Old Folks Week - #4(your caption here)
The folks arrived on time and without incident. We stopped at Paradise Bakery on the way home because they were due for a meal (MacDonalds are always due for a meal!). They liked that place a lot. They both had the turkey & cranberry sandwich - my favorite - and a cup of soup.
Paradise is owned by Panera Bread, a very similar eatery that just opened a location not far from their house. I'm guessing the folks will be there not long after returning.
Al greeted them warmly, but true to form he was asleep on the floor within minutes.
We're coming out of a cold snap with temps 5-10 degrees below normal. But by this weekend we should be in the mid-70's. Chamber of Commerce weather, and the timing is perfect.
I read an article the other day written by the CEO of one of the large insurance companies - don't remember which one. He said he was at a masseuse recently, one who did not know what he did for a living. As she worked she told him how terrible it was that insurance didn't cover massages. (It doesn't cover messages either, though some think it should.)
This CEO cited that as an example of what's wrong with the health insurance situation in this country, and that it is NOT the fault of insurance companies. He pointed out that no one expects their auto insurance policy to cover oil changes or new tires. Auto insurance is designed to help pay for unexpected expenses that can't be budgeted for by most people. We don't expect home insurance to pay for a new roof or a kitchen remodel. Only with health insurance do Americans expect coverage for things like massages and chiropractic (his example, not mine). It is this expectation, he wrote, that drives costs up unreasonably. Companies have to charge rates to cover procedures and practices that were never intended to come under the term "insurance," - to insure against something that could otherwise prove catastrophic.
I had never considered that aspect of the issue. Interesting.
He also wrote that if insurance companies were prohibited from denying people based on a pre-existing condition nobody would get insurance until they were sick. Uhm...that one doesn't work so well.
There's a verse somewhere in Proverbs - I could go look it up but I'm too lazy - that says the first person to speak seems right, until the other person speaks. That's why it's important to hear all the discussion and not jump on anyone's bandwagon too quickly.
I think "We're Gonna Have a Good Time" at Pathway Sunday morning.
Winter Olympics in 24 hours. Think curling, folks!
I read that if Norway was the size of the U.S. they would have won over 10,000 medals at the Winter Games (based on their per capita results). Conversely, if we were the size of Norway we'd have won 3.
Crazy Norskes.
Paradise is owned by Panera Bread, a very similar eatery that just opened a location not far from their house. I'm guessing the folks will be there not long after returning.
Al greeted them warmly, but true to form he was asleep on the floor within minutes.
We're coming out of a cold snap with temps 5-10 degrees below normal. But by this weekend we should be in the mid-70's. Chamber of Commerce weather, and the timing is perfect.
I read an article the other day written by the CEO of one of the large insurance companies - don't remember which one. He said he was at a masseuse recently, one who did not know what he did for a living. As she worked she told him how terrible it was that insurance didn't cover massages. (It doesn't cover messages either, though some think it should.)
This CEO cited that as an example of what's wrong with the health insurance situation in this country, and that it is NOT the fault of insurance companies. He pointed out that no one expects their auto insurance policy to cover oil changes or new tires. Auto insurance is designed to help pay for unexpected expenses that can't be budgeted for by most people. We don't expect home insurance to pay for a new roof or a kitchen remodel. Only with health insurance do Americans expect coverage for things like massages and chiropractic (his example, not mine). It is this expectation, he wrote, that drives costs up unreasonably. Companies have to charge rates to cover procedures and practices that were never intended to come under the term "insurance," - to insure against something that could otherwise prove catastrophic.
I had never considered that aspect of the issue. Interesting.
He also wrote that if insurance companies were prohibited from denying people based on a pre-existing condition nobody would get insurance until they were sick. Uhm...that one doesn't work so well.
There's a verse somewhere in Proverbs - I could go look it up but I'm too lazy - that says the first person to speak seems right, until the other person speaks. That's why it's important to hear all the discussion and not jump on anyone's bandwagon too quickly.
I think "We're Gonna Have a Good Time" at Pathway Sunday morning.
Winter Olympics in 24 hours. Think curling, folks!
I read that if Norway was the size of the U.S. they would have won over 10,000 medals at the Winter Games (based on their per capita results). Conversely, if we were the size of Norway we'd have won 3.
Crazy Norskes.
And next week, beginning Monday, is the Westminster Kennel Dog Show from Madison Square Garden. Catch it on USA Network in between curling matches.
Oh yeah, it's also NBA All Star weekend. (yawn)
Am I missing anything?
Do you know the name Sergei Prokofiev? He's the Russian composer who lived in the first half of the last century and wrote Peter and the Wolf, among other things. A couple of years ago they found several lost music manuscripts and some of those pieces will be performed for the first time in NY tomorrow night. Something about that fascinates me - lost material suddenly resurfacing.
Time for supper. More tomorrow night. And the Old Folks Week picture could be family!
2 comments:
Socks and sandals - Just Tacky!
I echo the insurance man's sentiments (without the massage). I have a high deductible health care plan - basically it's their to insure me against any expensive procedures. I pay out of pocket up to $4000 a year. Knowing that Dr.'s bill comes out of my checking account is an additional motivation for me to keep healthy.
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