Much love to you all, and thanks for your words of support. My uncle is doing better at the moment - he had to have quadruple bypass surgery, which is pretty hairy stuff for anyone but especially for someone in his condition. Nevertheless, he made it through okay, so at the moment there is at least cause for guarded optimism for the immediate future. My...
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hopey:
Happy fucking birthday.
xgenehawk:
oh shit, you are 34 ... sorry man it had to happen eventually 
Sorry I had to disappear for a few days, everyone. I had to go to Paris, TX this weekend (not to be confused with Paris, France, which has culture and a certain joie de vivre - Paris, Texas has cultured yogurt and a lady named Joy waits tables at the Kountry Kitchen). My aunt's husband (this would be my slightly unhinged Pentecostal aunt, who thinks...
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s_eldorado:
Hey man, very best of luck with that - I'm really sorry to hear what you're going through. Let us know how it goes.
katiebarthedoor:
pentecostle? like the real kind? with the snakes and cianide and shit?!
think good thaughts. my gramps has has two double-b's and he'll bury us all.
so try and keep positive, bro.
'joie de vivre'....BWAHAHAHAHHA
think good thaughts. my gramps has has two double-b's and he'll bury us all.
so try and keep positive, bro.
'joie de vivre'....BWAHAHAHAHHA
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diello:
jinkies!
allycat_13:
I'm going out tomorrow to Ellum maybe or Greenville Avenue.
Theres an art closing this saturday from 3 pm to about midnight or so. Come on out!!!!!
The gallery is free and way cool art. Plus an awesome host, free food, and drinks.
Theres an art closing this saturday from 3 pm to about midnight or so. Come on out!!!!!
The gallery is free and way cool art. Plus an awesome host, free food, and drinks.
Goddamned, motherfucking, asshole HMOs. 
I had a prescription for Celebrex that I took in Wednesday to get filled, thinking I'd be able to pick it up the next day. Wrong! The assholes at Cigna required preapproval, so my doc had to call in before the scrip could be filled. Now, I thought this was a mere formality to confirm that the scrip wasn't a forgery,...
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I had a prescription for Celebrex that I took in Wednesday to get filled, thinking I'd be able to pick it up the next day. Wrong! The assholes at Cigna required preapproval, so my doc had to call in before the scrip could be filled. Now, I thought this was a mere formality to confirm that the scrip wasn't a forgery,...
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legionnaire:
Hmm.... Celebrex and heart trouble, or Relafen and GI tract problems? There's a Hobson's choice for you.
HMOs suck. I'm not a fan of managed care.
HMOs suck. I'm not a fan of managed care.
xgenehawk:
no apologies needed. I have been reading a lot of articles about how lawsuits have driven up the cost of health care but I have yet to hear anything else about why health cost is so expensive in this country compared to other countries . I mean that couldn't be the single reason why healthcare is so expensive.
Thanks for your input .
Edit: I always wonder why drugs are more expensive here than in other countries . I always reason that it all depends on how much the whole manufacturing process cost and because we have more strict labor laws in this country compare to other countries, the cost of manufacturing would be more expensive but Canada have similar labor laws and yet drugs are cheaper north of the border . I guess it all comes down to the companies who manufactures the drugs have expenses such as health care for employees, pension, etc... so if health care rises, the drug prices rises... both prices are influenced by each other ...
What's your take on drug prices ?
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Thanks for your input .
Edit: I always wonder why drugs are more expensive here than in other countries . I always reason that it all depends on how much the whole manufacturing process cost and because we have more strict labor laws in this country compare to other countries, the cost of manufacturing would be more expensive but Canada have similar labor laws and yet drugs are cheaper north of the border . I guess it all comes down to the companies who manufactures the drugs have expenses such as health care for employees, pension, etc... so if health care rises, the drug prices rises... both prices are influenced by each other ...
What's your take on drug prices ?
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Well, the last few days have been interesting, to say the least. I went over to my sister's house yesterday for the weekend, which was very odd, but also very positive. This was the first time I had seen my sister since about 1998, and we spent a lot of time catching up on things. My brother was also there with his new wife and...
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allycat_13:
he he Accident free is a great thing.
Fathers day sounds really good for ya.
Thats awesome!!!!
Fathers day sounds really good for ya.
Thats awesome!!!!
waldo_____:
I'm glad you folks had a nice time.
More sleep = less accidents
More sleep = less accidents
It's a Celebration, Bitches!
Why? Because this post is being typed with two hands!
Went to the orthopedist today. Good news: the cast is now off. The fracture wasn't nearly as bad as the ER doc thought, so I get to keep my hand free. I still have limited range of motion, and will be healing for 6-8 weeks, but at least I don't have...
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Why? Because this post is being typed with two hands!
Went to the orthopedist today. Good news: the cast is now off. The fracture wasn't nearly as bad as the ER doc thought, so I get to keep my hand free. I still have limited range of motion, and will be healing for 6-8 weeks, but at least I don't have...
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xgenehawk:
I knew you were a drama queen , probably just a hairline fracture ... just kidding, anyways, doctors always overblown the diagnosis to cover their asses in case the worst happen, most likely you will be back swinging your arm in 6-8 weeks ... unless you are an athlete and compete professionally, you won't notice much difference ...
allycat_13:
Yeah if you hit me with a ball your ass would be on the ground so fast, even though your a cripple. 
Not a problem at all. Its always fun and I love the people who go. At around 8:30 we meet up and bowl at 9.
