From the Vault

This post originally appeared on Mystery Mommy, November 9, 2009.

This was a comment in reply to Josh, but it got a bit lengthy.

Actually, Josh, what I want is everyone to have access to health care. Everyone. All over the world. With no barriers caused by financial issues.

What I want is Universal Health Care.

I don't care if it's government provided, though that's the easiest way to get there.

I want what Sweden has. I want what Japan has. I want what, yes, France has.

I want a country where no one has to choose between necessary health care and their next meal.

And I have to tell you, Josh, that coverage of abortion, and pelvic exams (not covered under the new law) and birth control is necessary health care to 51% of Americans. Especially when prostate exams are covered.

Not to mention that EVERY OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED NATION has government sponsored health care, and that, therefore, their businesses are at a financial advantage over ours since they don't have to pay outrageous sums to cover their employees.

Now, you may say, "Yeah, but look at their taxes!" and then I say: add up every penny you pay for things that their taxes cover and please realize that you are paying MORE than they are. As a nation, we are all paying more than any other industrialized nation for coverage with fewer people covered, shorter life spans, and poorer health outcomes.

Paying more for less? That's the American Way!


I do really wish we'd gotten single payer. [sigh]

72 doors and the Skechers were not up to it. (one from the vault)

They're cute as all get out, but they're not ready for prime time campaigning. Three blisters. Not Cool, Skechers. Not cool. I finished the doors, but my feet were Officially Pissed Off. And my hourly door rate went into the cellar. 24 doors/hour? What am I? An amateur?

I've got my trusty Liz Claiborne sandals on today (can't find a link). I think I've got 80+ doors to do this evening.


Originally posted August 4, 2009 on my other blog.

Awwww....

Sincerely, I can take snide remarks by The Man in the Orange Hat. After all, if he's clown enough to embarrass himself on NBC's cameras so that I could hand the video over to my friend who was teasing me about living in a state governed by an anti-gay Governor and AG, then it's just amusing that he blames me for that embarrassment.

I think it's adorable that my spouse got all Papa Bear about it. He's taken a lot of guff from TMitOH over the years and not gone off on him. I totally understand that this was one comment too many. Since I wasn't there to call him out myself, it's totally appropriate for my spouse to do it.

But, hey! I have this blog. I'm out here and I can take criticism. And, O Orange-hatted One? If you're sitting on that dais, or if you're talking your anti-gay crap to the cameras? You'd better be ready to take some criticism too. 'Cause guess what? No video? No being laughed at on The Daily Show.

On the other hand, looks like getting national attention isn't something TMitOH is trying to avoid, what with getting involved in the fight against gay marriage in Iowa.

Does anyone have a link to the local tv news video of TMitOH protesting outside Obama's message to school children last year?

Lastly, can anyone make heads or tails of TMitOH's latest fundraising letter?

And just because I LOVE IT, here's that segment again:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Gaywatch - Virginia Edition
http://www.thedailyshow.com/
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Reform

End the word

HT to Dave


Rahm Emanuel shouldn't have used it. Rush Limbaugh shouldn't have used it. My co-workers shouldn't use it (and don't around me anymore). Don't add it to other words ("Repubtard"). Don't tell me you don't mean it like that.

Don't.

Don't use it.

When you use it, you're being hurtful to a whole group of people you've never even met because you're using a mean word in a mean way.

That group of people are doing their best to get along in the world despite huge hurdles that, some of them, are placed there by us - by our attitudes, by using this word.

Here's a post I wrote on my other blog last August:

If you know the word's offensive, why would you say it?

It's not about being PC, it's about not being a douchebag.

Deliberately using words that are hurtful, when you KNOW THAT THEY ARE HURTFUL means that you are not a nice person.

Two people who have children who fall into the category of people you have just insulted are sitting within hearing distance of you and you know it and you used the word anyway. And you'll use it again. Because you, YOU*, are a douchebag.

*Obviously, the YOU that I am talking about is a co-worker who doesn't read this blog. But I did tell her to her face that I thought she was being pretty horrid.

So, let's all sign on to stop using this word. Here are some alternatives: dense, ignorant, ill-planned, bigoted.

Leave your alternatives to this word in comments! We'll be doing good and improving our Bananagrams and Scrabble abilities at the same time!

From the Vault

A post from October 5, 2009. Title: "What I Did This Weekend"

Brought the coffee and donuts to the balloon filling station for our float (awww) in the (awww) (awww) Herndon Homecoming Parade*. Woot!

The Parrot:



What's that spell?



Then I did a hundred or so doors on Sunday.


Bonus video: Stevens' speech at the event with the Governor




*The picture in my header is from this event.

From the vault

Here's a post from December 2007 titled, "Sometimes it's Good to Swear in Front of Your Kid"

MS swore today in front of MM. And I was proud of him.