I know a place

where you can go get an omelette that would make Jacques Pepin smile. They’re a little family operated place called the Omelette House. I have eaten about every damned thing on the menu and I don’t think it’s possible to get a bad meal there. The waitresses are tough, the Navy Seals of the profession. The busboys work with ninja like precision and the cooks are johnny on the spot.

Consequently, they are always busy.

We wander in there of a given sunday, stick our head in the door and they write our names down. We never ask for preferential treatment. We tip well. We love all the waitresses and they all gathered around to see the pictures of the Oglet in her prom finery.

We eat our breakfast and get the hell out, so they can seat another family; there are always people waiting.

Plenty often, people wander in and turn around and leave. “I’m not waiting! There’s too many people” We have never waited more than fifteen minutes, and there is a free cup of coffee when you come in. We stand or sit and have a coffee, and soon enough there is a table with our name on it.

I like those morons who are impatient, and want everything to happen on their schedule. It means I get to enjoy my meal without their presence. I used to be impatient, but I am finding myself to enjoy life a good deal more with a little patience here and there.

I am about to engage in the activity that always makes me wish for a diesel.

I’m not sure why they think that assembling an engine around the spark plug wires is a good idea, but I wish they had all twelve feet of wire up their ass, with the sparkplugs.

Shinseki fired!

IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN!!!

Now nothing will change. Wingnuthead is already blaming bush.

Hale has a viable solution. Money quote:

3. Fixing the VA is easy and it will never happen.
â—¾Eliminate the VA. Close all their hospitals, clinics, and administrative offices.
â—¾Transfer their funding to the DoD.
â—¾Give DoD the mission to care for their vets, when care is warranted.
â—¾Issue vets who have service connected disabilities an insurance card with a zero deductible.
◾Issue all other vets a card that says, “Thank you for your service, you are on your own now.”

I would change the last line to read

â—¾Issue all other vets an insurance card with a reasonable deductible.

Otherwise, he’s a vet and I’m not, so he may be better suited to judge what is best. In any event the bullshit will now begin flying, and nothing meaningful will get done.

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