Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Staunchly Democratic, converted after the GOP receded from its Eisenhower roots.
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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
---Friedreich Nietzsche
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"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
-- William Blake, A MemorableFancy
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I love to doubt as well as know."
--Dante Alighieri
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To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.
-- William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
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"We are here on earth to do good for others. What the others are here for, I don't know."
-- W. H. Auden
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"Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence."
-- Wiliam Blake, The Argument
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"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed."
-- Herman Melville, US novelist & sailor (1819 - 1891)
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"It’s better to believe in what you know than to know what you believe in."
-- HL Gaskins
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“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” – Epicurus circa 300 BCE Search
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Tag Archives: Health
Reflections on Fried Chicken
As fellow blogger Pied Type noted this morning, NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg has done a significant thing by banning sugary drink sizes larger than 16 ounces. Pied Type doesn’t like this interference in private affairs at all. I for one … Continue reading
A Medical Glimmer
The largest problem for America right now is not terrorists threatening to kill Americans, like they killed three thousand Americans 10 years ago. (In 2008, 39,000 Americans died in automobile accidents.) No, the biggest problem is economics, a.k.a., debt. And, … Continue reading
Navy Coffin Nails
Our hometown newspaper, the Joplin Globe, has a Sunday feature that I increasingly like. Called “Forum”, it examines contentious issues and usually presents positions on both sides. This is good journalism. It not only sells papers but encourages the public … Continue reading
The Elusive Palace of Wisdom
Perhaps this would be a good time to summarize the many roots of America’s financial malaise. While most pundits bemoan its symptoms, they tend to shun its root causes. Symptoms include the high costs of gasoline, air fares, baggage fees, … Continue reading
A Medical Hobson’s Choice
In a post titled Ice Bergs and Ice Cubes last week I expressed my opinion that healthcare is at the core of America’s financial crisis, and that the profession of doctor is being corrupted by the medical industrial complex through the … Continue reading
Ice Bergs and Ice Cubes
The financial crisis in healthcare dwarfs all other federal budget problems. It is an iceberg, and the ship of state is headed right for it. The ACA does not do enough to rein in medical costs that continue to outpace … Continue reading
It Isn’t Nice To Fool Mother Nature
Yet another article on vitamin D! It was in USA Today (3/31/2011). The headline proclaims that “One-third aren’t getting benefit for heart, bones”. For years I have been seeing warnings about not getting enough vitamin D, with particular concern for … Continue reading
Alms To Riches?
Is it ethical to get rich by running a charity? Oral Roberts, Jimmy Swaggart, Jim & Tammy Bakker, and Tony Alamo, among others apparently thought so. Me, I don’t. In fact, it seems downright nefarious. I just received my latest solicitation … Continue reading
It’s Bedlam, Do You Mind?
Hospitals are dangerous places. They are a necessity if you are in acute need but if you want to keep your health you would be wise to minimize your stay. Let me tell you a true story about hospitals. Forty-nine … Continue reading