Saturday, October 30, 2010
Zombie Walk in Asbury Park
today is the Zombie walk in Asbury, they are hoping to set a Record. Zombie Walk is the official Halloween event of Sweater Nite , if you can't make the walk, you can certainly have a beeeer in the Wonder Bar
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
obama care...
Don't say I didn't warn ya , when your train gets lost. B Dylan
This article was written by Marc Siegel in the NY Post Oct 26th
I Can feel ObamaCare closing in.
It starts with small things. Consider a patient I'll call Jane, a corporate executive in her mid 40s. She's happy with her current health coverage -- a high-deductible policy paired with a Flexible Spending Account that can cover up to $3,000 a year in routine expenses, which she uses to pay for much of her medical care.
Other than her yearly screening check-up, Jane doesn't come in to see me unless she's really sick. An occasional bout of bronchitis prompts a brief visit, where I prescribe her a short course of antibiotics. Otherwise she uses her FSA to buy Tylenol and Advil over-the-counter for an occasional headache, insect repellant for summers in her backyard and Prevacid for an infrequent case of heartburn.
But, starting Jan. 1, Jane won't be able to use her flex-spend account to cover OTC remedies without getting a prescription first. That's right: She'll need a prescription for non-prescription drugs -- a waste of her time, and mine. Otherwise, she has to pay a 20 percent penalty for using the account to buy exactly the sort of things it was designed to cover.
She's not alone: I have 20-plus patients facing this pointless restriction on their flex-spend or Health Savings accounts. Nationwide, more than 30 million workers with FSAs and 10 million others with HSAs are all in the same boat.
Do the congressmen who passed the health-reform law seriously expect me to somehow find the time to prescribe laxatives, antacids, creams for insect bites and hemorrhoids and so on for these patients? Or are they just looking to render that coverage worthless?
There's much worse to come. Also on Jan. 1, the cuts to Medicare Advantage start kicking in -- $140 billion in lost federal funding. I don't yet know how many of my patients will lose the dental, eye and comprehensive prescription-drug coverage that these policies provide.
The burdens keep piling up, bit by bit, over the next three years. I'm really worried about 2014: That's when the new Independent Medicare Advisory Board starts restricting the essential services I can provide the more than half my patients who have Medicare. Since the "reform" cut hundreds of billions from Medicare, something's going to have to give.
Then there's the issue Dr. Scott Gottlieb pointed out recently on these pages ("Killing Marcus Welby," Oct. 18): The reform law is also designed to push my patients -- and me -- into an HMO-style arrangement, even if they've renamed these behemoths "Accountable Care Organizations." We're not supposed to find a way around all the restrictions -- we're supposed to give up, and start following the orders of the president's preferred experts.
As more of the "reform" law takes hold, the daily practice of medicine will grow more and more difficult for both doctors and patients. Premiums are already rising and services are diminishing.
Several of my patients have found that their policies are changing and no longer cover their medications. Their referrals are restricted to narrow networks of specialists even as their co-pays and deductibles rise.
Others have lost their jobs but still have too much income to qualify for Medicaid and don't yet qualify for the high-risk pools. I see many of these patients for free, but they can't afford the tests I want to order.
It's hard for me to believe that President Obama has spent any time in a real doctor's office. He can claim that he hasn't succeeded in getting his message across, or that fear clouds our thinking -- but when it comes to health care, most Americans understand his message and just don't agree with it.
And, having written a book on fear, I can tell you that fear is an appropriate response to ObamaCare as it plays out in my examination room.
Marc Siegel is a practicing internist in New York and a Fox News medical contributor.
This article was written by Marc Siegel in the NY Post Oct 26th
I Can feel ObamaCare closing in.
It starts with small things. Consider a patient I'll call Jane, a corporate executive in her mid 40s. She's happy with her current health coverage -- a high-deductible policy paired with a Flexible Spending Account that can cover up to $3,000 a year in routine expenses, which she uses to pay for much of her medical care.
Other than her yearly screening check-up, Jane doesn't come in to see me unless she's really sick. An occasional bout of bronchitis prompts a brief visit, where I prescribe her a short course of antibiotics. Otherwise she uses her FSA to buy Tylenol and Advil over-the-counter for an occasional headache, insect repellant for summers in her backyard and Prevacid for an infrequent case of heartburn.
