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Insurance, ensurance, assurance redux (cont,)

Insurance was always looked at by the public as a gamble on the part of the company issuing the policies. In response to accepting the risk, the company could dictate the insured behave in a manner ensuring there was a lessening of the risk executed or undertaken, or that the insured pay more for the coverage. For example, a man specializing in Bomb Disposal could be ordered to maintain certifications, training and protective equipment and its upkeep to cut the risk of him becoming fertilizer at the scene of a bomb disposal.

Insurance, ensurance, assurance redux

Definitions: Insurance (n): contract that guarantees compensation for theft, damages, etc., for a fee Ensure (v): to protect Assure (v): 1. a guarantee; 2.to confirm confidently; 3. (Brit.) insure Risk(n): hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; 2 a venture undertaken with regard to possible loss or injury; 3. expose to a chance of loss or damage; 4. Gamble Source

Procedures

To whom it may concern at the Doctor’s Office, Having received your latest request for payment concerning your inestimable and appreciated professional services I must admit I may be suffering a lack of proper oxygen perfusion. There’s a recognizable lack of memory as to when I experienced fun during this. It’s my fear I’ve suffered an episode of Alzheimer’s or post-billing cycle hysterical amnesia.

The Double Helix

The Constitution is the keel of this ship of state we call America. And, it’s under attack (as always seems to be the case) by people thinking they’re so much more intelligent than the masters created it in the first place. These people work like wood borers, sticking their noses into every nook and cranny to exploit a perceived weakness that wouldn’t be there if they hadn’t started nosing around in the first place. These people gain strength and notoriety for their presence, and because they’re recognized as being there, they think they’re appreciated.

Public opinion?

It becomes a necessity that we understand where we stand in this country. “Out in the cold” comes to mind when it comes to our ability to practice good governance. From where I’m sitting it looks like there are more and more hyper-educated pundit wannabees in the media. For some reason or another we’re regularly told what we think. This is called POLLING. The numbers of positive responses to carefully selected questions are compared against the number of negative responses and after careful computation and interpretation they tell us what they want us to hear. This is called Statistical Analysis.

Follow the leader

In the Book of Genesis, there’s a story of the ancient people coming together after the Great Flood. They assembled in the Land of Shinar. They were the direct descendants of Noah. They spoke one language. But they were corrupt in God’s eyes. They decided to build a great tower allowing them ascension to heaven without needing to follow God’s law.

Potential

Each year, at Christmas, I find myself disappointed in what I see going on in the world. We’re still sending our young people into other nations with the hope we’ll win the hearts and minds of the indigenous culture at muzzle point. People from those nations send their young and sadly misinformed to our (and other) lands to force conversion of a different culture. They want to raise an awareness of their God’s mercy from the ashes and rubble of bombed out buildings and using, as a foundation, the graves of those killed to create converts.

Just thinkin’

Whenever I think about Christmas I find myself trying desperately, eyes crushed shut, while fighting to remember how it was when I was a child. The anticipation pushed me through snow and past slush. Expectation and hope for the one present I wanted Santa Claus to place beneath the tree propelled me. I try remembering the wonder of drifted snow awakened to after being cuddled downward into my blankets like a Snowshoe Rabbit. I try remembering my excitement as my feet hit the floor, working feverishly to gain traction as my sleeper encased feet slid on the bare hardwood floor leading to the magical Christmas tree.

Pruning the poisoned tree

In law there’s a metaphor referred to as “fruit of the poisoned tree”. It describes evidence gathered from information obtained illegally. The logic is that if the source of the evidence (the "tree") is tainted, then anything gained from it (the "fruit") is also tainted

The Poison Tree

The United States is a sovereign, autonomous and free nation. We accept NO outside law or legal system as above or beyond our own. Knowing this we can’t set aside our law because ANY leader finds it disadvantageous to enforce the law. This is his responsibility. ALL men are equal in holding human rights. But, nowhere does it say that they’re entitled to coverage by the Bill of Rights as Americans.

Chasing power

When do we develop boundaries? When do we, as individuals, determine where we place those lines differentiating ourselves from all others? Should the lines be bold and hard making them virtually inviolable because we said:”this is where I drew the line-I can’t cross it”?

Enforcing accountability

Everything is gray. One part of me wants to skin the Wiki Leaks publisher for cyber-publishing stolen privileged information. It was taken to embarrass the people enacting the play we’re enduring now. The other part wants to congratulate him for his expose’ of the liars initiating the offensive actions. These people claimed allegiances to honesty, integrity and transparency while steadily moving the mirrors behind the smoke they’re regularly blowing upward under our kilts. All politicians do it.

Tipping point

Eugene Robinson and his friends at times have the ability to look beyond a problem and into the recesses of their own shadowed perceptions. They do this solely to prove their opinions have weight and the solemnity of their prose is indicative of their drive to get you to see it their way. in othe3r words: when all else fails and logic proves evasive in its ability to nurture the development of an argument, pull out the race card. It’s a tried and true way to win the point. Nobody can argue against it without being immediately stained by the inference.

Sustainable Development?

Land Plan 2020 – Sustainable Development was discussed on Tuesday, October 26th. The presentation was concise and intelligent. It maintained its appeal to an aged mind such as mine. I sometimes work in first gear when everybody else is running full-tilt for the finish line. It works for me because I can examine more of the sides of this shiny bauble dangled before my eyes. The United Nations started all of this in the ‘80s.

By whatever name

Some time back I was privileged to speak before some people exploring the concept of joining a Tea Party Group. One of the attendees, a gentleman of personal courage, integrity and a Marine Corps veteran said he thought there was an automatic prejudice against the name “Tea Party”. Consequently, many people seemed to develop a negative opinion concerning the composition and motives of the constituents of such groups. At the time the Liberal Left was defining the Tea Party groups as inhabited, directed and composed singularly by “old, white guys”, a group I can’t claim membership in because I’m Native American. But please note: I AM AN AMERICAN.

The hook, the line and the stinker

In days of old, when knights were bold, lords and ladies by kings were selected But elected now, they think themselves beyond all laws and exempted.-- A modern madrigal Entitlement’s a strange thing. It’s got no weight, no texture. It carries no color or racial classification. It follows no recognizable class or caste order. Entitlement is only defined by the depth and thickness of its primary constituent element: greed.

Political Periodic Table

Many people foment discord with their observation skills pertaining to government. I admire them for that. My dimly lit brain was illuminated concerning the "wasteful spending", the "created" positions and the need for a cessation of "creating" new ones as it pertains to my government. These people do their homework so I'd like to know better what's going on.

A Government of Laws By

Illegal adj: 1.) prohibited by law 2.) prohibited by official rules. The United States is a great country. The recognition of this is without question. Only here are all men believed to be created as equals. India, as well as England, has a caste (class) structure defining an individual’s place in society and public life. He is almost assured to never be able to step beyond the position he /she was born to in some people’s eyes.

A Sterile Cry

I decided to take a week off. It was a necessity to recharge my batteries, so to speak. Writing a column of this nature isn’t a strain by any means. The dangers and elements of unsafe nature in my old career (law enforcement) and the difficulties and dangers of your workday make my life seem pale in comparison. But there’s an incredible thing comes about when your world changes drastically as it does when you retire from one career and move into another.

The Games

Politics is reminiscent of the Roman Games. The games are held to appease the people. People are led to opulent settings and led to believe they’re a part of the production. The people get the peanuts and the chance to gaze upon the face of Caesar as he feasts on gourmet meals and the finest wine. The people get grape juice, but it’s free.