Leigh Bailey
- Location
- Berkeley, California, United States
- Birthday
- February 02
- Bio
- A writer, a mother, working to upgrade from inate cynism to cautious optimism every day.
All original work posted here is the sole property of the author.
MY RECENT POSTS
- My talk with "No Impact Man"
Colin Beavan
October 05, 2009 07:42PM - The Bullshit Solution: Health
Care Co-ops
August 19, 2009 03:20PM - Why I Might Be Forced to
Register Republican
August 11, 2009 03:11PM - One Million Acts of Green
August 07, 2009 04:04PM - Look me in the eye (a song,
which is mine)
April 24, 2009 04:51PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Deb, I think you SHOULD
stick to your guns, for a
while at
least. Scare the
bejes…”
January 11, 2010 05:10PM - “Hello
Comcast.
I used to
love you, I did. But you kept
raising my rates
without
p…”
October 14, 2009 12:51PM - “Lainey, thanks so much
for the thoughtful listen!
I'm
honored.
As to my
interview…”
October 05, 2009 11:10PM - “Guess not! ;-)”
October 05, 2009 09:05PM - “I'm watching, but so
far, there's not much to
see...great to
be back in
touch! ;-…”
October 05, 2009 07:00PM
Leigh Bailey's Links
- New list
- Breed 'Em and Weep
- OutShouts
January 11, 2010 05:10PM
“Deb, I think you SHOULD stick to your guns, for a while at least. Scare the bejesus out of him and then relent--but not after a STERN and HEARTFELT lec…”
About: The boy gets a tattoo against MY parental permission
“Deb, I think you SHOULD stick to your guns, for a while at least. Scare the bejesus out of him and then relent--but not after a STERN and HEARTFELT lec…”
About: The boy gets a tattoo against MY parental permission
October 14, 2009 12:51PM
“Hello Comcast. I used to love you, I did. But you kept raising my rates without providing additional services and though I could afford it, it offended…”
About: Comcast and the economic crisis
“Hello Comcast. I used to love you, I did. But you kept raising my rates without providing additional services and though I could afford it, it offended…”
About: Comcast and the economic crisis
October 05, 2009 11:10PM
“Lainey, thanks so much for the thoughtful listen! I'm honored. As to my interviewing skills, there's two things you need to know. One, this is edited,…”
About: My talk with "No Impact Man" Colin Beavan
“Lainey, thanks so much for the thoughtful listen! I'm honored. As to my interviewing skills, there's two things you need to know. One, this is edited,…”
About: My talk with "No Impact Man" Colin Beavan
October 05, 2009 07:00PM
“I'm watching, but so far, there's not much to see...great to be back in touch! ;-)”
About: Here I go again....
“I'm watching, but so far, there's not much to see...great to be back in touch! ;-)”
About: Here I go again....
August 29, 2009 03:25PM
“Wow, Soap Box, you sure do live up to your moniker! (Although I'd add "Obnoxious" to the front there.)”
About: The Tyranny of Doctors
“Wow, Soap Box, you sure do live up to your moniker! (Although I'd add "Obnoxious" to the front there.)”
About: The Tyranny of Doctors
August 28, 2009 09:15PM
“Oh, I can say something. This kind of arrogant crap from doctors infuriates me. I'd call her back and say something along the lines of, "Clearly y…”
About: The Tyranny of Doctors
“Oh, I can say something. This kind of arrogant crap from doctors infuriates me. I'd call her back and say something along the lines of, "Clearly y…”
About: The Tyranny of Doctors
August 26, 2009 11:39AM
“Gordon, your source is a crackpot. A cursory investigation reveals that medical scientists were just beginning to understand the nature of viruses. Whi…”
About: 1918 Flu Caused by Vaccines
“Gordon, your source is a crackpot. A cursory investigation reveals that medical scientists were just beginning to understand the nature of viruses. Whi…”
About: 1918 Flu Caused by Vaccines
August 24, 2009 07:28PM
“As a paper-Swiss citizen (I was naturalized via marriage) and one who lived in Switzerland for years, I can attest to the truth of this post. Not once…”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
“As a paper-Swiss citizen (I was naturalized via marriage) and one who lived in Switzerland for years, I can attest to the truth of this post. Not once…”
About: Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System
August 24, 2009 07:18PM
“Yep, gotta say, as far as I'm concerned, people like you are what's wrong with this country. Luckily, you're a dying breed.”
