Atticus

people really seem to like talking about how they like Brian Wilson's SMiLE. Christ, even the spelling is pretentious.

I forgot about Weezer.

it prevents terra

yeah, me too.

Pavement, Radiohead, the Clash, Taylor Swift. those are those type bands (that you're supposed to like because all the creepy music critics like them)

I'm not sure you and I agree on what "already are" means. No one knows what the net impact is going to be on this process. It may be great. But your insistence that it's already doing wonders for the economy is just kinda silly.

Gallup, NM

I can't speak for others but I'm not arguing that the ACA is going to be a sole cause of health care costs rising. but I don't think it's going to result in health care costs diminishing. if Obama wanted true health care reform he should have gone balls out. this system is so neutered and fucked. I wouldn't have a problem scrapping the whole system and starting with single payer.

doctors and hospitals are already inflating costs and prices for all procedures because of how many of them get denied or reduced by the insurance companies--it's the only way any of them still make a profit. you think that the doctors and hospitals are all the sudden going to lower those charges once there is more coverage? (this process has become so rampant that many states have "paid or incurred" limitations for lawsuits, such as the one in Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.0105--since the insurance companies only pay a portion of what's billed)

that does seem strange.

(that question was to the guy who calls himself "Jules")

how is state-run auto insurance different than state-run health insurance?

Ha!

Wisconsin is notorious for its state-run car insurance.

I just attended a legal seminar for property owners associations. Part of the presentation concerned how George Zimmerman's HOA paid out a gargantuan settlement (it's confidential but there is good anecdotal info that it was north of $1 million) to the parents of Trayvon Martin, and how HOAs should/can set up barriers between themselves and neighborhood watch groups to avoid similar results. I thought of all you fucking people while I was there. That gave me indigestion.

I think the argument is that the people granting the acclaim and/or respect are stupidheads.

I had some tuning/intonation problems with my Tweedy SG early on. I think the B and high E strings were sticking in the nut. seems much better now after clearing the nut a bit and getting the guitar set up by a pro. my main problem with it was the vibrato arm. Could not keep that thing stuck on (the nut always fell off, wouldn't stay together). finally went to a hardware store and put a better fix on it. plus when I hug Jeff at the end of living room shows I always steal a small part of his soul and then transfer it to my guitars when I get home through a ceremony I'd rather not go i

today I cough more and re-allocate snot.

new thread.

The Royal Tenenbaums Rushmore Bottle Rocket everything else in no particular order

Fresh Air from NPR is great Savage Loveline

that made me happy

the internet? is that better?

are The Shouting Matches in there already?