Not a problem at all. Its always fun and I love the people who go. At around 8:30 we meet up and bowl at 9.
Things I Hate, Volume VI:
18) Typing with one hand.
19) Having to do right-hand stuff with my left hand.
20) HMO's. What should have been a simple trip to a orthopedist was turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare when I discovered that the orthopedist I was referred to by the ER is not covered under my plan. So I had to find another orthopedist, which...
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18) Typing with one hand.
19) Having to do right-hand stuff with my left hand.
20) HMO's.
What should have been a simple trip to a orthopedist was turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare when I discovered that the orthopedist I was referred to by the ER is not covered under my plan. So I had to find another orthopedist, which... Read More
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allycat_13:
Give ME the pills Damn't!
But seriously give them to me.
But seriously give them to me.
misstyrios:
Good luck - I've broken my wrist(s) a couple of times, as well has had corrective surgery on one, and it SUCKS to lose use of your hand.
Before I started law school, I was a "managed care coordinator" for a surgical practice. I know far, far more about health insurance than anyone rightfully should. And I can verify from a professional perspective that Cigna sucks. You're lucky, actually, that you found a PCP able to see a new patient so quickly. Feel better!
Before I started law school, I was a "managed care coordinator" for a surgical practice. I know far, far more about health insurance than anyone rightfully should. And I can verify from a professional perspective that Cigna sucks. You're lucky, actually, that you found a PCP able to see a new patient so quickly. Feel better!
Update: went to the ER tonight, spent 3 hours waiting to be seen, and another being examined (and waiting some more). Diagnosis: fractured radial head in my right arm. 
I have a huge cast on my arm at the moment, and going to see orthopedist on Mon. Right now, the ER doc says I could be wearing cast for up to 6 wks.
Will try...
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I have a huge cast on my arm at the moment, and going to see orthopedist on Mon. Right now, the ER doc says I could be wearing cast for up to 6 wks.
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allycat_13:
Your very welcum! Glad to hear its not so bad.
Feel tons better and eat some good pills for me.
Feel tons better and eat some good pills for me.
xgenehawk:
yeah, every summer we get like 1-2 heat wave lasting for at least a week ... this the first one and it is a week already ...
Hello everyone,
I'm probably not going to be around for the next few days - took a bit of a spill yesterday, and have done something not so good to my right elbow. I was on my way to a friend's house at the time so I could hang with him on the night before his wedding, and didn't want to be a nuisance when...
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I'm probably not going to be around for the next few days - took a bit of a spill yesterday, and have done something not so good to my right elbow.
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legionnaire:
Skating accident? Sorry to hear it. Anyway, hope you feel better.
waldo_____:
I hope it sorts itself out soon.
I hope it sorts itself out soon.
I made my song a coat
Covered with embroideries
Out of old mythologies
From heel to throat;
But the fools caught it,
Wore it in the world's eyes
As though they'd wrought it.
Song, let them take it,
For there's more enterprise
In walking naked.
--William Butler Yeats, "A Coat"
I love Yeats, especially when he's being particularly catty.
Covered with embroideries
Out of old mythologies
From heel to throat;
But the fools caught it,
Wore it in the world's eyes
As though they'd wrought it.
Song, let them take it,
For there's more enterprise
In walking naked.
--William Butler Yeats, "A Coat"
I love Yeats, especially when he's being particularly catty.
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diello:
jinkies...it's good to be back! i trust you held SG together for me? 
thefuckoffkid:
" In Shibuya, a wild macaque monkey has been scaring children (bad) and pestering crows (good)."
Is this you?
From here.
Is this you?
From here.
It's June 5th, and today is a special day for two reasons:
1) On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in LA shortly after winning the California Democratic primary. It's staggering to imagine how much different this country, and the world, might be if he had survived to win the Democratic nomination and run against Nixon in the presidential...
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1) On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in LA shortly after winning the California Democratic primary. It's staggering to imagine how much different this country, and the world, might be if he had survived to win the Democratic nomination and run against Nixon in the presidential...
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katiebarthedoor:
Siran Siran was a good looking man. i'm just sayin.
i aint queer or nothin, dawg...
i'm not, right? RIGHT!?
i aint queer or nothin, dawg...
i'm not, right? RIGHT!?
katiebarthedoor:
c'mon, you know better than that. i'll post at least once a day.
Boothe was a male model.
Boothe was a male model.
Best line ever:
Save some face,
You know you've only got one. - The Killers
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And now, another classic Attack_Macaque Post from the Past:
SATURNI DIES APRILIS XXIV XXXIV X:XLIV PM
Denique ieiunium sursum malum vir Iesu. Super, si vos scisco mihi!
Save some face,
You know you've only got one. - The Killers
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And now, another classic Attack_Macaque Post from the Past:
SATURNI DIES APRILIS XXIV XXXIV X:XLIV PM
Denique ieiunium sursum malum vir Iesu. Super, si vos scisco mihi!
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hellboundliberal:
Cookie bouquets... hah! hah!
cookies on dowels!
Snickerdoodle?
cookies on dowels!
Snickerdoodle?
signalnoise:
the killers rock. my wife loves them.
re: scientology - have you ever read, like, the backgron info? i guess hubbard was into satanism and scientology is based around aliens. it's .. well. it's more than i can take.
thanks for your kind words about my career choice as well.
re: scientology - have you ever read, like, the backgron info? i guess hubbard was into satanism and scientology is based around aliens. it's .. well. it's more than i can take.
thanks for your kind words about my career choice as well.