Tag Archives: insurance companies

A Week in the Life, TB and Corporate America

Quote of the Day: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” –Mahatma Gandhi It’s been awhile since TB mentioned how I feel about Corporate America. I need to vent. In March, 2008, I purchased … Continue reading

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Ignorance, Tyranny and Health Insurance

Quote of the Day: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” –Act IV, Henry VI, William Shakespeare Today’s QOTD is TB’s all time favorite widely misunderstood quotation. The line was written not in commentary of lawyers filing … Continue reading

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A Conversation With the AIG Crime Family Boss

Quote of the Day:     “The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.”     –James Joyce ed. note. For another take on the AIG bonus fiasco, check out Supercynic’s blog by clicking here to the Daily … Continue reading

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GOP = Big Government, Big Spending, Socialists

Quote of the Day      “As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for socialism is its adherents.”      –George Orwell It can’t be plausibly denied any longer. During the Bush administration it started with the creation of … Continue reading

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TB’s Guide to Life (in the event of a Second Great Depression)

Quote of the Day     “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”     Franklin D. Roosevelt The U.S. Government this week “bailed out” the largest insurance company in the United States, AIG, … Continue reading

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Catch-up Post–Labor Day Weekend

Quote of the Weekend     “#%!*&$! Bulldogs!”     –Travellinbaen TB’s been vacationing in sunny Oxford, MS, for Labor Day and away from the laptop, but there’s been lots to talk about over the last few days. First, my ten-cent analysis … Continue reading

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The Approaching Storm

Quote of the Day     “Squalls out on the gulfstream, Big storm’s coming soon”     –Jimmy Buffett, “Trying to Reason with the Hurricane Season” Well, we knew it would happen, and sooner rather than later.  A big storm is … Continue reading

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The Value of a Life

Quote of the Day     “Price is what you pay.  Value is what you get.”     –Warren Buffett For three days last week and this, TB was involved in settlement negotiations over the death of a 93 year old lady … Continue reading

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Open Secrets Lawyers Keep

NOTE–the link is outdated, but the whole article is posted previous to this one. Quote of the Day:     “Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.”    — Edmund Burke Every voter in Mississippi should read this article.  Then … Continue reading

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Things that Piss Me Off

Quote of the Day:    “Be not disturbed at trifles, or accidents common or unavoidable.”   — Benjamin Franklin It’s Friday afternoon, and I feel great.  But this was a week in which I found myself disproportionately angry about several … Continue reading

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