Dog On A Root

  Negotiating For Fitness  - jim Young “Exercise?! I thought my doctor said, “Extra Fries!” - anon The relationship between a patient and family doctor can be a little tricky. At least it is with me. I get that she’s the expert and knows what’s best for me. And I think she gets that I don’t always want what’s best for me. I want a doctor that will keep me alive for as long as possible. However there are caveats to that which requires some negotiation. For example, I am not now nor will I ever eat some foods even if they might help me live longer. Is spinach going to help me live longer?  A simple “Yes” isn’t an acceptable answer. Maybe I just don’t want to live longer if it involves eating spinach. You gotta give me a specific number before I’m even going to consider it. My mother couldn’t make me eat spinach and neither can my doctor.  But my doctor hasn’t even touched on my diet other than to hint that I could lose a few pounds. I just pat my stomach, grin and pr...

 

 

 

 

- jim Young "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" - Colonel Nathan R. Jessep to Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee from the movie 'A Few Good Men'. One of the biggest criticisms of mainstream media today is their failure to report the news without editorializing. If someone doesn’t like what the media is reporting - it’s fake. And if it’s not fake, it’s at least left leaning or right leaning.  I’m not suggesting there isn’t some truth to this and some media are certainly much worse at it than others, but it’s become a cop-out to dismiss any news that doesn’t support the viewer’s preconceived bias. Things aren’t always black and white though. Sometimes omission of a few details here and there can be just as misleading as an outright lie. But there’s even more to it than that. It’s often critical to know some of the background details to get a true picture. So at least part of the onus to get the full story falls on the reader. With a world of information at our f...

- jim Young “It has been said that the sin of ingratitude is worse than the sin of revenge. With revenge we return evil for evil. But with ingratitude we return evil for good.” - W. Eugen Hansen Is anyone else getting tired of Trump’s constant whining about how no one will help the U.S. in their war with Iran?  This isn’t the first time Trump has threatened to leave NATO, complaining that no other countries would come to the aid of the U.S. if they ever needed it.  Trump seems to forget how often the whole world has been there for the U.S. in their hour of need. Trump feels that NATO countries' support in his war with Iran should have been automatic.  But Trump isn’t very well informed. And neither are his MAGA supporters who believe everything Trump tells them. What Trump doesn’t seem to understand is, the mandate of NATO is to come to the aid of any NATO country that is under attack, not to support them in wars that they start. The U.S. is NOT under attack. They are th...