Posts by rickcreasy

The USPSTF, (United States Preventive Services Task Force) a panel of independent medical experts but part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, said it was recommending against annual mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 49, saying the risks outweighed the benefits from earlier screening. That …announcement, which goes against a trend of recommending increased screening by cancer agencies, has left many confused. This is especially true since the American Cancer Society and the ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) disagree with the recommendation. Now honestly, If you are a woman reading this, how do you feel about the recent recommendation by the government panel of “medical experts?” Guys, how do you...

As I’ve referenced in previous entries, I’m a full fledged addict to Twitter and FB (Face Book to you newbies).  A funny site on Twitter is called “World’s Thinnest Books,” which…..well, see for yourself  as I try and list SOME of the world’s thinnest book titles. Wal-mart’s Greeters Job Description,   Life after 50 by Michael Jackson,  Things I’ve done to Protect Liberty and Freedom, by Barack Obama,  How to Reach the Superbowl by Donovan McNabb, Class Act by Wanda Sykes, Voice Training Made Simple by Amy Grant, Finances and Banking  Made Simple by Barney Frank, Keeping the Place Neat by Rick Creasy, Mechanical Engineering by Rick Creasy, Sexual Purity by Madonna, The Joy of Flying by US Air, The US...

I’m on the plane to Dallas today and once again I’m certain they’ve taken another 6 inches out of the seat spacing.  Even short people are cramped.  On what used to be a relatively relaxing 3 hour flight, I need a chiropractor to realign my spine and vertebrae.  I also believe I’m forming a deep vein thrombosis in both legs due to the minimal blood flow to my lower extremities.  I can’t even begin to describe my adventure in the lavatory with  a ceiling that’s 5 feet high.  But those of you who know me realize  I’m 6’4″ tall.  Let your imagination run wild.  Just let me say that the  contortionists in Cirque du Soliel have nothing on me especially when it comes to water  acrobatics. I always try and...

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It’s hidden deep on page B1 of the  Philadelphia Inquirer and barely recognizable in the shroud of a local opinion column, but the facts are there.  Philadelphia, one of the Northeast bastions of liberal politics and appointed research laboratory for all that Obamanation stands for, demonstrates the waste and inefficiency of the so-called stimulus money, provided and funded, by the taxpayer’s hard earned money.  Under the superb and brilliant leadership of slick Eddie (Democrat Ed Rendell former mayor of Philadelphia and now Governor) Pennsylvania ranks 50th in creating new jobs from the $787 billion federal stimulus program.  We have an unemployment rate of 8.8%.  As Karen Heller (local columnist) puts it, “the stimulus was supposed to...