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Jim's Journey
http://jimsjourney.wordpress.com
Much of this blog concerns growing up in the forties and fifties. There are also numerous posts concerning interesting travel situations.
Recent Posts
The Truth about Homosexuality – as I see it
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) recently determined that homosexual pastors should be permitted to be pastors of churches as long as they are in long-term committed relationships, and their congregations want them to be their pastor...
Vegas Style Health Care Insurance
How many of us truly understand the business of insurance? I know a lot of people (especially those who want to see the government get into the health care insurance business) don’t seem to have a grasp for the basics. So, let me see if I can h...
Ramblings for September 2nd of ‘09
A friend recently sent me a photo of a swine flu victim. Perhaps I’ll get the shot after all. A few years back I got a shot to protect me from getting shingles. That’s one shot that I’ll never know if it worked. However, if it doesn...
Congratulations to Kevin Tracy
Kevin and his bride, Sandy, recently took a trip to the Dakotas. I’m not sure which state he visited last, but either North or South Dakota became number fifty for him. He can now proudly say he has seen all fifty states! I’m one of those...
On Turning Sixty-Five
I made it! All those companies that have been trying to sell me Medicare gap insurance had faith that I’d eventually become eligible. They were right. But today, rather then dwell on the evils of aging (which is far better than the alternative&...
Medical Inflation
I keep hearing how one-sixth of our economy is devoted to health care and can’t help wondering how much the hospitals are to blame. A year or so ago I found myself in the hospital because we erroneously thought that I had suffered a heart attac...

