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APPLIED GUN VIOLENCE EXPLAINED

February 17, 2018 by

  Baby boomers have a unique perspective when it comes to gun violence. Our fathers participated in the most extreme gun violence in world history. The books call it WWII and Korea; the dads went with bad intentions.   Their applied gun violence saved the world from a Nazi future. Along with the horrific acts […]

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BENEFITS OF GENERAL KELLY BOOT CAMP

August 2, 2017 by

The term ‘mustang’ describes an officer who joins the armed forces as an enlisted man before moving up. Baby Boomer General Kelly is a mustang. So was his son. Be sure the general knows the drill, no matter the place or the people. Will a General Kelly Boot Camp in the White House improve American […]

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HEALTHCARE COSTS, INSURANCE MISTAKES

July 28, 2017 by

    Did anyone notice a senate vote on healthcare costs from insurance mistakes? It happens everyday across America. Has it happened to you? On a regular basis throughout my healthcare adventure with HPV16 throat cancer I’ve been billed by mistake. Take yesterday for example.

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HEALTHCARE BULLY PREYS ON THE WEAKEST

July 22, 2017 by

  Any coherent healthcare bully debate needs to go beyond the numbers, the insurance companies. Beyond drug company research and development that puts the BIG in Big Pharma. It’s about who the healthcare bully reaches for in the debate. The most vulnerable, of course. The population currently undergoing severe medical treatment. I’ll use cancer treatment […]

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SMARTER, HEALTHIER, READER REACH OUT TODAY

June 10, 2017 by

Reader reach out to Canada, China, and India? Breaking down walls that separate people? Good reading and good readers get a jump start. Education stops when readers stop reading and only listen to what they’re told. The inquiring mind searches further. It’s all part of training. If you hear something that doesn’t sound correct? Start […]

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JAMES COMEY DELIVERS EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS

June 9, 2017 by

James Comey: EOB for the FBI. For anyone opening a health insurance bill, and Explanation of Benefits is prime reading. When you see the costs you want to know what insurance pays for, what you pay for. Somehow reading the numbers is a comfort. There they are in black and white. The more serious the […]

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CAMBRIDGE KILLERS FIND NO HONOR IN ENGLAND

June 2, 2017 by

                    “Alexander Lloyd was 23 when a man wielding a Swiss Army Knife plunged the blade into him seven times – including once through the heart. “Bakri Siraj-Eldin, a retired petrol industry scientist from Cambridge, received 10 years for wounding Alexander Lloyd with intent, seven-and-a-half years […]

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BEST SELF HELP? DRIVE PORTLAND TO LAKE TAHOE

May 8, 2017 by

  If you need the best self help run in America, take a drive I hear you asking now, “But, Dave, where do we go?” Not Europe. Save that for family and get blamed for museum and cathedral nightmares. For this episode of Get Lost, you only need two words: Lake. Tahoe. Or three words: […]

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THE REAL WESTERN AMERICA OUT HERE IN OREGON

April 12, 2017 by

The real Western America isn’t Texas or California Readers around the world see the American west through movies. From John Wayne in his cowboy costume, to private eye Jack Nicholson in LA’s Chinatown, to policeman Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry franchise, they view the west through a distorted lens. Forget about the red rocks of Colorado, […]

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BILTMORE: BIG MONEY BUILDS A BIG HOUSE

April 5, 2017 by

    Sneaking up on the big Biltmore House The first question is appearance. Not the house, you. What do you wear if you’re visiting the biggest privately owned house in America? This isn’t Disneyland and Sleeping Beauty Castle, so shorts and flip flops aren’t good enough? If that’s true, you’ll find dress code violations […]

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