Greg P Stone
@gregpstone.bsky.social
Retired CPA/CFO who loves:
History
Philosophy
Theology
Music - play drums with a Gypsy Jazz band and a Singer-Songwriter
Science Fiction
Bicycling
History
Philosophy
Theology
Music - play drums with a Gypsy Jazz band and a Singer-Songwriter
Science Fiction
Bicycling
Unless it is very specialized a hospital would go bankrupt serving only the rich. Why do you think Medicaid defunding will close 100's of hospitals? Huge overhead requires billing a LOT of patients.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Unless it is very specialized a hospital would go bankrupt serving only the rich. Why do you think Medicaid defunding will close 100's of hospitals? Huge overhead requires billing a LOT of patients.
Will appeal to criminals successful enough to afford it, but not so successful that they don't contemplate fleeing.
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Will appeal to criminals successful enough to afford it, but not so successful that they don't contemplate fleeing.
I've seen it. It resembles paranoid schizophrenia.
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I've seen it. It resembles paranoid schizophrenia.
"Habba stops pretending to be a US Attorney" would be accurate.
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Habba stops pretending to be a US Attorney" would be accurate.
Exactly! You can't "step down" from a position you do not occupy.
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Exactly! You can't "step down" from a position you do not occupy.
France going into Belgium IS the "fighting like WW1" example. The Germans launched a blitzkrieg in WW1 and the Belgian army holding up the German army for several days is the reason Germany didn't take France.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
France going into Belgium IS the "fighting like WW1" example. The Germans launched a blitzkrieg in WW1 and the Belgian army holding up the German army for several days is the reason Germany didn't take France.
Apparently you give a shit or you wouldn't be shit posting about her. You apparently think that you deserve more free speech than she does...
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Apparently you give a shit or you wouldn't be shit posting about her. You apparently think that you deserve more free speech than she does...
I have always referred to this as "reverse engineering" the text.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I have always referred to this as "reverse engineering" the text.
During the pandemic even the Christian Scientists recommended that its members get the Covid vaccine. They focused on their responsibility to others rather than the narcissism that rules the anti-vaxers.
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
During the pandemic even the Christian Scientists recommended that its members get the Covid vaccine. They focused on their responsibility to others rather than the narcissism that rules the anti-vaxers.
William James is right once again with his finding in the 19th century that the age of adulthood is around 30.
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
William James is right once again with his finding in the 19th century that the age of adulthood is around 30.
Sounds like it might have been inspired by "Vanya on 42nd Street".
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sounds like it might have been inspired by "Vanya on 42nd Street".
So RFK, Jr is now on the No Fly list???
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
So RFK, Jr is now on the No Fly list???
Yes, recessions are usually anti-inflationary.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Yes, recessions are usually anti-inflationary.
Every human is born without morals. Easier to learn as a child but not impossible as an adult.
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Every human is born without morals. Easier to learn as a child but not impossible as an adult.
You forgot turning Iran's enemy into an ally, this enabling terrorism and its nuclear weapon program.
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
You forgot turning Iran's enemy into an ally, this enabling terrorism and its nuclear weapon program.
And how stupid is the GOP? An offer to forego the pain that is killing them at the ballot box until after next election?
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
And how stupid is the GOP? An offer to forego the pain that is killing them at the ballot box until after next election?
Translation: no bid contracts for political cronies.
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Translation: no bid contracts for political cronies.
When you write complete contradictions you increase your odds of being right some of the time.
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
When you write complete contradictions you increase your odds of being right some of the time.
Great news. Put all your money in Tesla stock, Trumpers.
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Great news. Put all your money in Tesla stock, Trumpers.
If you like Rorty go to Pragmatism's headwaters and read William James.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you like Rorty go to Pragmatism's headwaters and read William James.
I've always put it this way, "conservatives yearn for a past that never was while liberals hope for a future that will never be".
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I've always put it this way, "conservatives yearn for a past that never was while liberals hope for a future that will never be".
What an idiot. I had an operation in 1960 at the age of five and three more at ten and eleven. All four were in the children's wing of a general hospital.
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What an idiot. I had an operation in 1960 at the age of five and three more at ten and eleven. All four were in the children's wing of a general hospital.
I think you got that backwards. When Plato wrote about the perfect government he gave his opinion, which was to have a dictator, just like what is happening now.
Aristotle addresses the issue by sending out teams to study 52 governments and write reports about what worked - science.
Aristotle addresses the issue by sending out teams to study 52 governments and write reports about what worked - science.
October 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I think you got that backwards. When Plato wrote about the perfect government he gave his opinion, which was to have a dictator, just like what is happening now.
Aristotle addresses the issue by sending out teams to study 52 governments and write reports about what worked - science.
Aristotle addresses the issue by sending out teams to study 52 governments and write reports about what worked - science.
I'm amazed that he, even occasionally, has that much self-awareness.
October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I'm amazed that he, even occasionally, has that much self-awareness.