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  1. #190
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    Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelganger  [View Original Post]
    Another milestone coming up for the survival of ACA and Obama's legacy. As last week's vote of Homeland Security Funding show, the Democrats (can we call them supremacists) are willing to go to any lengths to protect Obama. We have seen government shutdowns already. Shameless and unrepentant, a sign of today's Democratic Party's culture. The "to hell with you, just make sure my name is on the will" generation.
    I know you guys are getting pretty sick of my Obama's postings. But they are what they are. Sometimes, I feel I am flooding the Board, but you guys provide so much ammunition, it's hard to resist. For example, DonB quoting from of all people, none other than the Tap dancer, Dick Morris. No hard feelings, I hope.

  2. #189
    Another milestone coming up for the survival of ACA and Obama's legacy. As last week's vote of Homeland Security Funding show, the Democrats (can we call them supremacists) are willing to go to any lengths to protect Obama. We have seen government shutdowns already. Shameless and unrepentant, a sign of today's Democratic Party's culture. The "to hell with you, just make sure my name is on the will" generation.

  3. #188
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    King vs Burwell

    http://www.nationaljournal.com/healt...acare-20150216

    Another milestone coming up for the survival of ACA and Obama's legacy. As last week's vote of Homeland Security Funding show, the extremists (can we call them supremacists) are willing to go to any lengths to destroy Obama. We have seen government shutdowns already. Shameless and unrepentant, a sign of today's American culture. The "to hell with you, just make sure my name is on the will" generation.

    Very interesting from afar in Bangkok watching the bloodletting. It's kind of schizophrenic in some way, enjoying the strength of the dollar, whilst the dysfunctional shit rain down on the home front. And despite some horror tourist stories, no fear of a mani-depressive gunning you down.

  4. #187
    Will Only Suckers Pay The ObamaCare Tax Penalty?

    A very interesting article for those of us who face the "Tax Penalty".


    http://news.investors.com/politics-o...cement-lax.htm

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  6. #186
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    Is ACA comotose?

    http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...c=obnetworkoon

    With the new Republican majority Congress sworn in, I am salivating with anticipation as to the repeal & replacement of the ACA. The GOP had run on this platform, they should be more than ready to pass & implement their own "dream" Act. But I think they will just pray & wait for the Supreme Court to do their work for them. Or like one reader's comments that the ACA has always been the Republicans' alternative plan for the most part, and they are still scratching their heads as to finding their own ideas. And doing the math, which is now very weak in the American school system. They are very strong in marching bands & cheer squads.

    I am very lucky in that I inherited a very strong employee insurance package covered through Medicare. Last week, I visited my doctors for a routine physical & lab tests. As well as an optometrist for some prescriptions. Costs were $5 per visit, no lab charges. Also 3 free shots, flu, pneumonia, tetanus w whopping cough. Doctors were very pleasant since I had no complaints or new conditions. Also, they knew I had to do a survey on the visits. I had forgotten it was Presidents Day, so no traffic, the LA sky was clear and the air crisp. My friend took me to an Asian seafood buffet. $16 for lunch, highlighs were the sashimi and a Brazilian churrasco. Nothing like that for that price in Bangkok.

    Some impending changes in benefits coming to my former workplace. Health coverage will not cover the family members, just you. Pension to be eliminated or reduced. And more. The good old days as in Buenos Aires or Bangkok is over. We have been so lucky to have live in the "golden era".

  7. #185
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    The sad state of medical care.

    http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...24-column.html

    I went to see the physician for a routine examination. I saw him and yet somehow, I didn't feel I saw him. The reason probably was pretty nothing much about me had changed. Actually, I felt he hardly knew me even though he has been my doctor for over 30 years. The history was all in the computer and I was just a number to him. How's everything? Blood pressure, then the lab order. Adios! Of course, you could be more prepared and have a list of questions to ask him. Or maybe, if you look like you are about to collapse, he would shown more concern. I did tell him the Levitra was working like a baseball bat, he stared at me and said nothing!

    I have a feeling that in the near future, it will be done online. No need to drive through heavy traffic, sit in the waiting room for an hour when he is late.

    We don't mind drive-trues in fast food, so why should we mind drive-trues in physician visits? After all, it's our way of life, created & sanctioned by the higher powers in Corporate America.

  8. #184
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    Let's take a moment to review!

    Way back in 2008, long before the Affordable Care Act was passed, this article came out in the conservative Wall Street Journal. Before the lobbyists and propaganda machine started the communist scare to the stupid American people. And the AP Mens' Glee Club started their Gregorian chant.

    http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122887085038593345

  9. #183
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    That was funny!

