tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post2850626774947501617..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: The Cost Of JihadAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9462892745693730462013-05-05T17:04:03.838-05:002013-05-05T17:04:03.838-05:00Indigo,
Thank you for your comment. Obviously, yo...Indigo,<br />Thank you for your comment. Obviously, you understand the loneliness that I mentioned in the body of the blog post.<br /><br />Too often, people just don't stop to think how their ostracizing of those with disabilities impacts the disabled and their families. Most of the time, the ostracism is unintentional, I think.<br /><br />And, like your father, they can't really empathize until they have experience a similar problem -- or been the caregiver for a beloved.<br /><br />My employer of some 18 years (She passed away in 2009) was fully understanding of faculty members with disabilities or with disabled children. Why? She had been a caregiver for some unfortunates in her own family -- back in the days before Medicare and Medicaid came along. <br /><br />I've since worked for various employers, none of them with experience with the burdens of the disabled and their families. These employers showed no understanding; they kept thinking that the crisis would pass. The crisis, of course, can be permanent.<br /><br />Both of my parents had done caregiving too -- again, long before the days of Medicare and Medicaid.<br /><br />No matter what, the adjustments that the victims of the jihad attack on the Boston Marathon will have to deal with are not going to be easy.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-87410040059279680152013-05-05T16:51:19.643-05:002013-05-05T16:51:19.643-05:00Black Sheep,
My choice of what to post.Black Sheep,<br />My choice of what to post.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-32272242470874397942013-05-05T12:02:12.884-05:002013-05-05T12:02:12.884-05:00"As the years grind on, friends will drift aw..."As the years grind on, friends will drift away. <br /><br />Family members will drift away, too.<br /><br />Invitations will become sparser and sparser. After all, traveling with and hosting the disabled are often difficult endeavors. Not all dwellings have accessibility ramps. Few homes have bathroom doors or other doors wide enough to accommodate walkers or wheelchairs; many residential bathrooms lack effective grab bars and high-rise toilets. Many vehicles are not roomy enough to accommodate mobility devices.<br /><br />Mr. AOW and I know all about people drifting away from the disabled — never mind the earlier promises of standing by us.<br /><br />Employers become less and less understanding as time marches on, particularly with regard to tardiness, illness..."<br /><br />Oh, how much that resonates with me! I've been a cripple all my life and the drifting is a daily event. The denied dates, no phone calls, no friends just dropping by, no party invitations; employers demanding I start getting ready for work so early in the morning I've not even gone to bed yet, moving too slowly on the job, requiring my work station be near open doors that allow in freezing cold air, and so very much more culminating in 'suck it up.' <br /><br />A month before he died, my Father spoke to me at our last visit. He wanted to apologize to me for the hard time he gave me when I was younger because he never knew and didn't believe I experienced the pains I had. In his old age he had learned I wasn't lying. <br /><br />Many of the injured in the terror bombings will go through a lot of adjustment to their new emptier lives. Many won't because they have full active lives they're determined to get back to and, because of the war injured, there is a whole new community ready to help.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488424336985581412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16762529558362435392013-05-04T06:33:49.662-05:002013-05-04T06:33:49.662-05:00Food jihad? In San Jose:
A 50-year-old pharmacis...<a href="http://www.mfs-theothernews.com/2013/05/whats-your-jihad-food-jihad-iranian.html" rel="nofollow">Food jihad?</a> In San Jose:<br /><br /><i>A 50-year-old pharmacist was arrested Monday night after police say she removed two bottles of orange juice from a bag - which they say were filled with rubbing alcohol - and placed them on the shelf with other refrigerated items at a Starbucks in San Jose.<br /><br />San Jose Police Sgt. Jason Dwyer took Ramineh Behbehanian of San Jose into custody on an attempted murder charge because the orange juice contained what police said were lethal quantities of isopropyl alcohol. She is scheduled to appear in court Thursday....</i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-52380983886444624202013-05-04T04:31:12.757-05:002013-05-04T04:31:12.757-05:00Duck,