But, starting Jan. 1, Jane won't be able to use her flex-spend account to cover OTC remedies without getting a prescription first. That's right: She'll need a prescription for non-prescription drugs -- a waste of her time, and mine. Otherwise, she has to pay a 20 percent penalty for using the account to buy exactly the sort of things it was designed to cover.
She's not alone: I have 20-plus patients facing this pointless restriction on their flex-spend or Health Savings accounts. Nationwide, more than 30 million workers with FSAs and 10 million others with HSAs are all in the same boat.
Do the congressmen who passed the health-reform law seriously expect me to somehow find the time to prescribe laxatives, antacids, creams for insect bites and hemorrhoids and so on for these patients? Or are they just looking to render that coverage worthless?
There's much worse to come. Also on Jan. 1, the cuts to Medicare Advantage start kicking in -- $140 billion in lost federal funding. I don't yet know how many of my patients will lose the dental, eye and comprehensive prescription-drug coverage that these policies provide.
The burdens keep piling up, bit by bit, over the next three years. I'm really worried about 2014: That's when the new Independent Medicare Advisory Board starts restricting the essential services I can provide the more than half my patients who have Medicare. Since the "reform" cut hundreds of billions from Medicare, something's going to have to give.
Then there's the issue Dr. Scott Gottlieb pointed out recently on these pages ("Killing Marcus Welby," Oct. 18): The reform law is also designed to push my patients -- and me -- into an HMO-style arrangement, even if they've renamed these behemoths "Accountable Care Organizations." We're not supposed to find a way around all the restrictions -- we're supposed to give up, and start following the orders of the president's preferred experts.
As more of the "reform" law takes hold, the daily practice of medicine will grow more and more difficult for both doctors and patients. Premiums are already rising and services are diminishing.
Several of my patients have found that their policies are changing and no longer cover their medications. Their referrals are restricted to narrow networks of specialists even as their co-pays and deductibles rise.
Others have lost their jobs but still have too much income to qualify for Medicaid and don't yet qualify for the high-risk pools. I see many of these patients for free, but they can't afford the tests I want to order.
It's hard for me to believe that President Obama has spent any time in a real doctor's office. He can claim that he hasn't succeeded in getting his message across, or that fear clouds our thinking -- but when it comes to health care, most Americans understand his message and just don't agree with it.
And, having written a book on fear, I can tell you that fear is an appropriate response to ObamaCare as it plays out in my examination room.
Marc Siegel is a practicing internist in New York and a Fox News medical contributor.
Uncle Jerry up above
there is no doubt that the Fate of the 2010 SF Giants turned dramatically after they held "JERRY GARCIA" night on Aug 9th.....at that point the Padres were running away with the division and El Gigantes were in danger of missing the playoffs entirely....the late Jerry Garcia, a huge baseball and Giant fan has certainly been lookin down from above ever since......Go Giants !
Monday, October 25, 2010
Dublin Marathon
across the pond in Dublin they are lining up for the start of the marathon at this time, good luck Steve, beat that ol broad.
side note....sounds like the packers-vikings game was very exciting last night.....i wonder if anyone saw it.......I was down in Philly at the little bandbox waiting for game 7.....nobody effin showed....
side note....sounds like the packers-vikings game was very exciting last night.....i wonder if anyone saw it.......I was down in Philly at the little bandbox waiting for game 7.....nobody effin showed....
Sunday, October 24, 2010
total domination
When you beat your opponent 75% of the time, as NAVY has against the Irish in recent years, is it really still considered competition ? these victories over ND are not the type of quality wins we need in the BCS standings...yeah it's nice to play them every year, but trouncing them doesn't help the bottom line of winning a National Championship....maybe its time we rethink this rivalry ......i heard someone say somethin a long time ago about a "STREAK" ....those days died with tyrone shoelaces willingham........at least charlie Weiss used to keep it close....
35-17 was deceptive.....it wasn't that close.
