, I figured that I'd give him a very nice existence considering the circumstances. As strange as I felt keeping him, I grew fond of him. He did look magnificent flying away, but his chances for survival in a Portland OR winter are slim. He was a very strong flier -- he got around 80' up in no time.
I feel conflicted about this because I inherited him from my room mate who went into the Army. I think its not right to keep birds in cages, but since he came that way, I figured that I'd give him a very nice existence considering the circumstances. As strange as I felt keeping him, I grew fond of him. He did look magnificent flying away, but his chances for survival in a Portland OR winter are slim. He was a very strong flier -- he got around 80' up in no time.
Laschae
15 years ago
Aww I hope you find him or he survives! When my grandma died my sister got one her her birds and it also flew away out a window.
pharren
15 years ago
Oh, that's a good point :( It's like 80° right now here so I have a hard time remembering the rest of the world is freezing it's collective ass off.
but his chances for survival in a Portland OR winter are slim
Oh, that's a good point :( It's like 80° right now here so I have a hard time remembering the rest of the world is freezing it's collective ass off.
Laschae
15 years ago
Yay I got my rift beta thingy....
Dia
15 years ago
rub it in pharren, rub it in! I lost a glove the other day out of my work coat and its a bummer to have one cold hand!
Wystro
15 years ago
Somebody needs to say something!
*freaks out*
*freaks out*
Gongaa
15 years ago
* ... *
Thou doth know what goeþ betwixt yon asterisks!
Wystro;104595
Somebody needs to say something!
*freaks out*
* ... *
Thou doth know what goeþ betwixt yon asterisks!
Jetamio
15 years ago
Something.
ROzbeans
15 years ago
My 3 year old started taking the bus to preschool. Boy that broke my heart =/ He was so excited he started to scream as the bus pulled up.
Catherine's growing into a beautiful little thing. I dread high school =/
Catherine's growing into a beautiful little thing. I dread high school =/
pharren
15 years ago
That's a great photo
Laschae
15 years ago
Aww he looks so happy and so big.
ROzbeans
15 years ago
Cried his eyes out today lol
Kelefane
15 years ago
I just think that this is fucking ridiculous....seriously, almost $4000 for a prescription?
Thank god I have insurance.
Imagine the people that need that monthly to live. Yeah, our system sucks.
The biggest problem is our general inability to see beyond our own circumstances. For instance, most people see that THEIR insurance is currently working for them, so why mess with a good system? They fail to see that they could get fired any day and that their company can change coverage at their own whim.
I think more people need to see the dark side, so to speak, before the system really gets changed.
On the plus side, there are conservative think-tanks that also want to do away with the employer-based system, but they tend to favor some sort of health savings accounts, which are obviously useless in cases like the one I above quoted in that picture....I mean, what fucking good is an account that allows you to put away $100, or so, per month, tax free, when ONE medication can run you 1K+/month?
Medicare for all on a sliding scale based on wages.....call it a day.
I just think that this is fucking ridiculous....seriously, almost $4000 for a prescription?
Thank god I have insurance.
Imagine the people that need that monthly to live. Yeah, our system sucks.
The biggest problem is our general inability to see beyond our own circumstances. For instance, most people see that THEIR insurance is currently working for them, so why mess with a good system? They fail to see that they could get fired any day and that their company can change coverage at their own whim.
I think more people need to see the dark side, so to speak, before the system really gets changed.
On the plus side, there are conservative think-tanks that also want to do away with the employer-based system, but they tend to favor some sort of health savings accounts, which are obviously useless in cases like the one I above quoted in that picture....I mean, what fucking good is an account that allows you to put away $100, or so, per month, tax free, when ONE medication can run you 1K+/month?
Medicare for all on a sliding scale based on wages.....call it a day.
pharren
15 years ago
You can't argue with people who are so self-absorbed that all they can see is "this might cost me an extra 1% on my taxes", or people who are blindly following whatever Soandso says, because of Soandso's religious or political affiliation.
Why the hell do people believe everything they are told by their favorite party, or only vote for people from their favorite party? It's like we have some innate tendency to form opposing groups just so we can go to war with each other. Who gives a shit what the rest of your party is doing? The whole point of democracy is that we can choose what's best for **US**, not what's best for our favorite party's political agenda of getting people reelected etc. They care more about getting elected than they do about actually serving the public's interests. Too bad we can't just abolish the party system altogether. They'd just form clandestine parties.
And most people I've tried to talk about this health care stuff with who are opposed to it (there are quite a few at my work), don't even know why. They just say vague things like "it's bad" or "it's not fair" or "I shouldn't have to pay for ______" (usually "immigrants" as if their ancestors weren't immigrants as well, or some ethnic group they don't belong to - how convenient). These are mostly the same people who, like my own mother, still believe Obama hasn't shown his birth certificate, or believe random hoaxes that could be disproved with a 0.2 second Google search, just because it fits their preconceptions (handed to them on a platter of religious or political nonsense by the aforementioned Soandso).
RE: Zyvoxm aka Linezolid:
Cost-effective!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyvox
EDIT: And the people producing this "cost-effective" treatment areamong those who oppose any type of socialized health care, for reasons I really can't understand. Seems to me, they'd have MORE people buying their shit, since now more people could afford it.
