Call A Spade A Spade People
UNITED STATES—I am a person who does not believe in mincing one’s words. I do believe sometimes you have to be blunt and direct with people and not sugar coat things. However, with doing that you don’t have to be rude about it, but dancing around an issue only prolongs and causes more issues in my personal opinion. Some...
Does Medicare Approve Clinical Trial Prescription Drug Programs?
UNITED STATES—Toni: I turn 65 in May and am covered by my wife’s employer group health insurance. I am fighting stage 3 kidney cancer and the prognosis is good since I am participating in a clinical trial for a new cancer medication which costs over $18,000 per month. With this clinical trial, I am paying $0 for a medication...
Are We Near The End For Coronavirus?
UNITED STATES—Is the end near? It feels like a lot of people seem to think that, but we all know that just because a potential vaccine and another from Moderna could be on the way that the chaos that has crushed 2020, known as the Coronavirus or COVID-19 (as short) may be over. However, for all those Americans thinking...
Lazy Worker Fatigue
UNITED STATES—I really don’t know how to say this, but I have a major pet peeve when it comes to lazy people. I guess it is because I think you should live your life like each moment could be your last. That could potentially be the result of me having a near death experience or having my life taken...
Playing Casino On The Internet
UNITED STATES—The players prefer to play online casino games than to play in a real environment. They find it a bit convenient due to the fact that they will just sit back and never step out of their comfort zone. However, there are downsides to playing online casino. There are risks that you must face, face and, of course,...
Money Blues
UNITED STATES—What is it about money that just stays on the brain no matter how hard we fight to rid ourselves of it? Money seems to dictate life and I don’t like uttering those words, but it does for so many Americans. We want it, we want more of it, we need it to do simple things in life,...
Quarantine: Five Things You Can Now Do Without Leaving The House
UNITED STATES—Locking down the way we live because of the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been all bad. While we’ve lost some things, we’ve gained others, and other things have become available again in new forms. This article looks at five things that are now easier than ever to do from home.
Attend a meeting
Although technology like Skype has been around for...
Unrelenting Violence In America
UNITED STATES—This might sound odd, but I can vividly recall when the pandemic erupted in late march it started to have a major impact on crime in this country, it seemed to head downward. Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles are just a few of the major cities that has seen a spike in crime recently. Perhaps...
Stressing Over Gift Buying
UNITED STATES—I don’t know why I allow it to transpire to me every single year, but it happens: I stress over gift buying. What is it about Christmas that causes so many of us as Americans to pull out or stress out over purchasing the perfect Christmas gift or gifts for kids, siblings, relatives or parents. I constantly try...
Full Shutdown, Partial Shutdown What Gives?
UNITED STATES—I know we are ALL tired hearing about the words, ‘coronavirus,’ ‘COVID-19,’ ‘pandemic,’ ‘social distancing’ and ‘quarantine.’ These are all the terms of 2020 that have been part of the lexicon all over the place. With that said, there are some states that have partial shutdowns, some going to near full shutdowns and others, where things are still...