35-17 was deceptive.....it wasn't that close.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Isle be seein you
WCBS News is reporting that Charles (don't tell em your Jewish) Wang has sold the iceladies hockey club to a group of investors from Oklahoma City for 23 dollars and a necklace. A news conf to announce the sale and relocation of the team is slated for 9:00 a.m. Before the sale was finalized GM Garth Brooks Snow extended Rick Dipietros contract another 18 years and promised the netminder he could also play starting point guard for the OK City Thunder of the NBA. When reached in Toronto for comment Commissioner Gary Bettman said only " Mark Messier...come get your Stanley Cup ".
film at elevenish.
film at elevenish.
NFL unwatchable part 2
not sure what time the game ended last night, but I do know the last train to Monmouth County departs Seacaucus at 1:08 AM .......otherwise you can take a nap on a bench in the lautenderg Mahal until 5:35.....you have work on Tuesday?...Fck you.
incidentally, remember the good old days growing up in NYC.....you could go to any corner tavern or friends house on a sunday and sit down to watch the Giants and Jets back to back...1:00 & 4:00 every Sunday....week after week.
this past weekend was the 5th of this 2010 NFL season and the Jets and Giants have yet to play back to back on Sunday sfternoon.....tradition.
incidentally, remember the good old days growing up in NYC.....you could go to any corner tavern or friends house on a sunday and sit down to watch the Giants and Jets back to back...1:00 & 4:00 every Sunday....week after week.
this past weekend was the 5th of this 2010 NFL season and the Jets and Giants have yet to play back to back on Sunday sfternoon.....tradition.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Teach Your Children, ahem; students well
why on Gods Green earth do these stupid teachers want OUT of obamacare ? dont they know this is FREE YIPEE healthacre for all....a topic that s/b near and dear to their liberal hearts.........and Mcdonalds, a company that has always provided health care for its 30,000 employees said it would have to rethink that policy as a result in the rising costs from obamacare.......can anyone say waiver for Micky D's ?
The United Federation of Teachers -- one of President Obama's key political backers -- is the biggest beneficiary of a White House sweetheart deal that will exempt certain outfits from
complying with new health-care rules, officials revealed yesterday.
The quietly approved federal waivers for 30 companies, health insurers, unions and other groups across the country means the UFT doesn't have to gradually phase out caps on annual health coverage like everyone else.
The UFT was concerned that could have been a major financial hit on the union.
The one-year waiver, approved last month by the Department of Health and Human Services, covers all 351,000 members of the UFT's welfare fund, which provides health care and other benefits.
The UFT has the largest pool of affected employees of the 30 organizations that received waivers. The second largest was CIGNA with 265,000 members.
Critics have questioned the need for the exemptions, who got them, and why.
"Big labor spent millions of dollars pushing ObamaCare, which they made sure was stuffed full of union giveaways," said Patrick Semmens, spokesman for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which represents businesses
The United Federation of Teachers -- one of President Obama's key political backers -- is the biggest beneficiary of a White House sweetheart deal that will exempt certain outfits from
complying with new health-care rules, officials revealed yesterday.
The quietly approved federal waivers for 30 companies, health insurers, unions and other groups across the country means the UFT doesn't have to gradually phase out caps on annual health coverage like everyone else.
The UFT was concerned that could have been a major financial hit on the union.
The one-year waiver, approved last month by the Department of Health and Human Services, covers all 351,000 members of the UFT's welfare fund, which provides health care and other benefits.
The UFT has the largest pool of affected employees of the 30 organizations that received waivers. The second largest was CIGNA with 265,000 members.
Critics have questioned the need for the exemptions, who got them, and why.
"Big labor spent millions of dollars pushing ObamaCare, which they made sure was stuffed full of union giveaways," said Patrick Semmens, spokesman for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which represents businesses
the NFL is becoming unwatchable
maybe its me, maybe I am cranky on Columbus day morn, but the NFL is starting to suck.......flags, flags, flags after every play........challenges, challenges, challenges after every big play ( and sometimes after insignificant plays).....look at me dances after every touchdown , even when your team is getting their ass kicked ( look at the bronco lowlights yesterday) , every imbecile who manages to get past the yard sticks has to jump up and signal first down, even if the play was good for 1 yard, but hey America , don't act surprised or disgusted, WE created this, WE allowed sophomoric behavior from the media booth to take over our psyche, fools like Brent Musberger and Chris Berman get huge bonuses to glorify thuggery and insist how a rapist, DUI , Murderer, Wife Beater (take your pick) "got redemption after catching a pass or sacking the QB .....something he already gets grossly overpaid to do as part of his J O B ......but where do the funds come from to overpay Johhny Spoonjiah-Brown (everybody got 3 names these days, it started out practical because it was coin flip over possible parenthood, but now 3 names is coool).
