Monday, April 30, 2007
A kidnapping note on 9th Street
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Take your child to work day 07
Catie came to work with dad. For lunch, we went to Haggens for rice.
Tuilips were in bloom.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Still life: boy in tree
Kim planted these trees a couple years after we moved to Canby.
They are big enough now to hold a 100 pound boy.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
One trillion dollars added to health care costs due to overweight Americans
Full disclosure: I've already sent a contribution to Obama's campaign.
Today NPR ran an audio clip of him talking to a crowd in Iowa. In speaking to health care costs, he mentioned that overwieght Americans add one trillion dollars to the cost of health care.
Afterwards, the interviewer talked with a person who said he liked Obama's talk -- until that point, he said " for obvious reasons" and he pointed to his fullsized belly.
It made me think -- first, about the politics for 'my' candidate. With 2/3s of Americans overweight, is saying that a political liability.
Which then takes me to the question of leadership -- do we need politicians who are willing to speak the unpopular.
Which then takes me to an insurance form that asked me about my lifestyle: whether I smoked, skydive, etc.
Reflecting on that, I am guessing my insurance costs are based, in part, on whether I smoke, for example.
I don't -- but if I did -- should I pay a higher rate for insurance given the likelihood of increased health care costs, say, for a lung transplant, heart medication, etc.
If I should, then should I also pay a higher rate for insurance for a nutritional lifestlyle that may incur more medical costs than someone else?
Today NPR ran an audio clip of him talking to a crowd in Iowa. In speaking to health care costs, he mentioned that overwieght Americans add one trillion dollars to the cost of health care.
Afterwards, the interviewer talked with a person who said he liked Obama's talk -- until that point, he said " for obvious reasons" and he pointed to his fullsized belly.
It made me think -- first, about the politics for 'my' candidate. With 2/3s of Americans overweight, is saying that a political liability.
Which then takes me to the question of leadership -- do we need politicians who are willing to speak the unpopular.
Which then takes me to an insurance form that asked me about my lifestyle: whether I smoked, skydive, etc.
Reflecting on that, I am guessing my insurance costs are based, in part, on whether I smoke, for example.
I don't -- but if I did -- should I pay a higher rate for insurance given the likelihood of increased health care costs, say, for a lung transplant, heart medication, etc.
If I should, then should I also pay a higher rate for insurance for a nutritional lifestlyle that may incur more medical costs than someone else?
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