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I see more of you are beginning to refuse new Medicare patients.
“Physicians are saying, ‘I can’t afford to keep losing money,’ ” says Lori Heim, president of the family doctors’ group.
Don’t you mean, “I don’t want to keep getting less money”? How do you lose what you never had?
Sincerely,
Almost There
On Wednesday morning, I overslept – slept right through the alarm, I guess – but was awakened 17 minutes later by the ringing telephone. Bad news: Paul had died.
We got up confused – bumbled our way to readiness for our day trip to Salisbury. But we finally got on the road. Once there, we stopped by one of the rail fanning sites and chatted with Steve, another rail fan. We had the job of letting him know about Paul. Steve said he’d never seen Bill without Paul (not quite spot on, but you get the idea).
We grabbed a chicken biscuit and went on to the North Carolina Transporation Museum, located in Spencer NC. (Here I digress, Spencer becomes Salisbury along the road.) At the Transportation Museum, we looked at the exhibits in way we’d never seen them before. There were no crowds, as there always are on Rail Fan Day and in the Bumper to Bumper Car Museum, it was actually cool. Bill was able to take lots of pictures, including those of the new (not yet finished) exhibit concerning NC Lining Bar Gangs (Gandy Dancers) that was dedicated on Tuesday during Black History Month. The Museum does a nice job of telling the social as well as the mechanical and economic history of the growth of the railroad.
After we left the museum, we went to the Wye (Salisbury Junction) where we met a couple of rail fans and photographed three trains.
Then supper, and on to Laughing Sky Books, where poet Jenni Russell hosted the store’s first open mic (scroll down). Jenni’s husband Jack (Poet Jack Anders) acted as MC. A small but appreciative crowd listened to prose and poems. Jessie Carty was one of the poets who read. Jenni hopes to have future open mics about every three months.
We got home in time to catch the second half of the Duke game. The stupid Dookies won.
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After that darkness we call nighttime, the alarm rang. This time I heard it. And up we got to greet our friend Vic (not to be confused with our Victor, who’s our son), who had planned to drop by. Good news: Vic has an extra ticket for the Wake Forest game, and would Bill like to go? Duh. Vic left, we ate sandwiches, and Bill went to meet Giles to get his hair cut.
Bill was only back for about an hour when we had to leave for the Founder’s Day Convocation at Wake Forest University, where Anthony Parent, my thesis adviser, was speaking. “Weathering Wake: African-American Experience” concerned the history of blacks at Wake Forest. Parent was brilliant, as he always is.
(photo Windows on Wake Forest)
We planned to see him at the reception following. We couldn’t find him, so we decided to eat. After all, Wake Forest can throw a fine party. Hors d’oeuvre included not only veggies and dip, breads and cheeses, but chicken and shrimp on skewers, and petit fours. Wine was poured, coffee was brewed. Caterers gathered empty plates. Bill was going to miss his ride to the game.
Finally, we found Tony, who looked radiant in his doctoral robe and cap. His smile was beautiful. Finally, he is getting the attention he deserves. Tony Parent is the best teacher I ever had. I love him. We talked briefly, and Bill and I rushed home.
Phone calls indicated we crossed paths with Vic on Ransom Road, Vic in a car we don’t recognize, a car that belongs to Steve. We don’t know Steve. Bill drove to meet Vic to walk to the Wake Forest game. Bill met Vic then Steve. They were all in their seats by tip-off. I watched on television. The Demon Deacons won. Wake beat State 65-78.
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Today all we have to do is prepare to go to Mooresville for Paul’s memorial service. He will be buried in Arlington (in 4- 6 months) but Saturday will include celebration of his life, followed by a service with full military honors, including a 21-gun salute, probably in the rain.
McCain doesn’t want to debate.
McCain will debate, if Bailout passes.
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September 25
McCain still doesn’t want to debate.
McCain wants to postpone the VPs debate.
McCain stands up Letterman.
But Letterman survives. 🙂
Hat tip: Collin Kelley
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September 26
Bailout has not passed.
And not only will he debate, he has already won a debate that hasn’t yet taken place.
Many trees have found their way to the gutter. Stores have moved their merchandise. But today many Orthodox Christians celebrate the birth of our Lord.
My Christmas day is today!
For most of us Christmas is over but for members of the Russian Orthodox Church today is Christmas Day.
Governor Riley Issues Statement on Scheduled Execution of Darrell Grayson
MONTGOMERY – Governor Bob Riley issued the following statement on Thursday about the scheduled execution of Darrell Grayson:
“There has been much attention focused on the convicted killer, but seemingly ignored has been consideration of his victim, Mrs. Annie Laura Orr. She was a defenseless 86-year-old woman who lived alone and died a horrifying death almost 27 years ago. The killer’s own numerous confessions, his own trial testimony where he himself admitted guilt, and the overwhelming physical evidence left a jury no doubt he perpetrated a cruel and monstrous crime upon a helpless elderly woman.
“Despite his multiple confessions and the physical evidence, the convicted killer filed several appeals after his conviction. All were denied by state and federal courts. His convictions of burglary and murder have been upheld at each level of the appellate process.
“No new evidence has come to light that would warrant either a reprieve or a commutation. DNA testing would neither prove nor disprove this killer’s guilt. He was convicted of burglary and murder, not rape and murder, so legally DNA testing would not exonerate him even if there is no DNA evidence that he raped Mrs. Orr. Non-DNA evidence of the convicted murderer’s guilt, however, is abundant. Barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, this execution will go forward as scheduled.”
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