Lets sell the game for starters........highest bidder gets to rape the shit out of NFL traditions and prostitute the game for their own enjoyment.....
Sunday Night Game ? no problem
Sunday Night Game in NY in December ? no problem
Monday Night Football? no problem
Thursday Night Football ? no problem
Thanksgiving Night Game ? no problem
Playoff games at Night ? no problem
Playoff Games at Night in January in Green Bay ? no problem
and the beat goes on
How bout a new stadium ? the NFL gave the Jets and Giants an interest free 300 million dollar loan for new stadium construction, not bad....not enough....both teams..BOTH TEAMS had to charge PSL for the privilege to buy season tickets...make no mistake about it, this is not a personal seat license , you are entitled to nothing more than the responsibility to buy season and preseason tickets......team goes 4-12 (or 4-14 after they add 2 more games) and you think about saving 2 grand in your IRA instead of buying tickets next year? guess what , you just forfeit your PSL, no reimbursement, no money back.
wanna come to the game , you better have prepaid parking ( for the entire regular and PRE season) otherwise you can park in Carlstadt and pray for a shuttle bus.
feel like a beer, be prepared to be treated like a terrorist , lets see some I.D. 60 year old man , and you can only buy two at a time....so what you are with 3 friends and you felt like buyin a round of brew , make two trips back to the top of the stadium sucker , and line up again at halftime because we ain't selling you beer in the 3rd quarter...so what you came to the game via public transportation and wish to enjoy an adult beverage during the 2nd half......tuff......that will be $18.50 got your two beers ( or you can pickup a 30 pack at home and watch it on your HD TV).
and what do they do with the added revenue ? JSB gets a nice check every week courtesy of us ........i think i am done.
Lets sell the game for starters........highest bidder gets to rape the shit out of NFL traditions and prostitute the game for their own enjoyment.....
Sunday Night Game ? no problem
Sunday Night Game in NY in December ? no problem
Monday Night Football? no problem
Thursday Night Football ? no problem
Thanksgiving Night Game ? no problem
Playoff games at Night ? no problem
Playoff Games at Night in January in Green Bay ? no problem
and the beat goes on
How bout a new stadium ? the NFL gave the Jets and Giants an interest free 300 million dollar loan for new stadium construction, not bad....not enough....both teams..BOTH TEAMS had to charge PSL for the privilege to buy season tickets...make no mistake about it, this is not a personal seat license , you are entitled to nothing more than the responsibility to buy season and preseason tickets......team goes 4-12 (or 4-14 after they add 2 more games) and you think about saving 2 grand in your IRA instead of buying tickets next year? guess what , you just forfeit your PSL, no reimbursement, no money back.
wanna come to the game , you better have prepaid parking ( for the entire regular and PRE season) otherwise you can park in Carlstadt and pray for a shuttle bus.
feel like a beer, be prepared to be treated like a terrorist , lets see some I.D. 60 year old man , and you can only buy two at a time....so what you are with 3 friends and you felt like buyin a round of brew , make two trips back to the top of the stadium sucker , and line up again at halftime because we ain't selling you beer in the 3rd quarter...so what you came to the game via public transportation and wish to enjoy an adult beverage during the 2nd half......tuff......that will be $18.50 got your two beers ( or you can pickup a 30 pack at home and watch it on your HD TV).
and what do they do with the added revenue ? JSB gets a nice check every week courtesy of us ........i think i am done.
