I feel like I’m in the 8th plane of hell right now myself, with one of the worst allergy seasons in decades. I’ve so far tried herbal pills, Claritin and now Zyrtec and none of them have helped. I’ve booked an appointment with a GP and allergist but of course because it’s the worst allergy season in decades, the soonest they can see me is next week.
I feel bad for all those families and people stuck at the airports around the world right now. I never click on ‘Trip Insurance’ when I book my flight figuring it’s a waste of money but I’m sure there are thousands of people who wish they had opted in on that.
Where have the last 6 months gone? Between the new job at CDM and my cute and precocious baby, I haven’t had the time or drive to update my AIA. But I’ve had to update the look of it because I’ve had to migrate away from Blogger because Google decided it would not give their service away for free to those who didn’t also pay for hosting with them. But that’s another story.
So in this new year I promise to get back to business with my AIA’s. But in the mean time, I’ll post this great anti big government rant I found on YouTube. You go girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPnd_GqnV3c&
So far I’ve learned on the first CD:
1. The Stock Market crash in 1929 didn’t cause the Depression it caused a Rescission. But it was the Federal Reserve (directed by FDR) that raised interest rates to 20% making loans very expensive, that turned a recession into a 12 year long Great Depression.
2. Hoover wasn’t a laise fare capitalist as we were taught in school. He talked the talk like one to the Press but his policies were Big Government Republican (like W.)
Well I only have a lame excuses for not keeping this blog updated in over a month: the new baby and new job. I’m really liking working at CDM but the first month here was insanely busy. And when I do get home, I’m on daddy duty, changing diapers, burping and feeding Marcella. But on that end I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I sat in on a lecture/talk on Healthcare Reform with the guest speaker, co-founder of the Center of Medicine in the Public Interest and former FDA Associate Commissioner for External Relations. He pointed out that the figure of 46 million uninsured Americans is made up of:
10 million illegal aliens
15 million Americans who are eligible for Medicaid and state healthcare IF they only registered (mostly children who’s parents haven’t haven’t bothered to register them)
12 million Americans who with annual incomes over $75,000/year who could afford Health Insurance but choose not to get insured (mostly in their early 20’s who apparently would rather spend their money on iPhones and trips to Burning Man instead of Health Insurance)
Which only leaves about 9 million uninsured who make too much to be covered by Medicaid but less than $50,000/yr.
But the Healthcare reform bills currently on in Congress proposed aims to provide coverage for the all 300 million Americans whether we’re currently covered or not in an effort to address less than 3% of the population? Not to mention the rising costs of doing that really haven’t been thought through or addressed.
Not that you’ll read much about the actual details. The Healthcare reform bills are being rushed through congress by the White House and politicos who don’t want such ugly details looked into too closely. House Majority Leader Hoyer laughed when he was asked if he was going to read the House version of the Bill before he voted for it.
Sorry for the long delay in updating my AIA. I’ve just started a new job at CDM, a big ad agency in mid-town. I’m supervising the work on the cancer drug Sutent. Obviously I won’t be producing my usually witty or edgy ads for this account. But I’m looking forward to doing good work for a product that actually does some good.
And of course when I’m not working I’m spending my free time with Marcella. She even has her own Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1770384574&ref=ts
I think I’m experiencing the side-effects of sleep deprivation. Twice today Giselle and my mom asked me a question and I thought I said “No.” but Giselle and my mom told me I said “Yeah.” Either that or they’re messing with my head.
The nurse said, “So you’re baby’s born on the 12th?” I said, “Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.” She said, “And Albert Einstein.” I said, “It’s not like we have low expectations.”
Marcella Simone Palacios DelMundo Born 6:27pm February 12, 2009 6lb 9oz
