Replying to post on 6/12 "expect to hear more this week" ...
I've heard quite a bit, like "Day by Day"; "Autumn Leaves", "This Train Ain't Goin' Nowhere" and a few other obscure tunes ...
My money is in DDIC (got in at $4.30) and $7.50; sold a bunch at $11.50 and then got excited and bought a bunch at $11.75 (mistake); my good friend who has much more $$ than I bought a "ton" of gold at $900; and is considering putting his entire retirement pension into gold (he's a physician; palliative care; i.e. meets with patients and families that are in the throes of making difficult/complicated choices; burdens and benefits of medicine and all that crap) .. he's a practicing buddhist/meditator/mindfulness instructor and doesn't make much money - but has significant $$ in his pension fund as he ran the ER here for 25 years .... He and I discuss Greece and global implications - and US debt/pensions/social programs/costs of housing a prisoner versus schools going broke etc ... I love the guy and our rich conversations; but they lead me to alcohol as soon as I get home!!!! Happy 4th to you all; in my hospital for the first time we exempt employees are REQUIRED to take Friday off (we can code vacation etc) ; but this is very unusual ... times are tough in health care; especially in areas like central califoria where the payor-mix is horrible - straight medi-cal (we lose money on every patient); unisured that come through the ER; "illegals"; huuuge medi-care population and MANY families demanding "do every; Miracles happen; Jesus will wake him up" etc; while the humane thing to do is move to "comfort care" and "allow god to bring him home rather than standing in the way of the Lord's will" (religion is a huuuge topic and obstruction to good patient care) .... whew! that was fun
Happy 4th and Independence Day - independence, hmmm, funny concept in our country, as I assume you are aware of the 96 year old grandma that had her diaper searched by the TSA at an airport?? ok - back to breathing and gratitude - Life IS good!
paz - jimbo from stockton california (riding bikes saturday from the Ferry Building to GG Bridge (easy, flat, great sights, good food, dog in basket, wife happy as hell.... ) ....
