Insurer Changes Mind: Fat Baby to Get Health Coverage – Children’s Health – FOXNews.com

Insurer Changes Mind: Fat Baby to Get Health Coverage – Children’s Health – FOXNews.com
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In a time when healthcare and healthcare reform is a hot topic I can’t believe such a Dilbert insurance company would do something as stupid as deny a four month old baby healthcare because of baby fat!!
Maybe this is the [...]

Mulligans & Book Reports, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Mulligans & Book Reports
By Beverly Hicks Burch
“They want a Mulligan! A ‘do over’”.
That was my first thought earlier today as I watched the news about the frenzy on Capital Hill as inept lawmakers try to rush through a bill regarding the AIG bonuses.
The Congress is presently trying to rush through a bill that would [...]

I Do Remember…, by Beverly Hicks Burch

I Do Remember…
By Beverly Hicks Burch

The ringing of the phone jolted me out of my sleep that morning at a little passed 8:00 AM CST. On the other end was an agitated and alarmed male voice admonishing me, “Momma quick, turn on the TV. The World Trade Towers have been attacked!!”

What?! How could [...]

Father Forgive Them, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Father Forgive Them
By Beverly Hicks Burch

I’m at a loss for words. If you know me, you know that’s a feat rarely accomplished. Maybe it would be more accurate to say I’m stunned, grieved, concerned and yes, angered to a degree. Here’s why…I must warn you, if you are faint of heart or under the [...]

Redacted, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Redacted
By Beverly Hicks Burch

There’s a buzz going on in Hollywood or as some of us in the “Normal States” lovingly call it…La-la-land…about legendary director Brian de Palma’s movie Redacted. Mr. de Palma’s latest is an anti-war movie supposedly based on a true life incident in Iraq.

Redacted means “cut out” or “edited” and Mr. de [...]

Word of the Day – Gephyrophobia, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Word of the Day – Gephyrophobia
By Beverly Hicks Burch

Gephyrophobia – the fear of crossing bridges. From the Greek “gephyra” meaning bridge and “phobia” meaning fear.

Evidently we’re not alone.

Also see: And You Wonder Why I Freak Out

© 2007 Beverly Hicks Burch All Rights Reserved.

And You Wonder Why I Freak Out, by Beverly Hicks Burch

“And You Wonder Why I Freak Out”
By Beverly Hicks Burch

Last night, about 7:00 PM I came very close to reaching critical mass with a panic attack. I had just finished watching some of my favorite Tivoed HGTV shows and when I had watched and deleted the last one, live TV flashed back up on [...]

When Love Hurts, by Beverly Hicks Burch

When Love Hurts
By Beverly Hicks Burch

This last week or so I’ve had a general overall feeling of malaise. Part of the source has been the fact that I’ve had some kind of funky bug and/or allergy. It started when my eyes did that wraith number, then made the transition into a cough that felt [...]

Dua Khalil Aswad and the Rest of the World, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Dua Khalil Aswad and the Rest of the World
By Beverly Hicks Burch

In April 2007, something horrific happened. The life of a 17 year old girl was brutally, violently and barbarically snuffed out. She was deemed dishonorable, shameful and criminal, and therefore, according to her judges and jury, she deserved to die. What was her [...]