BobbyG's Blog
All I ever wanted to do was play guitar for a living
BobbyG
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Birthday
- February 09
- Title
- All I ever wanted to do was play guitar for a living.
- Company
- bgladd.com
- Bio
- Quantitative analyst and writer, mostly. Primus inter pares Santa Fe fan, bookworm, statistician, SAS programmer, teacher, perpetual student, musician, songwriter, photographer, 2 guard (Mr. No-Hops, a.k.a. "old school"), skier, loyal husband, father, grandfather, friend.
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MY RECENT POSTS
- One photo says everything
December 16, 2009 11:33AM - Public Optional
August 24, 2009 03:35PM - Obama wants to kill Grandma
and Grandpa
July 31, 2009 12:13PM - Doing some basic health care
reform math
July 01, 2009 10:05PM - My friend Rick
June 27, 2009 01:48AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “See "Richard Nixon
wanted my daughter
aborted."”
February 24, 2012 12:30AM - “Markets properly exist
to serve the net benefit
of
civilization. Anyone
arguing o…”
November 27, 2011 04:02PM - “November 2011
update:
Keenan
interviewed with Harvard two
weeks ago, one of
more…”
November 19, 2011 01:34PM - “Rated. Don't know what
else to say.”
September 11, 2009 12:43PM - “Notwithstanding your
excellent and comprehensive
points, I am
not optimistic
abou…”
September 09, 2009 01:10PM
February 24, 2012 12:30AM
“See "Richard Nixon wanted my daughter aborted."”
About: Why Rick Santorum would have killed my daughter
“See "Richard Nixon wanted my daughter aborted."”
About: Why Rick Santorum would have killed my daughter
November 27, 2011 04:02PM
“Markets properly exist to serve the net benefit of civilization. Anyone arguing otherwise is arguing Might Makes Right. Moreover, "markets" d…”
About: “Free Markets?” Look There’s a Unicorn!
“Markets properly exist to serve the net benefit of civilization. Anyone arguing otherwise is arguing Might Makes Right. Moreover, "markets" d…”
About: “Free Markets?” Look There’s a Unicorn!
November 19, 2011 01:34PM
“November 2011 update: Keenan interviewed with Harvard two weeks ago, one of more than a dozen schools interested in him. https://www.face book.com/photo.…”
About: Richard Nixon wanted my daughter aborted
“November 2011 update: Keenan interviewed with Harvard two weeks ago, one of more than a dozen schools interested in him. https://www.face book.com/photo.…”
About: Richard Nixon wanted my daughter aborted
September 09, 2009 01:10PM
“Notwithstanding your excellent and comprehensive points, I am not optimistic about anything substantive getting done. I have made pretty much the same…”
About: Open Letter To The Democrats RE: Health Reform
“Notwithstanding your excellent and comprehensive points, I am not optimistic about anything substantive getting done. I have made pretty much the same…”
About: Open Letter To The Democrats RE: Health Reform
September 05, 2009 01:59AM
“Rated. You succinctly express many concerns I've had all along.”
About: Triggering a Public Option - An Affront To Obama Supporters
“Rated. You succinctly express many concerns I've had all along.”
About: Triggering a Public Option - An Affront To Obama Supporters
September 01, 2009 06:55PM
“In his WSJ OpEd Whole Foods CEO John Mackey argues that poor "lifestyle choices" -- mainly diet/obesity and lack of exercise -- account for 7…”
About: Huffington Post Health Watch: OrnishCare
“In his WSJ OpEd Whole Foods CEO John Mackey argues that poor "lifestyle choices" -- mainly diet/obesity and lack of exercise -- account for 7…”
About: Huffington Post Health Watch: OrnishCare
September 01, 2009 04:21PM
“Very good. The Goozner stuff is right on the money, too.”
About: Huffington Post Health Watch: OrnishCare
“Very good. The Goozner stuff is right on the money, too.”
