Monthly Archive for November, 2011

OH THOSE NASTY BUGS!!!

Published on November 14, 2011 in News.

O.K.  Here I go talking about bugs again.  I wonder what that says about me??? Well, I was reading the Arizona Republic this morning and came across an article about Scorpion bites that blew me away. In August, the federal government approved a scorpion antivenom. It was hailed as an important tool to protect vulnerable victims from scorpion stings. But what is being discovered is that the fast acting serum comes at a very steep price. Hospitals are billing as much as $12,467 per vial of anti venom. The problem is that a typical dose of three to five vials brings the hospital bills for patients and their insurance companies to over $62,000. Now add that to the fact that patients may not be covered by their insurance since insurance companies are still trying to figure out a reasonable price for a drug that has been available in Mexico for years for a fraction of the cost. Even Dr Alejandro Alagon, the Mexican scientist who advises Mexico based Instituto Bioclon which makes the drug says the cost is ridiculously high. Mexicans are charged $100 per vial at pharmacies and even less at government funded clinics.

Every time I read something like this it makes my blood boil. Why is our medical care and our drugs so out of line??? It’s not a wonder that so many people declare bankruptcy each year because of astronomical medical bills that are not covered by inusrance.  It’s for sure Obama care is not the answer but isn’t there someone out there who can make sense of this mess.

In the meantime, while we all wait, maybe we should invest in black lights and have them preceed our steps at night.  Better yet, invest in a black light company and get rich from the system that does not work

Golf

Published on November 3, 2011 in News.

I found a certificate online for a golf club fitting at Hot Stix.  My friend, Dave, and I decided to each purchase one and go together for the fittings. Dave called and made the appointments and , being paranoid as he is, he confirmed with them no less than 4 times.  When we arrived we were told that there had been a schedule glitch and that we would have to take turns being fitted.  Well, I can tell you that that did not sit well with Dave who proceeded to offer a piece of his mind in which he held nothing back.  To the credit of Hot Stix, they apologized profusely and then offered both of us a second fitting at no charge in which they would work with whatever they didn’t do this time.  The fittings are for either woods or irons. Dave chose woods and I chose irons so now we each get to do the other.  Yeah!!!!  I had such a hard time deciding and, once I found out that my clubs are too short, the shafts are too weak and the lie is off, I probably really need to find out how bad my woods are. Come to think of it, maybe that’s why I haven’t broken par:-P 

When we scheduled, everyone told me that they would push really hard to get me to purchase very expensive clubs from them. I found that not to be the case as did Dave.  As a matter of fact, they wrote down all of the information on the driver Dave wanted so that he could go and purchase it anywhere he wanted.  They were really just great and I would definitely recommend them to anyone who wants to check out their equipment and strengthen their game. They do the fittings at Legend Trail Golf Club where the views are beautiful and all in all, I think it is a wonderful experience