Micro Waves

Micro Waves
(by R.P.Edwards)

“When I was a boy!”
See their young eyes glaze
As you drift and rant
Of olden days
“When I was a boy!”
Oh, here we go
“Cooking was art
Thoughtful and slow
Micro waves were at the beach
The product
Of a toddler’s feet
But now it’s slam!
And zip!
And done!
An instant meal
It’s wrong, my son.
Yes, when I was a boy
It was good…and slow
But,
Please, pop me a bag
Before you go.”

Weird Al is on in the kitchen.  On the other side of the room some news guy is on the tube, and I, half a cup of coffee down, am near the end of another week of the midnight shift.  It’s rather unnatural, hard to get used to, but it comes with the vocation…and if you don’t like it…

Due to the know how of a co-worker I have been introduced to the microwave egg-poacher.  It’s a plastic doohickey, a little more than two bucks, and it resembles two small half domes…or a rather ugly brassiere for a small mannequin (did I say that?  Must be midnights.)  Anyway, this fellow made some McDonaldesque English muffin creations that were…right on.  So, naturally, I had to purchase the bumpy thing and introduce my family to the delicacy.  Yum.  Thanks, Carl.

So, the election in MA is over and the anti-Obamacare guy won.  Good.  Now, maybe this package can be reshaped so that it is not so odious.  Because…the healthcare thing is definitely broken.  But the fix needs to be carefully crafted.  How about starting small?  How about we fix the “lawyer thing?”  The frivolous lawsuit stuff that makes doctors pay, annually, insurance fees that us ordinary folk would consider the price of a house.  Yeah, that could use some attention.  And oh, if they just did that…that would be a great start.

By-the-way, another co-worker told me of his visit to an emergency room.  His arm was hurting.  They took some x-rays, gave an EKG, did some blood work, gave him a muscle relaxer, talked to him a bit and had him sit around for a few hours and then handed him a bill for around six grand!  Sure, the guy had insurance, but that kind of billing borders on criminal. 

So, does the healthcare system need to be fixed?  You betcha.  But let’s be smart about it.

That’s what I think.  How about you?  Click comments below…and say.