Act selfishly (bad advice of the day)

Put your health ahead of your kids' and your soon to be dead parents.

When asked about her health and that of her fellow generation Xers, Paula McGarrigle laughs wryly.

"Well, I just had knee surgery last week and I got reading glasses two weeks ago," says the 43-year-old.

"Now I'm realizing that I'm just like everyone else in that I'm getting older. When the surgeon says, 'You have a degenerative tear,' I'm thinking, 'But I'm only 43!' "

She wonders how she'll fit post-surgery physiotherapy into her jam-packed schedule.

McGarrigle is part of a generation that's being squeezed. Hard.

Roughly defined as the generation born between the early 1960s and the late 1970s, gen Xers are often simultaneously building their careers, raising young children and dealing with aging parents. Health? Who's got time for that?

What about us?

Still a lot of unanswered details, but......

It looks like the Democratic Senators are exploring the possibility of expanding Medicare to those 55-64 years of age. Fucking great. What about the non-babyboomers that don't have insurance or are existing with shitty insurance? The boomers were graced with the greatest economy of any generation over their lifetime, so I have little tolerance for them getting a perk no one else is eligible for.

If this gets signed as it's presently being framed the Democrats can expect huge losses in the upcoming elections. And they'd deserve it. I don't even think the youngins' would necessarily go over to the Republicans, either - the last election showed that Gen Y hate their guts. The youthy ones will just embrace apathy as us GenXsters did during the 1980's and 90's.

Gawd, I miss the days when I just laid around not even caring about getting fucked over by the old goons in office. Somewhere along the line I fucked up and began caring about little things like how our tax dollars were spent. Shame on me.

Unsurprising Results

Time did a study on the science behind a 1 night stand.

If you don't feel like reading it here's a synopsis: Dudes would fuck a microwaved meatloaf if it said yes. Women will fuck just as long as the guy is good looking.

I hope the inventor makes a mint....

I'd be willing to pay in increase in my gym membership if they buy a few of these...

People should turn to booze, not food

I don't think I really have a 'comfort food' ......although I allow myself 2 'cheat meals' a week and that usually involves eating something like little dead chicken parts dipped it hot sauce or a pizza topped with 3 different species of animal.

Until now, I didn't even know there was an organization called the Center for Culinary Development and Packaged Facts. Or are they two different groups? Oh, who gives a damn -- the interesting news is the packaged facts, as it were: Of the 3,700 men and women interviewed for the study, near half (46 percent) of "men and women across the Boomer, Gen X and Gen Y segments say they turn to baked goods, sweets and desserts for comfort verses 19 percent who cite entrees, 14 percent salty snacks, and 4 percent breakfast foods."

Personal responsibility begins at the dinner table

Order a salad, for Christsakes!

With this in mind, Generation X should pay close attention to the health care reform debate. So far two versions of a health care bill have emerged, one from a House committee and the other from a Senate committee. Both bills propose to make it mandatory for businesses to give their employees health care or pay into a government fund, but they differ on payroll thresholds and require different amounts of coverage.

But the one issue not frequently discussed in the debate is how to lower health care costs by improving lifestyle choices, especially those related to obesity and smoking. This is the debate our generation should be having.

Big business still loves boomers best

Leaving us to the buzzards.

In the 12 months ending June 2009, Gen Xers received 15% fewer health insurance marketing direct mail pieces than Boomers. Gen Y saw even fewer offers: 25% less than their parents’ generation. For life insurance, the younger generations are equally ignored: Gen X and Gen Y got 18% and 23% fewer mailings, respectively, than Baby Boomers did in the past year.

Did I just say something?

I've been afflicted by this since grade school. And I can't even use drugs as an excuse.

Wednesday in Washington, experts gave some tips based on recent science, and suggested Gen-Xers and even Generation Y should be concerned now about 'brain fade.'

They found strong evidence that mentally challenging activities like aerobic exercise and social interaction can slow down 'brain fade.'

It's in the news. Deal with it.

I once got stuck with a bill for an MRI because my past insurance company blew ass. Couldn't have happened at a worse time. I was the brokenest broke guy I knew at the time. Jobless (except for labor jobs around the neighborhood), no car (some azzhole ran over my little econo-box) and squatting in a skid row apartment (it takes landlords 60 days to be able to evict and I knew my rights). I stole grapefruits from peoples' trees at night to get some type of nutrition.

Gawd, I really miss those days. No kidding, I really do. Learned a lot about hustling and gained a feral intelligence I'd never known before.

Twenty-five percent of Americans say they had difficulty paying for health care in the past 12 months, with the Baby Boomer and Generation X age groups leading the
way, according to a study published today by Thomson Reuters. The study, which tracks the impact of the recession on consumers' health care behaviors, also found that Generation X and Baby Boomers are 3.5 times more likely to postpone care due to the cost than are older Americans.

..hope I die before

Boring shit that you don't care about:

Many members of Generation-X say they feel unprepared for long-term care and do not feel they are taking the necessary steps to prepare for their futures, according to a survey released today by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). The survey, conducted by StrategyOne on behalf of AHIP, found that over half (52 percent) of respondents born between 1960 and 1980 feel somewhat or entirely unprepared for long-term care. They also place more immediate financial concerns ahead of affording long-term care, with 44 percent of respondents ranking the need to save for retirement as their first or second priority.

Guilty as charged. I really don't give much brain power to those last few years of my life when a nurse will be spooning me mashed peas and pretending to not be annoyed for having to change my Depends for the 3rd time in an hour.

But, but, but didn't Dennis Hopper say retirement is like being all young again in that commercial??