Ramblings of the Mad Cow

From the DeSoto Times

By Ron Caldwell/Times Sports Editor
(Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:18 AM CDT)

The RiverKings will sign rookie David Nimmo today for the 2007-08 season. Nimmo was a standout last year for the University of Alabama-Huntsville.

SOUTHAVEN – The RiverKings continue to stockpile talent for the 2007-08 season during the off-season.

The team plans to announce today (Tuesday) the official signing an incoming rookie who led his collegiate team in scoring and to the NCAA Tournament last year.

RiverKings head coach and director of hockey operations Kevin McClelland said that the team has signed 6-2, 220 pound center David Nimmo, who is coming off of a four year career with the Division I University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers.

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SUCCESS:
At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 17 success is . . . having a drivers licence.
At age 35 success is . . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers licence.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.

Addiction Experts Say Video Games Not An Addiction

Doctors backed away Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.

By Reuters
InformationWeek
Jun 25, 2007 12:49 PM

CHICAGO – Doctors backed away Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.

Addiction experts also strongly opposed the idea at a debate at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting.

They said more study is needed before excessive use of video and online games — a problem that affects about 10% of players — could be considered a mental illness.

“There is nothing here to suggest that this is a complex physiological disease state akin to alcoholism or other substance abuse disorders, and it doesn’t get to have the word addiction attached to it,” said Dr. Stuart Gitlow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

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I just want to know how you get to be an “addiction expert”!

I used to wonder why men continue to eat food they know will upset their tummy, but now I see that the inability to say “NO” to food starts at an early age for those afflicted with the Y chromosome.

Q. What does HMO stand for?

A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, “HEY MOE.” Its roots go back to a
concept pioneered by Moe of the Three Stooges, who discovered that a patient could be made to forget the pain in his foot if he was poked hard enough in the eye.

Q. I just joined an HMO. How difficult will it be to choose the doctor I want?

A. Just slightly more difficult than choosing your parents. Your insurer will provide
you with a book listing all the doctors in the plan. The doctors basically fall into two categories: those who are no longer accepting new patients, and those who will see you but are no longer participating in the plan. But don’t worry, the remaining doctor who is still in the plan and accepting new patients has an office just a half-day’s drive away and a diploma from a third-world country.

Q. Do all diagnostic procedures require pre-certification?

A. No. Only those you need.

Q. Can I get coverage for my pre-existing conditions?

A. Certainly, as long as they don’t require any treatment.

Q. What happens if I want to try alternative forms of medicine?

A. You’ll need to find alternative forms of payment.

Q. My pharmacy plan only covers generic drugs, but I need the name brand. I tried the generic medication, but it gave me a stomach ache. What should I do?

A. Poke yourself in the eye.

Q. What if I’m away from home and I get sick?

A. You really shouldn’t do that.

Q. I think I need to see a specialist, but my doctor insists he can handle my problem. Can a general practitioner really perform a heart transplant right in his/her office?

A. Hard to say, but considering that all you’re risking is the $20 co-payment, there’s no harm in giving it a shot.

Q. Will health care be different in the next decade?

A. No, but if you call right now, you might get an appointment by then.