Will they regain their social and emotional ...Duck,<br /><i>Will they regain their social and emotional lives? Well, as AOW points out, that's a real question.</i><br /><br />The answer: <b>NO!</b><br /><br />One point of this blog post is to raise people's awareness about what those with disabilities -- <b>AND THEIR FAMILIES</b> -- have a difficult time such that most people cannot imagine what such a situation is like. <br /><br />My point is not to elicit pity or to whine about the situation.<br /><br />There was a time in America when neighbors and families "stepped up." Now, people automatically assume that the government or insurance will tend to the problems, which entail much more than money.<br /><br />Millions of Americans today are engaged in caregiving family members. Maybe in your neighborhood? Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17286730878504338682013-05-04T04:22:00.975-05:002013-05-04T04:22:00.975-05:00The last paragraph of the flier indicates that an ...The last paragraph of the flier indicates that an illegal immigrant can lie about immigration status so as to obtain food stamps and that such lying will not have any effect later if the immigrant applies for citizenship.<br /><br />Lie now, get the food stamps, and get citizenship later!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-80526285852647566662013-05-04T04:16:37.696-05:002013-05-04T04:16:37.696-05:00In effect, the flier, mentioned above by Mustang, ...In effect, the flier, mentioned above by Mustang, encourages anchor babies.<br /><br />I am fluent in Spanish. If anyone in this thread wants the entire brochure (as shown in the <i>Daily Mail</i>) translated, let me know. Easy-peasy.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30072821776503669472013-05-03T16:15:12.560-05:002013-05-03T16:15:12.560-05:00Ihave nothing to say -- and will never have ANYTHI...Ihave nothing to say -- and will never have ANYTHING ELSE to say -- but this:<br /><br /><br /><b>DIDADIN</b><br /><br /><b>D</b>etain<br /><b>I</b>ntern <br /><b>D</b>isempower <br /><b>A</b>nd<br /><b>D</b>eport<br /><b>I</b>slamaniacs<br /><b>N</b>ow<br /><br /><b>D-I-D-A-D-I-N!</b><br /><br /><i>Those who would be kind to the cruel are sure to be cruel to the kind."</i><br /><br /><br /><i>"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."</i><br /><br />~ Thomas Paine (1737-1809)<br /><br /><b>DIDADIN!</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62087856501187360822013-05-03T15:51:20.750-05:002013-05-03T15:51:20.750-05:00The victims are going to receive compensation and ...The victims are going to receive compensation and I believe the !Fund will resolve a lot of their economic problems.<br />Lord knows how you compensate someone for the loss of an 8 year old child.<br /><br />Hopefully the great majority of the amputees will regain their mobility with the advances in prosthetics. Will they regain their social and emotional lives? Well, as AOW points out, that's a real question.<br /><br />I also wonder why health insurance policies wouldn't cover the cost the bulk of the medical costs. Maybe private insurers are too focused on profit?<br /><br />By the way, neither of the bombers received payments directly. Most of the welfare went to the elder brothers wife. Some went to the parents. Not that it really matters since there was nothing amiss with their citizenship or residency papers.<br />According to my youngest niece who knew his crowd the young one did like to drink. Not much of an observant Muslim. Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91991099155440583712013-05-03T15:26:25.648-05:002013-05-03T15:26:25.648-05:00The people who were injured in the Boston bombing ...The people who were injured in the Boston bombing deserve compensation and I'm all for Americans opening their wallets to help them recover. <br /><br />What I can't understand is why in hell were the terrorists receiving help from government? cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-84818108842075653122013-05-03T15:20:59.255-05:002013-05-03T15:20:59.255-05:00Now the watchdog group Judicial Watch has obtained...<i> Now the watchdog group Judicial Watch has obtained Spanish-language fliers through a Freedom of Information Act request.<br /><br />It announced Thursday that the "promotion of the food stamp program, now known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), includes a Spanish-language flier provided to the Mexican Embassy by the USDA."<br /><br />The interesting thing about this flier is a statement advising Mexicans in the U.S. that they don't need to declare their immigration status in order to get aid.Emphasized in bold and underlined, it reads, "You need not divulge information regarding your immigration status in seeking this benefit for your children."</i><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">Investors Business Daily</a> 29 Apr 2013<br /><br />I suppose we could wonder about why it took an FOIA request to get our government to release this information to Judicial Watch … and we could wonder about Ducky suddenly wanting honesty in his dialogue. Buy a vowel, Cosmo.Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-77006007039957667162013-05-03T13:56:54.182-05:002013-05-03T13:56:54.182-05:00An interesting thing happened in my own extended f...An interesting thing happened in my own extended family last weekend....<br /><br />After my cousins got a taste of caregiving when the patriarch of the family had a stroke, all of a sudden -- for the first time in nearly 4 years -- Mr. AOW and I got a dinner invitation! <br /><br />The <b>FIRST</b> such invitation from them! I must emphasize that fact. As I mentioned above, for people to experience empathy, they have to go through a similar experience themselves.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90076344716296785992013-05-03T13:54:25.181-05:002013-05-03T13:54:25.181-05:00Duck,
