Obama’s first babystep towards trimming the budget upset his democrats. His proposal to cut $17 billion from 121 government programs is such a tiny bit compared to the trillions he’s adding to the budget, but it cuts pork and entitlement programs, as well as 14 defense programs. Of course, we don’t really need these defense programs if […]
I received my free glass straw from glass dharma. It’s very nice and comes packaged without a bunch of foam and plastic. The entire thing was very earth friendly. I will probably be buying some of these as gifts. I definitely want one of the bamboo cases to carry it in. I thought about the […]
The Washington Post just sent out a breaking news alert. The jobless rate jumped to 8.9 percent in April with layoffs slowing down to only 539,000. Only, she says? That doesn’t include all the salary freezes, shorter hours and mandatory time off without pay. That jobless rate also doesn’t include all the people who just gave […]
Obama still wants to give illegal immigrants a “pathway” to become legal. I’m sorry, but that pathway should have started at the border. Instead, they enter illegaly and continue to break the law on a daily basis. I know that Obama wanted the Hispanic vote and a good way to get it is to tell […]
They certainly appear to be at Community Hospital of New Port Richey, FL. During a pre-employment physical, employee health nurse, Corrine, created a medical diagnosis for me. That goes beyond the scope of nursing practice. Only physicians are allowed to give a medical diagnosis. And rarely does a physician do so without a hands on […]
I’ve spent a lot of time on the mainland this past week. Since I need to be over all next week, I’ve decided to stay at one of the local inns. It’s too much of a hassle to commute from the island on a daily basis. I will only have sporadic access to a computer, […]
I spent the night in the ER. Well, okay. I only spent three hours, but you know ER’s. The wait can take forever and then the doc blows you off if you don’t have something interesting. Wondering how I know? I was an ER nurse for years. Rarely did one of our docs do that, but […]
My employer recently changed insurance companies to handle our health care benefits. It wasn’t difficult to see some immediate changes. The employee’s payments nearly doubled. The yearly deductible did double. But it didn’t really hit me until I went to CVS to pick up a medication refill. My co-pay zoomed up 300%. I contributed $250 to an […]
This is the last chapter of Leo Babauta’s e-book, Thriving on Less. I hope you learned much for this little book. Please consider purchasing The Power of Less. This is not a paid endorsement. I just appreciate Leo and the way he freely shares what he has learned in life. Check out his blog, Zen […]
I don’t know if I need a second job, but I do want one. I’m managing to do more than just get by. I’ve learned to live below my means and am in the process of paying down debt. I keep looking at how many years it’s still going to take me to become debt free […]