    Don B. The marbles are still working. All in good fun, nobody should get their joints twisted.

  10. #182
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    Clinic

    Quote Originally Posted by Dickhead  [View Original Post]
    I got to find out where Pirate Morgan and Don B go to get their skin thinned.
    Probably the same place you had your hemorrhoid operation.

    Don B.

  11. #181
    I got to find out where Pirate Morgan and Don B go to get their skin thinned.

  12. #180
    Quote Originally Posted by SteveC  [View Original Post]
    I've eaten street food in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia over the last 30 years and never had a stomach upset, nor anyone I was travelling with. If its cooked fresh and quick it should be good, its those hotel buffets that you need to worry about. I've eaten durian too, once. From that point I understood why all the hotels in Malaysia have those warning signs in their rooms; "Durian prohibited". The rest of the fruit is fantastic.
    Same here though I never made it to Malaysia. And in addition to the hotel buffets, its best to avoid the baked chickens that have been sitting around for two days in grocery stores.

    I still miss my grilled chicken lady on soi 35 in Lad Phrao.

  13. #179
    Quote Originally Posted by Jackson  [View Original Post]
    Durians smell and taste like rotten eggs.

    Any westerner who eats from one of those road-side food stands will be struck with an intestinal illness for the next 3 days.

    That's not just my experience, but the experience of every westerner I've ever met in the past 20 years who has eaten said food.

    Thanks,

    Jax
    I've eaten street food in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia over the last 30 years and never had a stomach upset, nor anyone I was travelling with. If its cooked fresh and quick it should be good, its those hotel buffets that you need to worry about. I've eaten durian too, once. From that point I understood why all the hotels in Malaysia have those warning signs in their rooms; "Durian prohibited". The rest of the fruit is fantastic.

  14. #178
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    Being sick on the road

    I was hit hard 3 times with intestinal / stomach sickness that took up to 3/4 days of misery. Chang Mai, Havana and Morelia. The last episode was in 1998. Since then, no problems despite the street buffet. A type of manual vaccination, I think. Knock on wood.

    More common for travelers is the cold that comes from too much air conditioning (plane & room). Easily rectified by keeping your resistance up with exercise, sleep and a good diet. And don't let the air stream blow on you too long. Cover up if no choice.

    Most potential durian eaters are psych out even before taking a sniff. Information overload. In Thailand, the smell is very low as the Thais like it still quite firm. But elsewhere, they do like it more ripe & creamy, thus more pungent. But I always wonder why some mongers can eat pussies and not durian. Like all the American women who blanch white when they see fish but can swallow unwashed stinky dicks with no problems. Aaah, the mind & the emotion.

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    Warning

    Quote Originally Posted by RevBS  [View Original Post]
    Legend has it that when the durians drop from the trees, the women's sarongs went up!
    Durians smell and taste like rotten eggs.

    Quote Originally Posted by RevBS  [View Original Post]
    They do stop to get some grilled meat, or plate of fried rice or noodles.
    Any westerner who eats from one of those road-side food stands will be struck with an intestinal illness for the next 3 days.

    That's not just my experience, but the experience of every westerner I've ever met in the past 20 years who has eaten said food.

    Thanks,

    Jax

  16. #176
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    Eating vegetables vs Taking a Pill

    http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/1...les-not-pills/

    Around 1980's with the Vietnamese, Korean & Chinese immigration in full flow, the markets in the US started to look better in regard to greens & fruits. Previously, you only had cabbage, celery, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans & peas. Eating lettuce was just starting. And people look at you funny when you ask for asparagus. Boiling was usually the way to cook these "greens". Then drain, add butter & salt. No wonder Americans hate vegetables.

    One reason why it is such a great pleasure to live in Bangkok is the array of tropical fruits aside from the all year mango, watermelon, pineapple, banana, coconut & papaya that is well known to Americans. Seasonal fruits like rumbutans, longkong, lychees, longans, mangosteen, chiku, langsat, jackfruit, jumbu, guava, persimmon were anticipated and eaten with gusto. Not to mention the king of the fruits, the durian. A natural aphrodisiac. Legend has it that when the durians drop from the trees, the women's sarongs went up!

    It is a constant surprise to me that the American mongers I meet usually do not pay any attention to all these fruits that are on display for sale everywhere in the streets. I can understand the single-mindedness of looking for pussy, but even when that is accomplished, they still stroll around oblivious to these offerings. They do stop to get some grilled meat, or plate of fried rice or noodles. But not even an interested glance, or a question of "what is that?" or "what does that taste like?" to these exotic fruits.

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