About: Huffington Post Health Watch: OrnishCare
August 29, 2009 11:57PM
“Nice post. Rated. BTW, regarding whether health care should be regarded as a "right" -- as I noted in the first of my 4 posts on health policy…”
About: Use Your Inside Voice
“Nice post. Rated. BTW, regarding whether health care should be regarded as a "right" -- as I noted in the first of my 4 posts on health policy…”
About: Use Your Inside Voice
August 26, 2009 02:24AM
“@ John E Moore "Bobby G ---Liberal is a euphamism" ___ LO L! Learn to spell, troll. And, yes, you are a troll. No avatar pic, no posts, you just…”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
“@ John E Moore "Bobby G ---Liberal is a euphamism" ___ LO L! Learn to spell, troll. And, yes, you are a troll. No avatar pic, no posts, you just…”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
August 24, 2009 10:36PM
“"You liberals" Pul-eeze, spare us the wingnut name calling.”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
“"You liberals" Pul-eeze, spare us the wingnut name calling.”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
August 24, 2009 09:12PM
“"So why aren’t Americans talking about the Swiss system? Well, actually we are. The Swiss system is the crux of the Obama plan." ___ Obam…”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
“"So why aren’t Americans talking about the Swiss system? Well, actually we are. The Swiss system is the crux of the Obama plan." ___ Obam…”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
August 24, 2009 08:23PM
“Far too sensible. We can't have that. Nice post. Rated.”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
“Far too sensible. We can't have that. Nice post. Rated.”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
August 22, 2009 03:12PM
“I share your frustration, though I am not surprised one whit by the idiocy we see. These people are fodder for media ratings, so their ignorant views a…”
About: Nothing to fear but fear-mongering itself
“I share your frustration, though I am not surprised one whit by the idiocy we see. These people are fodder for media ratings, so their ignorant views a…”
About: Nothing to fear but fear-mongering itself
August 21, 2009 03:01PM
“You ought to read "Fear Grows Like A Weed In the Middle of Rahm Emanuel’s Message Void" on FDL. "...How is the guy entrusted with $…”
About: One More Reason To Read Krugman
“You ought to read "Fear Grows Like A Weed In the Middle of Rahm Emanuel’s Message Void" on FDL. "...How is the guy entrusted with $…”
About: One More Reason To Read Krugman
August 20, 2009 09:52PM
“Thanks. Rated. Leverage. Never underestimate the power of relatively small groups ignorant and stupid people (ignorance and stupidity are different thin…”
About: The Health Care Scare
“Thanks. Rated. Leverage. Never underestimate the power of relatively small groups ignorant and stupid people (ignorance and stupidity are different thin…”
About: The Health Care Scare
August 16, 2009 02:54PM
“Steve, he's only 23. I save most of my ire for older people who should know better, but prefer to remain willfully ignorant and are drawn like moths to…”
About: This Health Care Debate is Making Me Tired
“Steve, he's only 23. I save most of my ire for older people who should know better, but prefer to remain willfully ignorant and are drawn like moths to…”
About: This Health Care Debate is Making Me Tired
August 16, 2009 02:00PM
“Thanks. I share many of your frustrations. I'm tiring of it too. See my last three blog post for the reasons why. http://bgladd.blogspot.com Bring a Snic…”
About: This Health Care Debate is Making Me Tired
“Thanks. I share many of your frustrations. I'm tiring of it too. See my last three blog post for the reasons why. http://bgladd.blogspot.com Bring a Snic…”
About: This Health Care Debate is Making Me Tired
August 14, 2009 11:26PM
“And, your point is? The salient point today is what happened AFTER the tranching. Regarding which I (any many others) have written at considerable lengt…”
About: Graphic: The Path of a Bundled Mortgage
“And, your point is? The salient point today is what happened AFTER the tranching. Regarding which I (any many others) have written at considerable lengt…”
About: Graphic: The Path of a Bundled Mortgage
August 14, 2009 05:21PM
“RAGING SOCIALIST RANT "The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked, whether it occur…”
About: "Rationed Care" is the new "Death Panels"
“RAGING SOCIALIST RANT "The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked, whether it occur…”
About: "Rationed Care" is the new "Death Panels"
August 14, 2009 01:56PM
“RAGING SOCIALIST RANT "The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked, whether it occur…”
About: Of Health Care Reform and Brilliant Physicists
“RAGING SOCIALIST RANT "The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked, whether it occur…”
About: Of Health Care Reform and Brilliant Physicists
August 13, 2009 07:03PM
“HR 3200 is 1,018 pages long (not counting the amendments passed on the last day of the House session before the August recess). HR 676 is about 30 page…”
About: Single Payer is for YOU
“HR 3200 is 1,018 pages long (not counting the amendments passed on the last day of the House session before the August recess). HR 676 is about 30 page…”
About: Single Payer is for YOU
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