Reni

holy crap!!

yeah, you all missed my point completely.

ask any right winger

now, there's a name I haven't seen in a long time. Hope you are well!!

I blame you, Graham.

Rex

what the hell is the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater?? Is that Riverport?? I hate that stupid corporate naming bullcorn.

That is an interesting theory - I hadn't ever really thought about the link of the Civil War to religious fundamentalism. It makes sense. I am going to have to ponder that. Not quite the same thing, but it reminds me of this book on my reading pile.....

I still love Rex

interesting story! Of course while I welcome giving clothes to people, I have always really struggled with giving clothing soaked in American cultural identity to children in other countries. It feels like cultural imperialism to me. Though that clown is creepier than just about anything. When my mom was working in the Dominican Republic, one of her friends would go entertain children in a clown outfit. I always thought that would be more terrifying than fun.

huzzah!!

a knitting machine!! WOW!! Now, you just have to help your mom. Glad you all had a great day!! xoxo

hope you had a great day Ben!!

Thanks for posting the info Maudie!! If anyone has questions about the preemie hats they can PM Robin (poppymom) or myself. Robin and I are both aiming to complete 10 hats. Love you all, too! xoxo

keep dreamin' it's very very cold and more snow is on the way

Thank you for your eloquent words and thoughts. I am deeply sorry for your loss.

No need to drop out of the conversation. My point was that this debate really hits home for people. It can be, and is, a matter of life or death. And someone I know and cared about a lot is gone because she didn't get the care she needed. And here's a person who was dedicating their life to the care of mom's and babies. Hell, just a couple months ago a girl died waiting for a liver transplant that her insurance company denied her. After a public outcry, the company gave in, she got the liver, but it was too late. And she HAD insurance. It just shows that this system is corrupt and a disa

I second that!!

A dear friend of mine (and many of you here) went to the ER on January 2nd. She had no health insurance. (She had even expressed her concern about getting treatment for her flu to me before all this happened, because of her lack of insurance) She was sent home with minimal treatment. She died on January 3rd. Now, you tell me.....would she have been sent off so quickly if she had insurance? Hmm. Talk about stark consequences. And this time, I am not being sarcastic. This shit hits close to home on many levels.

That's Joel! from Mystery Science Theater 3000 and that picture is from my favorite episode EVER.....here's a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4md5tp08Ylk

so, you're the only one who can make sarcastic over-the-top comments on here? Gotcha.

I am still floored that there are people that seriously listen to Michael Savage

I worked in a cubicle job for a year before returning to grad school. I can easily say that I would take overnight study marathons, difficult research projects, intense exams and long papers ANY DAY over the mind numbing number punching and paper shuffling I did.

because poor people haven't earned the right to be healthy.