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Health Care Reform for the Good of All

March 20, 2010 By Brian Leave a Comment

Well, the 2010 mid-term elections are over. And it's still clear to me that democracies are wonderful but they suck when it comes to reaching consensus on critical issues like health care … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, Government, health, Health Care, Health Insurance, Society Tagged With: health, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare reform in the united states, insurance companies, medicine, social issues

Health Care Reform Debate and Lack of Trust in Congress

March 19, 2010 By Brian Leave a Comment

As we approach a vote by Congress this weekend on health care reform, it's becoming clear that health care is not the issue at all. It's lack of trust in Congress. In today's Wall Street Journal, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, Government, health, Health Care, Politics, Power Tagged With: health, health care reform, health costs, health legislation, healthcare reform in the united states, Politics, recession, social issues, taxes

Singing Bringing Tears of Hope in a Troubled World

December 14, 2009 By Brian Leave a Comment

Today was our annual Christmas concert at Holy Spirit Church in Fremont, California. Holy Spirit is blessed with a youth choir, a parish children's choir, as well as two other choirs, one singing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: health, mental health, singing

Health Care Reform Stifled by Drug Companies

November 17, 2009 By Brian Leave a Comment

The Washington Post reported two unrelated stories that, considered together, demonstrate a concerted effort by large drug companies and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to kill health care reform. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health, Health Care, Politics Tagged With: controlling health care cost, drug companies, health, health care reform, health care system, health economics, health legislation, healthcare reform, medicare, medicine, publicly funded health care

Are Retailers Killing Off their Customers?

The news in this morning’s paper–front page–is the same. Retailers are hysterically worried about another “bad Christmas.” Consumers have tightened their belts, hidden their credit cards and won’t even walk into a retail store unless there’s a big “70% off” sign in the window. What’s going on? I think retailers need to step back mentally [...]

High Health Care Costs Due to Lack of Competition

Unlike any other industry in the United States, the health care system is destroying our economy due to lack of competition. Despite all the arguments from health care experts, the “industry,” a confluence of insurance companies, providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical technology companies and lobbyists, is responsible for high health care costs. Breaking up the health [...]

Singing Bringing Tears of Hope in a Troubled World

Today was our annual Christmas concert at Holy Spirit Church in Fremont, California. Holy Spirit is blessed with a youth choir, a parish children’s choir, as well as two other choirs, one singing mostly contemporary pieces and another a variety of contemporary, traditional and classical. Singing offers significant health benefits, such as prolonged life and [...]

Are Good Ideas that Solve Problems in Short Supply?

When was the last time you came up with a good idea? Not just a “good idea” but a mind-blowing idea that solved business or personal problems? I’m guessing, like the rest of us, you’d say “not recently.” It’s like remembering the last time you put a fresh box of baking soda in your fridge [...]

Turning Off Technology Distractions in Our Lives

Tonight I was excited about writing a blog post for one of my other blogs. As I wrote, getting more and more enthusiastic about the thoughts flowing from my brain, I kept getting interrupted by technology distractions (email messages from FaceBook friends and my buzzing BlackBerry). Finally, I turned off email, flipped the BlackBerry upside [...]

Blog Crime and Copyright Infringment

Checked your blog for content theft lately? While the Internet has become an essential part of our lives, it’s also a rip-off channel for blog crime and copyright infringement thieves who steal copyrighted material. People steal intellectual property when copying your blog content to their sites. Sending threatening letters about copyright infringement to website and [...]

Improve Your Blog Writing with Aristotle and your Mom

Writing a personal blog and improving your blog writing is more art than science. A couple of past week’s experiences convince me that if Aristotle were still alive he’d issue harsh criticism to bloggers. I recorded a podcast with one of the top execs at a mobile marketing company. My guest, during the 30 minute [...]

Reality In a Land of Dreams and Nightmares

I awakened the other morning while still in REM dream sleep. Although I don’t recall if my eyes opened into reality from a dream or nightmare (it could have been a mix of both), I was uncomfortable with the experience. You’ve probably experienced a similar occurrence as your alarm clock went off. You’re in a [...]

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