With combination crash dieting, killer workouts, weight loss supplements, compression belts and a LOT of prayer, Dave lost twenty pounds and passed his weigh-in this morning with two inches to spare! So, he is safely employed for at least another six months (barring another government shutdown or the collapse of the entire system, of course). Thank you, Jesus!!!
And thanks to everyone who sent prayers! I'm sure they helped. I'm going to go blow out the altar candles now before I burn the apartment down, and then go decompress in a lovely hot shower. Oh, the relief!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Weigh-In Crisis, Part 2
Ok, apparently we have a week less time than we thought we had. The weigh-in to end all weigh-ins will be this Thursday. If that goes well, the actual PT test will be on Friday, but we aren't worried about that part. All the hard work he's been putting in has been paying off, but we're right there at the borderline.
I'm trying not to freak out about it. I know it isn't always a catastrophe when life doesn't go as planned, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me nervous.
I'm trying not to freak out about it. I know it isn't always a catastrophe when life doesn't go as planned, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me nervous.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Obamapocolypse Now
I hope all the Sandra Flukes of the world can rest easy knowing they enjoy free birth control at the expense of a young boy with a life-threatening milk allergy who can now barely afford his EpiPens, the family of ten who now live on ramen noodles with limited utilities in a futile attempt to afford medical supplies for their two children with Type 1 Diabetes, the self-employed chiropractor who can no longer afford his home and had to move his family of five into a friend's house, the families who are proactively quitting their jobs and declaring bankruptcy to qualify for Medicaid rather than face even more devastating financial ruin, the small business owners who are closing their doors because their healthcare plans will now negate their profits, the single mothers who now must work two part-time jobs because government regulations slashed their hours, and the doctors who are seeking early retirement or considering leaving the country because they feel the new government standards of limited care violate the Hippocratic Oath.
What a wonderful enlightened world we live in. Many thanks to Matt Walsh for putting this compilation together. People need to be aware of the real human cost. For some reason, the Affordable Car Act has left millions of Americans out of work, out of money, out of options, and still unable to afford what used to be basic healthcare.
It used to be an option to just do without what you cannot afford. Now if we try to do without, we are fined for our trouble. They will get you either way. Unless you actually quit trying to make ends meet, give up attempting to maintain a legitimate income, you will be hounded for everything you have. I've been saying for a while that the real collapse won't come until the average American realizes he has nothing left to lose. This could very well be the final ruin of the middle-class.
In the words of Emily from Iowa:
This is one of the very few things that can make me stop and think, "Thank God we don't have kids."
America is essentially dead. What on earth do we have now?
What a wonderful enlightened world we live in. Many thanks to Matt Walsh for putting this compilation together. People need to be aware of the real human cost. For some reason, the Affordable Car Act has left millions of Americans out of work, out of money, out of options, and still unable to afford what used to be basic healthcare.
It used to be an option to just do without what you cannot afford. Now if we try to do without, we are fined for our trouble. They will get you either way. Unless you actually quit trying to make ends meet, give up attempting to maintain a legitimate income, you will be hounded for everything you have. I've been saying for a while that the real collapse won't come until the average American realizes he has nothing left to lose. This could very well be the final ruin of the middle-class.
In the words of Emily from Iowa:
Recently our 2 year-old daughter had an ear infection. Went to the doc, got a prescription for an antibiotic. Went to the pharmacy to fill said prescription. I was expecting it to cost around 5 dollars because that’s what it cost the last time we had it filled. Wrong. It now costs 75 dollars. I paid 75 dollars for an antibiotic that used to cost us 5 dollars. When I asked the pharmacist, “Why the huge increase?” She replied, “Obamacare. And this is just the beginning.”For more stories which will be detrimental to your blood-pressure, follow the link to The Matt Walsh Blog. I read each and every one. We're still covered by military health insurance, and I dread the day we'll have to face off with Obamacare. With any luck, maybe we could join one of those religious co-ops if they're still exempt. Shoot, at this point I'm considering settling in on welfare in an attempt to pull the whole edifice down sooner. If we all give up at once, maybe we could just burn this administration to the ground and start from scratch.
This is one of the very few things that can make me stop and think, "Thank God we don't have kids."
America is essentially dead. What on earth do we have now?
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