Comments for Honestly, now. http://franksparrow.wordpress.com Traveling. Traveling. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:11:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Intimacy with Dennis Daily by franksparrow http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/intimacy-with-dennis-daily/#comment-2884 franksparrow Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:11:46 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-2884 I wish I could have taken his class. Daily mentioned that one of the biggest steps to being a gardener is to be aware of what type your parents were and then actively trying to rewire yourself. :-) I think you'll be fine. I wish I could have taken his class. Daily mentioned that one of the biggest steps to being a gardener is to be aware of what type your parents were and then actively trying to rewire yourself. :-) I think you’ll be fine.

]]> Comment on Intimacy with Dennis Daily by Ashley http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/intimacy-with-dennis-daily/#comment-2883 Ashley Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:20:13 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-2883 Good times. Dennis Daily rocks! I took his class, and learned a lot from it. After reading this, I really, really, really, really hope I'm a Gardening mother, not a Cloning one. :( Good times. Dennis Daily rocks! I took his class, and learned a lot from it.

After reading this, I really, really, really, really hope I’m a Gardening mother, not a Cloning one. :(

]]> Comment on A Dare About Health Care. by Greg http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/a-dare-about-health-care/#comment-2880 Greg Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:40:07 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=349#comment-2880 Anne, you are dead on. We have a system of care in this system that borders on the criminal. I could go on for some time, but as a physician, the system could only be worse if we were a 3rd world country. We treat people as a commodity, we essentially buy and sell. See: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/etc/notebook.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082101778.html http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08282009/watch.html http://books.google.com/books?id=pOfrTRPgv_kC&dq=money+driven+medicine&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=Sb73iqmkGq&sig=1uHBqHFujIef7bhW9tx4cJoILz8&hl=en&ei=Z02dSrzOG5altger2cneAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false (Sorry for the links, I don't know how to link here). Having worked in private and public practice, I can tell you unequivically that society is better off with a public system of care. I have verified this with relatives in Canada and Norway. They wouldn't give up their system. The only winners in our system are pharm, for profit hospitals and their owners and patients whose wants far exceed their needs. Anne, you are dead on. We have a system of care in this system that borders on the criminal. I could go on for some time, but as a physician, the system could only be worse if we were a 3rd world country. We treat people as a commodity, we essentially buy and sell.

See: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/etc/notebook.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082101778.html

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08282009/watch.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=pOfrTRPgv_kC&dq=money+driven+medicine&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=Sb73iqmkGq&sig=1uHBqHFujIef7bhW9tx4cJoILz8&hl=en&ei=Z02dSrzOG5altger2cneAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false

(Sorry for the links, I don’t know how to link here). Having worked in private and public practice, I can tell you unequivically that society is better off with a public system of care. I have verified this with relatives in Canada and Norway. They wouldn’t give up their system. The only winners in our system are pharm, for profit hospitals and their owners and patients whose wants far exceed their needs.

]]> Comment on A Dare About Health Care. by alcarwen http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/a-dare-about-health-care/#comment-2879 alcarwen Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:52:04 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=349#comment-2879 Hi, Anne- I'd also like to note that the single most disappointing force in health care reform is the American Catholic Council of Bishops. Prior to the current healthcare debate, they were the single largest organized force arguing for reform--- now that the issue is on the table, they've done just about nothing to help it. -Candice Hi, Anne- I’d also like to note that the single most disappointing force in health care reform is the American Catholic Council of Bishops. Prior to the current healthcare debate, they were the single largest organized force arguing for reform— now that the issue is on the table, they’ve done just about nothing to help it.

-Candice

]]> Comment on A Dare About Health Care. by qkslvrwolf http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/a-dare-about-health-care/#comment-2878 qkslvrwolf Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:06:14 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=349#comment-2878 Also, it should be noted that those overhead costs are BEFORE the obscene profits being made by healthcare CEOs. And one of the primary arguments that I've heard against socializing healthcare is that the vaunted "free market", with all it's "efficiencies", can't compete again the government. From the same people who argue that socializing it is wrong in principal. In the same paragraph. How can you argue with people that can directly contradict themselves while making a single statement AND NOT NOTICE IT? Also, it should be noted that those overhead costs are BEFORE the obscene profits being made by healthcare CEOs. And one of the primary arguments that I’ve heard against socializing healthcare is that the vaunted “free market”, with all it’s “efficiencies”, can’t compete again the government. From the same people who argue that socializing it is wrong in principal. In the same paragraph.

How can you argue with people that can directly contradict themselves while making a single statement AND NOT NOTICE IT?

]]> Comment on A Dare About Health Care. by franksparrow http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/a-dare-about-health-care/#comment-2877 franksparrow Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:30:47 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=349#comment-2877 My friend Mike brought this page to my attention. It's certainly worth a look. http://www.healthcarereformmyths.org/HealthcareReformMyths.php#A20 My friend Mike brought this page to my attention. It’s certainly worth a look.

http://www.healthcarereformmyths.org/HealthcareReformMyths.php#A20

]]> Comment on Running Barefoot: Day One by franksparrow http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/running-barefoot-day-one/#comment-2873 franksparrow Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:12:33 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-2873 Whoops. Please forgive all the typos. I wrote this early in the morning. Whoops. Please forgive all the typos. I wrote this early in the morning.

]]> Comment on Running Barefoot: Day One by Ashley http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/running-barefoot-day-one/#comment-2872 Ashley Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:39:02 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-2872 My sister-in-law and her husband are both avid runners and they run barefoot whenever they can. Though they live in Arizona and in the summers they simply HAVE to cover their feet. But they don't like it. :) The concept of running barefoot reminds me of the episode of Friends where Phoebe goes running and does it like when she was a kid--hilarious. But free and wonderful. Glad you're enjoying it. There's a steep curve of adaptation to getting into to shape--each time hurts significantly less than the time before it. After a week or so, you'll just feel good. Naaice. My sister-in-law and her husband are both avid runners and they run barefoot whenever they can. Though they live in Arizona and in the summers they simply HAVE to cover their feet. But they don’t like it. :)

The concept of running barefoot reminds me of the episode of Friends where Phoebe goes running and does it like when she was a kid–hilarious. But free and wonderful.

Glad you’re enjoying it.

There’s a steep curve of adaptation to getting into to shape–each time hurts significantly less than the time before it. After a week or so, you’ll just feel good. Naaice.

]]> Comment on From Germany to Cyprus….. by Gaia gardener http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/from-germany-to-cyprus/#comment-2870 Gaia gardener Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:06:07 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=336#comment-2870 Great fun to see your photos! Thank you so much. A couple of those flowers and of the lizards are particularly awesome. These are the first pix that I've seen of Sean's apartment and surroundings, too. (I can't BELIEVE you got him to post photos! Well done.) Great fun to see your photos! Thank you so much. A couple of those flowers and of the lizards are particularly awesome.

These are the first pix that I’ve seen of Sean’s apartment and surroundings, too.

(I can’t BELIEVE you got him to post photos! Well done.)

]]> Comment on :-) by Pat http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/317/#comment-2851 Pat Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:54:04 +0000 http://franksparrow.wordpress.com/?p=317#comment-2851 If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.

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