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Diversions

Perry Mason explains the Supreme Court’s health care decision

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I don’t generally talk about politics here, but I wanted to understand the ACA decision a little better. So I asked my brother the lawyer to explain it to me. Here’s what he had to say. -N

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has passed the scrutiny of the United States Supreme Court. In this post, I’m going to try to explain why and how. And I’m going to try to do it using language that people who didn’t go to Harvard or Yale can actually understand.

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Screen time

This is what happens when I stay up too late

Apropos of nothing, here’s a little song I wrote about “Falling Skies.” Of which I have watched half an episode. I tell you this so you’ll know I know nothing about nothing and maybe the show isn’t about beards at all. I’m pretty sure it is about aliens, though.

OH, WHEN THE ALIENS COME DOWN
COME DOWN COME DOWN
ALLVRYBODY WILL GET HISSELF A BEARD!
THE BEARDS WILL GET REAL BEARDY
REAL BEARDY!
AND WE’LL HAVE A BIG OL REV-O-LUTION!
AND ALLVRYBODY WILL GET HISSELF A BEARD!

Diversions

What I’d like to give Rockford for Father’s Day

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What we’re actually giving Rockford for Father’s Day is a new pair of slacks and possibly a photo keychain. I can safely tell you that, because he doesn’t read this website. Like, ever. But here’s what I’d give him if I had a million dollars.

Golf

Rockford loves to golf, but he rarely gets to play. I’d love to give him a membership to a local golf club, so he could play whenever he wanted. One of the country clubs would be super-fancy, and he’d get to eat lots of “free” hot dogs. But he’d be just as happy with a membership to the muni.

Minnesota

His family used to take a yearly fishing trip to Minnesota, and I know Rockford would love to go back again someday. Minnesota is a billion miles away from us, though. We would have to spend at least two days on the road just to get there, which means four vacation days dedicated to driving. So if I had a million dollars, I’d rent a cabin at Clementson Resort, fly us all to Minneapolis and rent a car for the week.

Wheels

I’m not sure why, but Rockford loves Jeep Grand Wagoneers. I’d probably need to build an addition onto our one-car garage to have a place to store it, though.

RockfordFest

Or Rockfordpalooza, or maybe Rockfordaroo. Whatever I called it, it would be a concert featuring Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Wilco and some other acts Rockford likes. It would be in a small venue, it would be invitation-only, and I’ll bet I would need way more than a million dollars to make it happen.

I don’t have a million dollars, though, so unfortunately I can’t give Rockford any of these things. (Unless someone wants to Sponsor Rockford’s Totally Awesome Father’s Day! Anybody?) I also can’t tell him what a wonderment it is to watch him with our kids. He’s a magnificent father, and the kids and I are so very blessed to have him around.