Next Monday is the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
*sigh*.

Just in case there are people who read my journal that don't read
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Have you ever had one of those days? Where everything seems to be going wrong and it feels like there's nothing that you can do that will make things go right? I seem to be having one of those days. Weeks? Months? While getting up this morning I got a call from a medical equipment provider who needed to know all these Medi-Cal/Medicaid numbers and ( Read more... )

I don't always agree with Bill Maher, but he nailed "this one." Thanks
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Yesterday was interesting, a bit frustrating, and punctuated with a little bit of fear. Not that you'd know from the news, even the local news, but there have been a series of protests against the California governor's proposed budget. A few months ago he sponsored some ballot measures that were put on the ballot. They were put there as a condition ( Read more... )

Now I know what may have contributed to my horrible mood a couple days ago. I have cellulitis again. On antibiotics and things are getting better. Every time I get this stuff I am pretty pissy and more depressed ( Read more... )

Seems like I only post when I'm not happy these days. I try to follow
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Hello,

I just thought I'd drop a note and let everyone know I'm still alive. I have been particularly depressed the last few weeks. I'm coping and what energy I do have has been going into fighting California Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed ( budget cuts )

I haven't checked all the figures, so I won't vouch for them. The video does describe what I think are the systemic problems with the California budget process. It's interesting the video doesn't mention prop 13. Folks may not know that my income comes from benefits. SSI, Medi-Cal, Medicare and IHSS. All these programs are being cut. IHSS ( Read more... )

As is often the case in discussions on the Internet. By the time I become aware of a big kerfuffle it's mostly died down. I don't want to just restart things, but I also feel like I want to say something. So here I go again. To those who are tired of this discussion please feel free to move on to the next post ( Read more... )