Carl Crossman

Everyone knows that healthcare costs in this country have risen dramatically. While those who can pay for it don’t seem to mind too much, many are stuck with a huge burden. While the government fights over who will pay for healthcare, many people go without due to the costs of treatment.

I hope our government will find a way to give care for everyone in the country. It may costs more in the short run, but I think it will be good for us all in the end.

I am a member of Bally’s and I really like going there. The gym is a relaxing place for me to work out and de-stress on the weekends. I get piece of mind by setting my home alarm system from Home-Alarm-Systems.com before heading out the door to the gym. I love to take the yoga classes and the pilates are also a great relaxing work out.

I have a very stressful job and I need all of the relaxation I can get. The gym has a certain hum to it that really clears my mind and lets me forget about work and all of the other stress in my life. I used to go for long bike rides to clear my mind, but this is so subject to the weather that I now mainly just head over to Bally’s.

If there is not a good class going on, or if I miss the start time I usually stroll on the treadmill or go on the stair stepper. I try to keep it super low key and not get too heavy on my legs. I really don’t want them to be bulging with muscles, I just want to relax.

My work outs have also helped reduce my tension headaches and I really don’t take any medication for them at all anymore which saves me tons of money every month.

I happened to visit a hospital the other day. A friend of mine had to go in for a checkup and I offered to give her a ride. As you may imagine, I had to wait awhile for the checkup to be done and I happened into a conversation with one of the nurses. I had noticed that she had on nursing uniform scrubs that looked really nice. She also had on a scrub hat that was very colorful.

She told me about how every doctor and nurse had to purchase their own uniforms. She said that most of them use a site called blueskyscrubs.com that sold them. They had a wide variety of medical scrubs for both men and women. They were a quality product and everyone liked them. She also liked the fact that buying scrubs online was quick and easy. The prices were reasonable and the uniforms were delivered to her home.

Our conversation finally ended and I sat alone. While I did, I pondered the different uniforms and hats everyone was wearing. I saw how wearing uniforms made it easier to identify who was who. The colorful garb also made the hospital seem just a little bit friendlier. I guess it’s a good that uniforms are required for people like this.

One of my next door neighbors did a really stupid thing last night that was almost tragic. He was trying to start a small black Webber grill on the grass by the pool, and he used a big plastic can of starter fluid to soak the coals.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with that if you do it right. You are supposed to soak the coals before lighting them. But the coals didn’t seem to be burning hot enough to suit him, so he squirted more starter fluid on the coals after they were already lit. I saw this from our balcony and was freaked out. The flames ran up the stream of starter fluid and got into the can he was holding, and it exploded.

Thank God no one was badly hurt. His face and arms are a little burned and it singed his chest hairs. But that’s the worst of it. He got lucky.

We were all sorry to hear about the recent earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti. I was glad to find though that help is on the way to these people who are in desperate need of help. Agencies and organizations from all over the world are joining together and sending aid to the country. I am proud of the efforts by individual citizens of the United States that have given money to the relief effort.

I hope that everyone will continue to give the funds necessary to help rebuild the country as well as provide relief for the people who need it the worst. It’s hard to believe that such basic items such as water can save the lives of thousands of people. I pray that every citizen of Haiti will be able to overcome this tragedy.