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As a thread-jacking, I am nearly complete on a 3 trip visit to TJ for Dentistry.

I didn’t have the cash anyway so it’s all being charged. 15 years of no visits to the Dentist will end up costing me about $2300-$2400.

– Two Root Canals, both needed Post, and Crowns.
– 4 or 5 Cavities that need filling
– Deep cleaning to rid get rid of the tartar buildup
– Another $200 or so to drill out and see if the last tooth was saveable or needed extraction, (close but root canal/crown was chosen).

So again the lack of visiting is on me.

What prompted this was my La Costa area dentist declaring I needed root-canal/post/crown bridge on two teeth, one of which had split. Obviously that needed crowned. These two teeth were going to be $2700 with insurance. If I add the cavities, deep cleaning and other side of my mouth I am well over $5000 now to get things right. So the TJ dentist saved me in a) saying the tooth did not need root-canal bridge ($1350 savings), and b) his costs were of course much lower.

No complaints, all pain is gone and I am waiting for the second crown, and to finish cleaning next week.

I enjoyed the procedure so much I am going to go down and get my nasty looking Varicose Vein done once I find a doc with some decent reviews. It’s terribly unsightly, and frankly causes me to wear jeans at times when I should have on shorts (i.e. when coaching). I understand that cleaning them up is much more simple than it used to be.

Back to the Dentist is us ADA certified and lives and has an office in Chula Vista as well. He said some of his clients simply don’t care about the savings in Mexico, so they stay stateside.

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[quote=briansd1]
It not bigotry; it’s quid pro quo. It’s also the truth.

The truth is that despite their early religious schooling, most scientists and thinkers end up becoming empiricists, humanists, realists, agnostics and atheists.

Real thinkers have faith in humans and the universe, not Jesus.
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Whoa, you are correct there can be no common ground with a statement like that.

Regardless the christian school my kids attend has a very good track record of sending kids to Ivy/UCLA/Stanford etc. Many of the parents are some of the most wealthy, successful people in town. Powerful executives, attorneys, entrepreneurs, retired athletes, etc. I actually feel inadequate attending a function at a parent’s house, compared the meager paycheck-to-paycheck existence I’ve seemingly put together.

My point is “they” are out there in far greater numbers than you can possibly fathom from what I can tell. And many of “them” are humble servants who understand “grace”, and won’t run around beating your head with a bible. Grace in fact does seem to be a lost term with certain types, and I am wholly (holy? ) with you on getting ticked at those people. I for different reasons than you, but nonetheless, I understand your frustration with them. I just think you are painting too broad of a brush here. There are probably 10 christians of the type I describe for every one you seem to be complaining about.

[CardiffBaseball]

[quote=briansd1]
It not bigotry; it’s quid pro quo. It’s also the truth.

The truth is that despite their early religious schooling, most scientists and thinkers end up becoming empiricists, humanists, realists, agnostics and atheists.

Real thinkers have faith in humans and the universe, not Jesus.
[/quote]

Whoa, you are correct there can be no common ground with a statement like that.

Regardless the christian school my kids attend has a very good track record of sending kids to Ivy/UCLA/Stanford etc. Many of the parents are some of the most wealthy, successful people in town. Powerful executives, attorneys, entrepreneurs, retired athletes, etc. I actually feel inadequate attending a function at a parent’s house, compared the meager paycheck-to-paycheck existence I’ve seemingly put together.

My point is “they” are out there in far greater numbers than you can possibly fathom from what I can tell. And many of “them” are humble servants who understand “grace”, and won’t run around beating your head with a bible. Grace in fact does seem to be a lost term with certain types, and I am wholly (holy? ) with you on getting ticked at those people. I for different reasons than you, but nonetheless, I understand your frustration with them. I just think you are painting too broad of a brush here. There are probably 10 christians of the type I describe for every one you seem to be complaining about.

[CardiffBaseball]

[quote=briansd1]
It not bigotry; it’s quid pro quo. It’s also the truth.

The truth is that despite their early religious schooling, most scientists and thinkers end up becoming empiricists, humanists, realists, agnostics and atheists.

Real thinkers have faith in humans and the universe, not Jesus.
[/quote]

Whoa, you are correct there can be no common ground with a statement like that.

Regardless the christian school my kids attend has a very good track record of sending kids to Ivy/UCLA/Stanford etc. Many of the parents are some of the most wealthy, successful people in town. Powerful executives, attorneys, entrepreneurs, retired athletes, etc. I actually feel inadequate attending a function at a parent’s house, compared the meager paycheck-to-paycheck existence I’ve seemingly put together.

My point is “they” are out there in far greater numbers than you can possibly fathom from what I can tell. And many of “them” are humble servants who understand “grace”, and won’t run around beating your head with a bible. Grace in fact does seem to be a lost term with certain types, and I am wholly (holy? ) with you on getting ticked at those people. I for different reasons than you, but nonetheless, I understand your frustration with them. I just think you are painting too broad of a brush here. There are probably 10 christians of the type I describe for every one you seem to be complaining about.

[CardiffBaseball]

[quote=briansd1]
It not bigotry; it’s quid pro quo. It’s also the truth.

The truth is that despite their early religious schooling, most scientists and thinkers end up becoming empiricists, humanists, realists, agnostics and atheists.

Real thinkers have faith in humans and the universe, not Jesus.
[/quote]

Whoa, you are correct there can be no common ground with a statement like that.

