No. No one ever meant that. Everyone totally meant it in a negative manner that calling a man that term implied in a culture that believes any man who is not hyper masculine is not acceptable.

I constantly called things ‘gay’ in high school and college. Then I realized I was gay. I look back at it now and it’s so obvious. True story.

Over 750,000 the EOB was a small novel that was complete gibberish. I had to relearn a few things though as I had some minor brain rebooting so that may have played a role in that.

In my experience it goes beyond a simply cost share, the insurance company can simply refuse to pay for a service especially in an emergency situation and the burden of the bill falls on the patient.

I had a mystery illness 15 years ago that had me hospitalized for 27 days. They never identified it. Long story short I received various bills for over 10 freaking years. There was no recourse of logic no way to justify or even prove that the service was provided. Simply insane.

Most insurances are going to tell you what they are willing to pay for a procedure. Simply put not all insurance plans have a deductible and then everything is free.

There is no reason it has to be like this. It is like this because in this case the consumer has no options and no way to push back on the industry.

A resolution to this was what was really needed in the healthcare act. I shouldn’t be forced to guess how much my care should cost. Billing should be transparent and consistent. The only reason the care industry can get away with this is because what else are you going to do, die?

Yeah it also prevents the cities from raising the minimum wage above the state average. I truly think if you follow the money you will see the bathroom issue is the smoke and the fire is somewhere else: (Please see below)

As a frequent visitor Raleigh is a great town with a the best gay bar in the Southeast Legends. I think most people understand that this is legislation isn’t coming from the Triangle or Charlotte.

As a male who drinks frequently I had my first blackout drunk experience very recently. I awakened next to someone I don’t remember going to bed with and did things with her I don’t recall. I am very uncomfortable with being that person. I did not have a lot to drink that night I do not believe I was drugged. I simply…

“ But when it comes to abortion, it’s very sensitive. It’s very, uh, it’s such a personal issue...”

In some cases. Most of my clients have pretty aggressive beards. We deal with a huge group of third party software vendors who are pretty out there. The clients also are entertainment based. I get what you are saying on the surface I can’t have ‘Crazy Tattoo guy’ talking to grandma. I don’t think anyone is logically…

I have never heard anyone who has a tattoo refer to it as being “original”. That’s just a weird thought to me. I think most people just want to express themselves in a way you simply don’t understand.

Please explain what ‘Flaming’ means to you. I don’t understand are you saying a man with a lisp? I don’t know what that means in this context.

That’s a super extreme example it’s really hard to take people seriously with examples like that. But honestly what’s the job bouncer at a bar?Running the record store I worked in in college? For my current job we have guys who have never seen a customer who have been programming an older product for over 20 years. If…

In the high paying IT-centric industry places like Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Austin. My anecdotal personal experience tells me over 20 percent and most make much than 50k. Lots more neck than face tattoos. Up it to a 40-50 percent if you want to include visible non basic ear piercing and body modification.…

I work in the industry they want people who are smart and can think and make them money. This is the only successful business model I have seen in the last few years. Get the right resources in the correct positions make money. Don’t care if you grow 80 foot sideburns if you can code and communicate and work with the…

It’s fair. As an employee I wouldn’t want to work for someone like you. I don’t have any visible tattoos or piercings. Also you should advertise that policy in your hiring practices.

As an executive I would rather have the person who is going to make me the most money at each position. Worrying about their looks is not only unproductive it’s completely arbitrary. I can’t measure how ‘comfortable’ people are only how competent they are at their positions. If I have cancer give me the Dr. who will…