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
you are missed
Come hear Uncle John's Band
by the riverside
Come with me or go alone
He's come to take his children home
Come hear Uncle John's Band
playing to the tide
Come on along or go alone
he's come to take his children home
by the riverside
Come with me or go alone
He's come to take his children home
Come hear Uncle John's Band
playing to the tide
Come on along or go alone
he's come to take his children home
Monday, October 04, 2010
Baseball and Selig
Ahh ...good ol October, Baseball playoffs.....memories for a lifetime....sadly in this day and age the only time we get to see a playoff game in the brilliant October sunshine is in the first round, everything else is sold to the West Coast in "THEIR" prime time....but what the hell , we'll take what we can get, maybe the first playoff game in the New Twinkie tadium, with the seventh inning shadows and a tight ballgame against the Yanks....yep kids in the Twin Cities would skip school and bask in the glory of the postseason, or maybe a 1:00 tee time from the bandbox in Phila, the Reds n Phils crushing dingers into the sun drenched bleachers, that would be swell....Braves - Giants anyone ? Bobby Cox last hurrah, one last trip to the mound in the late afternoon chill, contemplating a pitching change as the home crowd roars, the young rookie Heyward battling the sun in SF Bay to make a game saving catch aginst the wall.......so far soo good............and what does MLB give us ?
Back to Back 1:00 starts from the DOME in Tampa- St Pete......artificial turf, controlled temps, and steam pipes for a roof.
Back to Back 1:00 starts from the DOME in Tampa- St Pete......artificial turf, controlled temps, and steam pipes for a roof.
Sunday, October 03, 2010
The King is Dead
Long live the King....
The United States Naval Academies utter domination over their rival service academies died on the carpet in Colorado Springs yesterday after an unprecedented 15 straight victories. In the cool crisp air and brilliant sunshine of the Rockie Mountains the Mighty Cadets of Air Force rose up in unison and shouted enough is enough. Withe the backs of their Jerseys adorned with FREEDOM and SERVICE it had to make you feel good to see them win, even this old Salt was filled with pride in our Nations future AF leaders. Navy, a 10 point dog; held their own. A third quarter go ahead touchdown was called back for "holding" and we settled for a gap closing field goal to make it 7-6.( replays showed that although the hold did not spring Ricky Dobbs, it was still a good and correct call). Navy miscues killed all chances of an upset though as an early field goal shank and a breakdown on special teams that led to a blocked punt and AF ball on the Squids 13 yrd line was too much to overcome. Navy did however drive the Falcon 30 yard line down 8 pts with 2:00 to go, but a Dobbs interception sealed our fate. It was a brutally battled game all day long, hard hittin emotion although no skirmishes on this day......and when it was over ? handshakes, huggs and Alma Mater singing......no room for this silliness on ESPN, God Forbid some kid would put away his Alabama, USC, Texas, fill in the blanks Jersey and start emulating the Service Academies.
Congratulations Air Force, but remember ...if our round robin ends in a 3 way tie, the current possessor of the Commander In Chief Trophy holds onto it.....it may not be leaving Bancroft Hall; anytime soon.......Go ARMY on Nov 6th.
The United States Naval Academies utter domination over their rival service academies died on the carpet in Colorado Springs yesterday after an unprecedented 15 straight victories. In the cool crisp air and brilliant sunshine of the Rockie Mountains the Mighty Cadets of Air Force rose up in unison and shouted enough is enough. Withe the backs of their Jerseys adorned with FREEDOM and SERVICE it had to make you feel good to see them win, even this old Salt was filled with pride in our Nations future AF leaders. Navy, a 10 point dog; held their own. A third quarter go ahead touchdown was called back for "holding" and we settled for a gap closing field goal to make it 7-6.( replays showed that although the hold did not spring Ricky Dobbs, it was still a good and correct call). Navy miscues killed all chances of an upset though as an early field goal shank and a breakdown on special teams that led to a blocked punt and AF ball on the Squids 13 yrd line was too much to overcome. Navy did however drive the Falcon 30 yard line down 8 pts with 2:00 to go, but a Dobbs interception sealed our fate. It was a brutally battled game all day long, hard hittin emotion although no skirmishes on this day......and when it was over ? handshakes, huggs and Alma Mater singing......no room for this silliness on ESPN, God Forbid some kid would put away his Alabama, USC, Texas, fill in the blanks Jersey and start emulating the Service Academies.
Congratulations Air Force, but remember ...if our round robin ends in a 3 way tie, the current possessor of the Commander In Chief Trophy holds onto it.....it may not be leaving Bancroft Hall; anytime soon.......Go ARMY on Nov 6th.
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