Regardless the christian school my kids attend has a very good track record of sending kids to Ivy/UCLA/Stanford etc. Many of the parents are some of the most wealthy, successful people in town. Powerful executives, attorneys, entrepreneurs, retired athletes, etc. I actually feel inadequate attending a function at a parent’s house, compared the meager paycheck-to-paycheck existence I’ve seemingly put together.

My point is “they” are out there in far greater numbers than you can possibly fathom from what I can tell. And many of “them” are humble servants who understand “grace”, and won’t run around beating your head with a bible. Grace in fact does seem to be a lost term with certain types, and I am wholly (holy? ) with you on getting ticked at those people. I for different reasons than you, but nonetheless, I understand your frustration with them. I just think you are painting too broad of a brush here. There are probably 10 christians of the type I describe for every one you seem to be complaining about.

[CardiffBaseball]

[quote=briansd1]
It not bigotry; it’s quid pro quo. It’s also the truth.

The truth is that despite their early religious schooling, most scientists and thinkers end up becoming empiricists, humanists, realists, agnostics and atheists.

Real thinkers have faith in humans and the universe, not Jesus.
[/quote]

Whoa, you are correct there can be no common ground with a statement like that.

Regardless the christian school my kids attend has a very good track record of sending kids to Ivy/UCLA/Stanford etc. Many of the parents are some of the most wealthy, successful people in town. Powerful executives, attorneys, entrepreneurs, retired athletes, etc. I actually feel inadequate attending a function at a parent’s house, compared the meager paycheck-to-paycheck existence I’ve seemingly put together.

My point is “they” are out there in far greater numbers than you can possibly fathom from what I can tell. And many of “them” are humble servants who understand “grace”, and won’t run around beating your head with a bible. Grace in fact does seem to be a lost term with certain types, and I am wholly (holy? ) with you on getting ticked at those people. I for different reasons than you, but nonetheless, I understand your frustration with them. I just think you are painting too broad of a brush here. There are probably 10 christians of the type I describe for every one you seem to be complaining about.

[CardiffBaseball]

C’mon Brian there are such a small number of people who match up to your stereotype of knuckle-dragging mouthbreaters, who breed and keep their kids ignorant. Every church I’ve ever been in including here in SD was full of very successful, well-educated professionals.

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C’mon Brian there are such a small number of people who match up to your stereotype of knuckle-dragging mouthbreaters, who breed and keep their kids ignorant. Every church I’ve ever been in including here in SD was full of very successful, well-educated professionals.

[CardiffBaseball]

C’mon Brian there are such a small number of people who match up to your stereotype of knuckle-dragging mouthbreaters, who breed and keep their kids ignorant. Every church I’ve ever been in including here in SD was full of very successful, well-educated professionals.

[CardiffBaseball]

C’mon Brian there are such a small number of people who match up to your stereotype of knuckle-dragging mouthbreaters, who breed and keep their kids ignorant. Every church I’ve ever been in including here in SD was full of very successful, well-educated professionals.

[CardiffBaseball]

C’mon Brian there are such a small number of people who match up to your stereotype of knuckle-dragging mouthbreaters, who breed and keep their kids ignorant. Every church I’ve ever been in including here in SD was full of very successful, well-educated professionals.

[CardiffBaseball]

TG a good article on my beloved Buckeyes a couple years old but timely for the discussion.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-01-04-ohiostate-finances-cover_x.htm

Notably the two profit sports were football (28-29 million) and Men’s basketball (about 7-8 million) which of course fund all other sports. Looks like they most of the sports revenue stays with sports but I see one area where they are giving $1 million per year for years is the library. Not chump change. They also kick in 1.1 million per year to the general fund.

They even fund Synchronized Swimming and the ladies have won 25 of the 33 national championships. (Outside of Stanford hardly any schools participate.

[CardiffBaseball]

TG a good article on my beloved Buckeyes a couple years old but timely for the discussion.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-01-04-ohiostate-finances-cover_x.htm

Notably the two profit sports were football (28-29 million) and Men’s basketball (about 7-8 million) which of course fund all other sports. Looks like they most of the sports revenue stays with sports but I see one area where they are giving $1 million per year for years is the library. Not chump change. They also kick in 1.1 million per year to the general fund.

They even fund Synchronized Swimming and the ladies have won 25 of the 33 national championships. (Outside of Stanford hardly any schools participate.

[CardiffBaseball]

TG a good article on my beloved Buckeyes a couple years old but timely for the discussion.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-01-04-ohiostate-finances-cover_x.htm

Notably the two profit sports were football (28-29 million) and Men’s basketball (about 7-8 million) which of course fund all other sports. Looks like they most of the sports revenue stays with sports but I see one area where they are giving $1 million per year for years is the library. Not chump change. They also kick in 1.1 million per year to the general fund.

They even fund Synchronized Swimming and the ladies have won 25 of the 33 national championships. (Outside of Stanford hardly any schools participate.

[CardiffBaseball]

TG a good article on my beloved Buckeyes a couple years old but timely for the discussion.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-01-04-ohiostate-finances-cover_x.htm

Notably the two profit sports were football (28-29 million) and Men’s basketball (about 7-8 million) which of course fund all other sports. Looks like they most of the sports revenue stays with sports but I see one area where they are giving $1 million per year for years is the library. Not chump change. They also kick in 1.1 million per year to the general fund.

They even fund Synchronized Swimming and the ladies have won 25 of the 33 national championships. (Outside of Stanford hardly any schools participate.

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