About: The Problem With Blacks
“Yep, gotta say, as far as I'm concerned, people like you are what's wrong with this country. Luckily, you're a dying breed.”
About: The Problem With Blacks
August 20, 2009 03:28PM
“Exactly. Well articulated, Hal.”
About: Bush Raised Terror Alert To Win Re-Election
“Exactly. Well articulated, Hal.”
About: Bush Raised Terror Alert To Win Re-Election
August 20, 2009 02:11PM
“I'm terribly afraid you're exactly right here. I cannot understand why Obama and his administration have folded what is surely a handful of aces. The o…”
About: The Swift Boating of Barack Obama
“I'm terribly afraid you're exactly right here. I cannot understand why Obama and his administration have folded what is surely a handful of aces. The o…”
About: The Swift Boating of Barack Obama
August 19, 2009 07:57PM
“Dear Jane, Speaking as someone who knows a whole slew of teenaged girls, I would have to concur that you are WAY smarter than your peers. And about the…”
About: Teen Trends We Could Really Live Without
“Dear Jane, Speaking as someone who knows a whole slew of teenaged girls, I would have to concur that you are WAY smarter than your peers. And about the…”
About: Teen Trends We Could Really Live Without
August 19, 2009 04:50PM
“Janie, yay, and please do. I actually got very stern with Feinstein's aide. She sort of gasped. I can't recommend actually raising your voice, but do s…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
“Janie, yay, and please do. I actually got very stern with Feinstein's aide. She sort of gasped. I can't recommend actually raising your voice, but do s…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
August 19, 2009 04:35PM
“Boy I hope you're right. But corporate interests seem far too pervasive here.”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
“Boy I hope you're right. But corporate interests seem far too pervasive here.”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
August 19, 2009 04:20PM
“Susanne, I really am having trouble wrapping my poor little brain around this whole thing. Honest to god, it took me hours and hours to even get close…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
“Susanne, I really am having trouble wrapping my poor little brain around this whole thing. Honest to god, it took me hours and hours to even get close…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
August 19, 2009 04:12PM
“Eric, I agree as well. There seems to be no higher agenda among Repubs these days.”
About: Republican Obstructionism in Health Care Reform
“Eric, I agree as well. There seems to be no higher agenda among Repubs these days.”
About: Republican Obstructionism in Health Care Reform
August 19, 2009 04:08PM
“Well done, Susanne. I too wrote to Obama this morning, but not nearly so clearly and eloquently.”
About: Healthcare: My Letter to President Obama
“Well done, Susanne. I too wrote to Obama this morning, but not nearly so clearly and eloquently.”
About: Healthcare: My Letter to President Obama
August 19, 2009 04:00PM
“Thanks, Ric. A genuine public service. Please take a moment and read my new post. I never, ever do this, but I spent all morning researching these &quo…”
About: The Names of Those For and Against the Public Option
“Thanks, Ric. A genuine public service. Please take a moment and read my new post. I never, ever do this, but I spent all morning researching these &quo…”
About: The Names of Those For and Against the Public Option
August 19, 2009 03:52PM
“Blackflon, what are you talking about? Of course you can do it. There are organizations all over the place who offer to pool you into group coverage (f…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
“Blackflon, what are you talking about? Of course you can do it. There are organizations all over the place who offer to pool you into group coverage (f…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
August 19, 2009 03:33PM
“Totally. I just had to go educate myself on this absurd "health care co-op" thing. Which is PATENTLY ABSURD. I tell you, OES, I'm just spitti…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
“Totally. I just had to go educate myself on this absurd "health care co-op" thing. Which is PATENTLY ABSURD. I tell you, OES, I'm just spitti…”
About: The Bullshit Solution: Health Care Co-ops
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