As a general rule, any time I see rich people opposing something, I assume that means the thing is good for me (as a non-rich person), and do the opposite. Case in point, I live in a fairly wealthy area, and around voting time a few months back, I started seeing these signs popping up all over the road and on bumper stickers telling me to vote "no" on Proposition 4. I looked it up, and Proposition 4 was an amendment to the state constitution that would require contractors to secure a popular vote before changing the zoning of an area, instead of just arbitrarily changing it at their whim like they could before the amendment. This means the zoning was essentially irrelevent for those with the money or connections or whatever to win over the commitee or Chamber of Commerce or whoever was responsible for allowing such things to pass to change it. If they want to build a strip mall, they build a strip mall. Why the hell would I think that's a GOOD thing?
The same thing happened in Orlando, and other places all over the state. How is this a good thing? I just don't see it. But hey, Soandso said to "VOTE NO ON 4!" and that it would lower taxes or something like that!
If giant corporations or the super wealthy think it's a good idea, chances are, it isn't. Not for the rest of us, at least.
Why the hell do people believe everything they are told by their favorite party, or only vote for people from their favorite party? It's like we have some innate tendency to form opposing groups just so we can go to war with each other. Who gives a shit what the rest of your party is doing? The whole point of democracy is that we can choose what's best for **US**, not what's best for our favorite party's political agenda of getting people reelected etc. They care more about getting elected than they do about actually serving the public's interests. Too bad we can't just abolish the party system altogether. They'd just form clandestine parties.
And most people I've tried to talk about this health care stuff with who are opposed to it (there are quite a few at my work), don't even know why. They just say vague things like "it's bad" or "it's not fair" or "I shouldn't have to pay for ______" (usually "immigrants" as if their ancestors weren't immigrants as well, or some ethnic group they don't belong to - how convenient). These are mostly the same people who, like my own mother, still believe Obama hasn't shown his birth certificate, or believe random hoaxes that could be disproved with a 0.2 second Google search, just because it fits their preconceptions (handed to them on a platter of religious or political nonsense by the aforementioned Soandso).
RE: Zyvoxm aka Linezolid:
Linezolid is quite expensive, as a course of treatment can cost up to several thousand U.S. dollars; nonetheless, it appears to be more cost-effective than comparable antibiotics, mostly because of the possibility of switching from intravenous to oral administration as soon as patients are stable enough, without the need for dose adjustments.
Cost-effective!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyvox
EDIT: And the people producing this "cost-effective" treatment areamong those who oppose any type of socialized health care, for reasons I really can't understand. Seems to me, they'd have MORE people buying their shit, since now more people could afford it.
As a general rule, any time I see rich people opposing something, I assume that means the thing is good for me (as a non-rich person), and do the opposite. Case in point, I live in a fairly wealthy area, and around voting time a few months back, I started seeing these signs popping up all over the road and on bumper stickers telling me to vote "no" on Proposition 4. I looked it up, and Proposition 4 was an amendment to the state constitution that would require contractors to secure a popular vote before changing the zoning of an area, instead of just arbitrarily changing it at their whim like they could before the amendment. This means the zoning was essentially irrelevent for those with the money or connections or whatever to win over the commitee or Chamber of Commerce or whoever was responsible for allowing such things to pass to change it. If they want to build a strip mall, they build a strip mall. Why the hell would I think that's a GOOD thing?
You also do not understand “development” in Florida. The developers make money developing. They could care less if what they create is successful as “other people’s money” is left holding the bag. Pension funds, imbeciles running banks and publicly traded REIT’s. The developers pull what little skin they have in the game out in the form of fees far before the project is completed.
Here in Fort Lauderdale we are surrounded by failed projects. Underutilized retail space being the worst area, leading to poor maintenance, ugly boarded space and incredibly poor utilization of the little land we have available. Throw in a couple of stellar projects our city leaders backed with taxpayer’s money and we see large, nearly empty projects filled with vagrants and pests.
The same thing happened in Orlando, and other places all over the state. How is this a good thing? I just don't see it. But hey, Soandso said to "VOTE NO ON 4!" and that it would lower taxes or something like that!
If giant corporations or the super wealthy think it's a good idea, chances are, it isn't. Not for the rest of us, at least.
Kelefane
15 years ago
Well said P$
Dia
15 years ago
People on FB are driving me nuts with their status updates about the new govenors budget plan. Bottom line the States in a huge shit hole of debt and its not a win win situation here. People complain no matter what fn happens. I for one am glad the guy has enough balls to make hard choices. Something has to change.
If I had his balls, I woulda posted this as my status update. Unfortunately I dont.
If I had his balls, I woulda posted this as my status update. Unfortunately I dont.
Wystro
15 years ago
A friend of mine posted in FB basically taking the opposite position that you took, and it started a long thread of argument! I love a good fact-based argument, but if you have a diverse friends list, it may get hotter than you're expecting =)
Gongaa
15 years ago
Denying labor the right to associate and negotiate worked out great for railroad companies in the 19th century! Those strikes and riots just happened because everyone was so happy about being a wage slave.