Five Helpful Things to Consider For a Happier Life

We all have challenges in our lives, there’s no question of that. And some years (decades?) are far more challenging than others. However, there are some time-tested and fairly (to Ms. Sanity) unquestionable “laws” of life that will go a long way to helping folks lead happier, lest angst-filled lives.  Yes, some of you will [...]

October 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane, Tips  No Comments

Republican Ideas About Health Care in A Nutshell: Quotation of the Century.

Apologies for this drive by posting (and slow posting schedule of late…) but I’ve been up to my eyeballs in a multitude of levels and your Ms. Sanity hesitates to write you darling people unless she’s feeling at least marginally sane.
Anyway, ran across this, and it needed more eyeballs:
Apparently Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), explaining the [...]

September 30, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane  No Comments

Please Cut The Crap on Health Care Discussions

I am really, really, really, really tired of the blatant, self serving, and manipulative lies coming out of the Right wing and the $1.4 million/day (look it up!) health insurers’ lobby regarding possible changes to the US health care system.
Over and over and over ad nauseum I’ve seen blogs and “tweets” and letters to the [...]

September 2, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane  No Comments

Insanity Everywhere; Links on US Health Care Reform

Apologies for being missing; the workload has been rather heavy and I’ve been watching events far more closely due to the potential for real health care reform in this country. Unfortunately your Ms. S. is trying valiantly to stay sane watching the crazies come out in full force AGAINST said reform… generally in any permutation.
Occasionally [...]

August 4, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane, Resources  No Comments

More Lies We’re Told About Health Care in the US

One of the things you’ll hear frequently when discussing health care  with Americans has to do with “the reason why prescription drugs are SO expensive in the USA.” Those of you reading from outside this country may be surprised to hear that the average person on the street in the US probably believes (and I’ve [...]

July 20, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane  One Comment

It’s the Hypocrisy, Stupid.

The recent flap over SC Governor what-his-name (Mark Sanford) who apparently went  MIA so that he could spend a little quality time with the woman he was having an affair with– has me a little puzzled. Puzzled, that is,  in that the Republicans aren’t demanding his resignation. Though I suppose I respect him for not [...]

June 29, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Insane  One Comment

And then there’s this…

Some idiotic Chicago libertarian (or republican, depends on who you ask) so-called “shock jock” radio talk show host apparently had himself water-boarded the other day to “see if it was torture or not.”
Uh, I can answer that without having to bother anyone to tie me up or anything. Yes, it’s torture. Simple as that.
Apparently the [...]

May 23, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Insane  2 Comments

We Hold What Truths To Be Self-Evident?

Tipsy Dazy has a comment here that challenged me to think long and hard about, well, everything, and particularly about communication.
Most of the people I have ever known do all tend to make assumptions regarding what is meant by a particular turn of phrase or word usage, (not to mention tone of voice, and so [...]

March 27, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane  No Comments

Why the Dalai Lama Rocks

I don’t know exactly when I first became aware of the (current) Dalai Lama, but I can vividly remember reading his autobiography and being utterly impressed and astonished at the depth of his thinking and his compassion–even for people in my (young and not very compassionate) view who “didn’t deserve it.” (e.g. those that had [...]

March 9, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane  No Comments