The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Great movie.

The Good 

 

- Gotta give credit where credit is due. Nolan Smith and Seth Curry were great when Duke needed them most. Carolina had no answer for either in the 2nd half last night. Great game.  
- The Avett Brothers will be performing at the Grammys on Sunday. To those folks that will jump on the bandwagon immediately following the Grammys...back off. Just kidding!
- In other music news, I'm seeing the Futurebirds tonight. They'll be in Savannah tomorrow and so will I, but I just couldn't wait.
- Found a new show -- Shameless, only problem is it's on Showtime. But since it's on Showtime, there's plenty of wacky stuff happening. William H. Macy is awesome in it. He plays a asshole alcoholic who buy his account is "stuck" with 6 kids to care for. He doesn't care for them a lick. It's a really funny show, so if you know a cable guy, get him to hook it up. 


The Bad

- UGA basketball. The loss to Xavier was tough, but what still amazes me are the attitudes of some of the "leaders" on the team. I always thought that pitching fits was just a phase kids went through, but watching Thompkins flail his arms and Price stomp his feet and bitch really makes cringe. 
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The Ugly

- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is a quick way to find out who you friends are. Not really, but it is easy to get lost in an argument or two when it's discussed. Well wouldn't you know it? I was assigned this piece of legislation to present on, and it all went down this morning. I prefaced the presentation by telling my classmates and instructor that this presentation was meant to give them an idea of the what has been enacted and the provisions that are set for the future. So I breezed through everything in about 30 minutes (Medicare, Medicaid, tax credits, incentives for health care facilities, Exchanges, blah blah blah), and could see it in most of their faces -- they had no idea what I was talking about. Super. My teacher wasn't satisfied. She asked me "All of these provisions sound great, and things seem to be moving towards a direction of increased efficiency, so why do people still resist this legislation?" Well, where do I begin? I told her that capable people do not like being told what to do, and I don't think the government should have the ability to tell me: hey, you need to buy health insurance and this is where you go to get it (coming our way 2014). Also, there is something about 100% federal funding for Medicaid, a state run program, that just doesn't scream efficiency. Obviously, we weren't on the same page. This conversation went on for about 10 minutes, and I won't bore you with any more of it. 

Lesson learned: Wait and have that conversation after you get your grade.