Later today, I will check out those photos y...Duck,<br />Later today, I will check out those photos you mentioned.<br /><br />As for employers, well, I've noticed that once they have to walk in the same shoes (as related to the topic of this blog post), they change their attitude. I guess that people have to go through hell themselves before they are capable of empathy.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-50369337830921890982013-05-03T13:50:13.922-05:002013-05-03T13:50:13.922-05:00Debbie,
Yes they should be compensated for their l...Debbie,<br /><i>Yes they should be compensated for their loss, but we all know about the 9/11 wives or whatever they were called, who ended up rich over the attacks. I find something creepy about that.</i><br /><br />Interesting point. <br /><br />If I recall correctly, those wives you mentioned are (or were, at the time) widows.<br /><br />I can't imagine that those injured at the Boston Marathon will get rich. I could be wrong, but that is my line of thinking right now.<br /><br />I didn't discuss one other trend in the body of the blog post....Often, when men are injured, their wives stick by them as caregivers. But the other way around? More often than not, the men will not allow themselves a lifetime as caregivers.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17963237166257928942013-05-03T13:49:12.706-05:002013-05-03T13:49:12.706-05:00@mustang --- Oh, I see Shaw. So the media was lyin...@mustang --- Oh, I see Shaw. So the media was lying?<br />---------<br />Well, mustang, if I read Spanish I would know.<br />As it stands it would be wise to avoid drawing broad conclusions from a single out of context line in an article in the notably slanted Telegraph.<br /><br />That would be honest.<br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-15186079869474946062013-05-03T13:46:30.935-05:002013-05-03T13:46:30.935-05:00The much-lauded donation fund is a good thing. No...The much-lauded donation fund is a good thing. No doubt about it.<br /><br />Often, however, Americans hear and donate once, then believe that everything is taken care of. If only!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70886554913750569682013-05-03T13:44:54.500-05:002013-05-03T13:44:54.500-05:00BTW, AFO braces, for injuries not requiring amputa...BTW, AFO braces, for injuries not requiring amputation, typically cost at least $1600. I know because that was the cost in 2010 for Mr. AOW's AFO brace (for drop foot, a neurological injury).Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41645943929222815092013-05-03T13:43:15.346-05:002013-05-03T13:43:15.346-05:00Some welcome news for those who had limbs amputate...<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-usa-explosions-boston-amputees-idUSBRE93T16320130430" rel="nofollow">Some welcome news for those who had limbs amputated</a> (dated after I queued up this blog post):<br /><br /><i>A trade group representing makers of artificial limbs on Tuesday promised to provide prosthetics free of cost to the estimated 20 to 25 victims of the Boston Marathon bombings who underwent amputations.<br /><br />The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association offered initial services and prosthetics not covered by insurance for patients injured in the blasts, which tore the lower limbs off some spectators near the finish line of the race on April 15.<br /><br />Costs for a below-knee device average $8,000 to $12,000 each and $40,000 to $60,000 for above-knee prosthetics, said Greig Martino, a prosthetist treating bombing victims.<br /><br />[...]<br /><br />The association's offer, announced on a conference call with reporters under the name Coalition to Walk and Run Again, will only cover a portion of the expected costs for amputees. Victims who lost both legs face estimated medical bills of $450,000 over the next five years, said Tom Fise, executive director of the association, citing a Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs study.<br /><br />The association estimates that at least half the Boston Marathon amputees lack enough insurance to cover their prosthetic costs as <b>some policies provide as little as $1,000 per device or only provide one artificial limb.</b><b>Many prosthetics need replacing every five to seven years.</b>...</i><br /><br />[<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=medical%20costs%20for%20boston%20victims&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow">Index of articles related to the medical bills facing the victims of the jihad attack</a>]Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9572232939345460782013-05-03T12:52:26.989-05:002013-05-03T12:52:26.989-05:00How do you spell "A.N.C.H.O.R. baby?"How do you spell "A.N.C.H.O.R. baby?"Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56017288665198227142013-05-03T12:50:50.959-05:002013-05-03T12:50:50.959-05:00Hey chica, want food stamps, but not legally eligi...Hey chica, want food stamps, but not legally eligible to receive them? Just have a baby!<br /><br />Got any <a href="http://www.cis.org/north/food-stamp-program-rewards-households-illegal-aliens" rel="nofollow">illegals</a> in the house? Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48591154603268824492013-05-03T12:38:27.831-05:002013-05-03T12:38:27.831-05:00Oh, I see Shaw. So the media was lying?Oh, I see Shaw. So the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2315115/Shocking-US-government-leaflet-tells-Mexican-immigrants-collect-food-stamp-benefits-admitting-theyre-country-illegally.html" rel="nofollow">media was lying</a>?Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3747916897209483712013-05-03T12:28:03.633-05:002013-05-03T12:28:03.633-05:00Mustang: "...if we can feed illegal Mexicans,...Mustang: "...if we can feed illegal Mexicans, and in fact encourage more illegal immigration by signing these people up for food stamps in advance of their arrival..." <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Myth #9 – Food stamps benefits go to illegal immigrants.<br /><br /><b>False: Illegal immigrants are not eligible to receive food stamps, and never have been; there are stringent processes to determine citizenship in the program. Legal immigrants are also not allowed to receive food stamps until they have been in the country for five years (with the exception of asylum cases and some other situations). Immigrants generally are far less likely than other groups to apply for food stamps, both because they fear jeopardizing their immigration status, and because the complex application process is doubly hard for those who do not speak English well.</b><br /><br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17318215498266320302013-05-03T12:06:32.077-05:002013-05-03T12:06:32.077-05:00"Employers become less and less understanding..."Employers become less and less understanding as time marches on, particularly with regard to tardiness, illness, and the necessity to take and make medically-related telephone calls during work hours. Just try to reach medical professionals during any hours other than nine to five!"<br /><br />---<br />As we lose our sense of basic decency. <br /><br />Simple things we can do in between running our mouths about "Obamacare" or even freakin' Benghazi and use it as an opportunity for their personal jihad. Sure to ease the victims' sorrow.<br /><br />Best to you and Mr. AOW.<br /><br /><br />Off topic, AOW. I put up a photo today that absolutely had to be in color. Works the phone them as a bonus. I've been wondering if I should work on a book about the public use of phones. <br />Notice the one labeled "Tour". I was interested in the group of boys but still managed to get someone in the background on the phone.<br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-60771230602044416032013-05-03T11:57:36.070-05:002013-05-03T11:57:36.070-05:00So, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney goes ou...So, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney goes out yesterday and says the Benghazi attack "happened a long time ago." Yet for the families of those still grieving or those who were injured (not to mention anyone with a memory) those eight months are not so long ago.<br /><br />The wounds from such acts are difficult to heal even with time and the same goes for the Boston Bombing.<br /><br />I think of the photo of the orphans of the original 9/11 attacks:<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=2396057<br /><br />Those kids have suffered a loss that not even time can erase.<br /><br />But we have people in the White House that want to downplay, if not deny, the link between these horrific acts and Islam. They want us to forget all about it and would leave us more vulnerable to future attacks.Mike's Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262938295909490454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62777183266704004472013-05-03T11:34:43.276-05:002013-05-03T11:34:43.276-05:00I completely agree with Debbie ... the widows and ...I completely agree with Debbie ... the widows and orphans of the 9-11 attacks made a fortunate from that disaster, which I think was hardly warranted. Has anyone ever heard of life insurance? Why, exactly, is the US taxpayer responsible for compensating relatives of terrorist victims? Was this a de facto acknowledgement that Clinton, Warrant, Albright, and Gorelick were a wikinunu?<br /><br />Not everything is about money, but I think the question of who is going to foot the bill for the victims of Boston is relevant. Some will argue against the idea, but to those I pose this question: if we can feed illegal Mexicans, and in fact encourage more illegal immigration by signing these people up for food stamps in advance of their arrival, and if we can pay for their health care needs, send their children to public schools, then why can’t we pay for services offered to our own people?<br />Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.com