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R.J.B. Reed

R.J.B. Reed

My Comments (610 so far…)

Have you ever gotten sick and then experienced health care in another country?

I had a friend who spent a semester abroad in England.  Due to a genetic disorder she has, she ended up spending about 3 weeks in a hospital in the middle of her term.  Her cost?  Nothing.  The amount of paperwork she had to fill out?  Nothing.  Due to her disorder, she has contemplated moving to the UK when she finishes her phD because the medical care she received was so much better.

Have you ever gotten sick and then experienced health care in another country?

And if you don’t have good insurance, it will leave you in debt for the rest of your life.

Dear Margo: The Other Side of the Coin

No, most schools that ban peanuts do so regardless of whether there is any student attending who has a deathly allergy to it because they don’t want any hint of liability.  Having a severe peanut allergy is extremely rare.  Also, why on earth would the kid with the peanut allergy be eating someone else’s lunch?  I suppose if you have first graders you might have to worry about such things, but at a certain point someone with such an allergy needs to learn to not eat things that might have peanuts.

Not releasing the kid’s name could be dangerous.  The other kids also need to know not to offer him things with peanut or peanut butter in them. 

Is Three in the Bedroom One Too Many? Maybe Not!

It depends on the women.  A bisexual woman would have plenty of fun in a threesome with a man and another woman.  A straight woman?  Not so much unless she’s a voyeur.  I participated in a threesome with two guys and it was interesting and fun, but nothing I’d want to do on a regular basis.  Though I think a lot of the issue is that the guys were both straight and not interested in each other. 

Is Three in the Bedroom One Too Many? Maybe Not!

It’s easiest if you travel in circles where that sort of thing happens….  There are some scenes where this happens quite a bit (for instance, if you hang out with the crowd that goes to the Rocky Horror Picture Show).  However, you’ll find that the age range in many of these places is a bit restrictive and if you are significantly older or younger than the crowd you’ll have a hard time picking up a third.

Liz Smith: Sarah Palin's Ex-Almost-Son-in-Law From Hell

Oh whatever.  People have been f**king up in a f**ked up world since time began.  The younger generations are no worse than you older folks are.  It’s just easier to whine about kids these days than to look at them with an unbiased view.

Liz Smith: Sarah Palin's Ex-Almost-Son-in-Law From Hell

The Left doesn’t have to do anything to prevent Palin from holding a national office.  The fact that she is a quitter is what will prevent her from having a reasonable run in the future.

Liz Smith: Sarah Palin's Ex-Almost-Son-in-Law From Hell

It seems pretty silly given that we all know what f**k means….  Or is it less offensive for the person to think it up all on their own?

wOw's Had a Face-Lift (Well, Only Some Botox)

I miss the old menu.  It’s be nice to see everything available since I’m really only interested in about 10% of the content.  I don’t want to have to dig through articles about horoscopes or fasion to find the interesting gems……

The Day Grandma Left Heaven for Dead, by Sheila Nevins

I’ve read the Bible.  In fact, I’ve read several different translations of the Bible…..  I especially dispise Paul.  The words attributed to Jesus are fairly awesome, but the words attributed to Paul are not.  In fact, many Christians really are Paulists instead of Christians. 

In any case, I’ve gotten the "If only you read it in the right frame of mine" type appeals before.  It doesn’t impress me.  Why should I believe your version of Jesus and not believe someone else’s?  It’s all arbitrary.

The Day Grandma Left Heaven for Dead, by Sheila Nevins

Why does there have to be a why for existance?  Sometimes things just are. 

The Day Grandma Left Heaven for Dead, by Sheila Nevins

Ah, but what if you believe in the wrong heaven and actually end up in hell?  After all, if there is only one right answer that leaves an infinite number of wrong answers.  (The assumption being made is generally called Pascal’s wager, if anyone is interested.) 

The Day Grandma Left Heaven for Dead, by Sheila Nevins

CCD is Sunday school for Catholics.  (Though we had it on Tuesday)  Honestly, it’s been long enough that I don’t know what the actual acronym is for.

The Day Grandma Left Heaven for Dead, by Sheila Nevins

I’d never been particularly religous, even as a child.  The problem I’ve always had is that so much of every religion is so obviously made up by people and much of what is said contradicts what we know.  Honestly, for a long time I thought that people went along with religion because it was a nice idea, much the same way we went along with Santa Claus.  I was completely shocked when I went to CCD and learned that there are people who actually believe this stuff to the letter.

For a while, when I was about ten, I sort of believed in a very fuzzy god with a very fuzzy heaven.  But after a few years, I realized that I only did this because it was a happy thought.  Honestly, I’d love for it to be true.  Now all I feel I know is that the truth is unknowable.  If there is a god (or gods) there is no way we can know of her existance or her nature.  Maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised when I die, but my suspicion is that I’ll cease to exist.  It’s not a happy thought, but I guess if I don’t exist to worry about not existing, it won’t really matter.

The Day Grandma Left Heaven for Dead, by Sheila Nevins

Personally I think it’s much safer to believe in heaven.  If everyone gets to go to a happy place when they die, why worry about anything?