The Poor Woman's Retroactive Diary

Life Without Health Care In America

Poor Woman's Retro Diary

Poor Woman's Retro Diary
Location
Somewhere, Colorado, United States
Birthday
April 29
Title
Social Reformer
Bio
My RETROACTIVE DIARY : This is for the general reader who would like to know more about what it's like to be on the outs with modern society without committing crimes or awkward acts of rebellion. Readers may want to visit my commentary post The Poor Woman's Almanack (listed as a link below). You may reply to me there as well as here.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010 7:27PM

remember: VOTE for KAT HUDSON here on OS

IF YOU'VE YET TO VOTE FOR OUR KAT HUDSON LATELY
 
 
GO TO IT!!!!!!!!!
 
 
I JUST GAVE HER HER 1866TH VOTE.
 
WHO'LL JOIN ME IN MAKING HER STANDINGS HIGH ENOUGH SHE MIGHT WIN? 
 
LET'S GO, PEOPLE!!!!!!  Read full post »
Comments are now closed for this post.
OCTOBER 24, 2010 9:48PM

For our friend jane

 
 
"NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP."
~WINSTON CHURCHILL
 
 

"IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP ON GOING."
~WINSTON CHURCHILL
 
 
WE LOVE YOU.
YOU HAVE BLESSED US BEFORE.
DON'T TAKE YOUR LIGHT AWAY FROM THOSE OF US CARING.
WE WILL GO THE MILE AT YOUR SIDE.… Read full post »
27 Comments
OCTOBER 23, 2010 10:06PM

WAYS TO LOVE YOUR SCANNER

 
 
 (WITHOUT INCURRING THE WRATH OF OUR SCANMAN'S LOVELY LADY)
 
A GOOD FRIEND HAS INTRODUCED ME TO A WIDER WORLD.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SCANNOGRAPHY! 
 
HERE'S ONE EXAMPLE OF A FIRST OUTING IN THE WORLD OF SCANNED ART
 
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THE TRICK IS, TO LEA… Read full post »
39 Comments
OCTOBER 21, 2010 4:32PM

VANESSA'S NEW AVATAR LOOK!

 
 
 
WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE HERE, EITHER!
Looks like I can load nothing into either blog.
I'm beginning to wonder if this is a problem with my ISP or computer.
Hmmmmmmm
 
 
I'm working on it, Ms.V.! 
 
Now to try an upload of a different variety, a… Read full post »
14 Comments
OCTOBER 14, 2010 8:34PM

REPOST with Update:Without Health Care, Very Nearly Homeless

(Originally posted Feb 23rd of this year)

Five years ago today, I was probably in the throes of trying to find where I would stay next. As roommates go, mine had taken exception to the thought I had become suddenly and inexplicably unwell. With barely enough funding to last out… Read full post »
26 Comments
OCTOBER 11, 2010 3:18PM

The Columbus Lie

In our dreams,
We climb the hills of solitude unconstrained
Sup at the flowers for sustenance
Lie in a cleft at evening where grasses grow wild and freely
Laugh at the stray fly
Plunder our own thoughts with wisdom
And canvas no one for our opinion.

It is night… Read full post »
19 Comments
OCTOBER 3, 2010 6:14PM

For Trudge: I am From

 
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I am from such greatly disturbing unhappiness, it's a wonder I'm still around.
 
I am  from the kindness of good people, friends, confidantes, mentors, beautiful people all.
 
I am from good, clean sweat at a job well done for myself and others, genera… Read full post »
32 Comments
OCTOBER 2, 2010 8:12PM

IT'S ELLA ROSE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELLA ROSE!!!!!
 
 
 
from all of us to you!!!! 
 
 
 
WHOOHOO!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...and at KimGamble's instigation....
 
 
 
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 9:02PM

Man Down: Placebostudman

I'm just so profoundly affected by the news of his passing.

We were never close, but you might say we were more like compatriots of the same cause. We understood each other's limitations with very little need for discussion. And we knew we were at variance with the norm that is… Read full post »

15 Comments
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 2:47PM

YAY!!! GO staff!!!!! GREEN EGGS, NO SPAM!!!!!

 
 
 
 
 
IS IT JUST ME OR ARE THINGS GETTING A BIT LESS SPAMMY AROUND THE EDGES HERE AT OPEN SALON????
 
 
 
20 Comments
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 5:41PM

SPAMela SUE's Recipe Blues solved

 GHASTLY GRUB
 
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Sorry, Hawaiian OSers!
Can't abide the stuff.
No inducement would force me to try any, either.
I just don't trust what's in one of those tightly packed cans.
 
Much like the above horror,
the spam in our feeds has no redeeming
… Read full post »
28 Comments
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 9:00PM

Nine Years Ago This Saturday

 
 
 
2001: Our National Year of Tragedy, My Personal Year In Hell
 
When I woke up the day the Twin Towers and Pentagon were hit, I'd already had what was probably one of the worst, if not the worst, years of my life.
 
Here's the rundown:
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AUGUST 1, 2010 4:52PM

SAVING THE SEX SLAVES

      
 
 
 
  
introducing 
EVERYDAY HEROES
 
Nowadays, it's hard to hear of one more thing we have wrong with our country. Oil spills, lack of activity in good faith from our governing body, our homeless population growing every day. T… Read full post »
43 Comments
JULY 20, 2010 7:40PM

MY HELPING OUR FRIEND

 
 
 
 
NO MORE COMMENTARY
SORRY, GOOD PEOPLE.
 
 
I am asked only to take down what had been posted in order for our friend's peace of mind to be restored via any consequences due to the writing I did.
 
I have permission at this time… Read full post »
22 Comments
JULY 11, 2010 4:03PM

SYMPATHY, SHMYMPATHY!

 
 
 
Where Conjecture Hurts the Receiver
 
There is a little habit we in America all too often may indulge ourselves in. In terms of sharing, we lack the courtesy to acknowledge others the fair way, preferring to rise to the occasion only partially. 
 
In my life, I've… Read full post »
26 Comments
JULY 1, 2010 5:32PM

DECISION: Should I stay or should I go? (not a flounce)

      
 
Okay, so the big day arrived, during which I talked to my landlord regarding this whole deal. I'd been saving money all year for yet another push into Outer Mongolia, or wherever else I might bide.
Come to think of it, that's one of the few… Read full post »
61 Comments
JUNE 20, 2010 12:36PM

FATHER'S DAY LAMENT

 
 
 
 
WHY I CELEBRATE MY PERSONHOOD THIS DAY 
 
 
In my family's dynamic, nobody is considered a valuable player unless he or she is willing to play the game the way their elders believe it should be played, and with no relief or calm caring. This… Read full post »
36 Comments
JUNE 8, 2010 1:56PM

CEASEFIRE!!

As controversy goes, our battles don't seem to consist of too many positive answers of late.

We have a varying field of view here. Some of us are that certain they know what's better, they are now unwilling to listen. Some seem driven by personal misfortunes seldom seen online in this context.… Read full post »

40 Comments
JUNE 7, 2010 5:21PM

WHERE TO GO IN A DUST-UP

 
 
 
 
 
WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT ONE?
 
 
JUST FOLLOW THE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FILM BELOW!
 
 
 
 
 
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JUNE 3, 2010 9:16PM

POEM: Outside Blues

 
 
 
With thanks to Vanessa Seijo
 
 
The sun in the meadow-
The wind in the morning-
A song half finished-
I am in the mood for planting.
 
I find myself on my knees, digging, digging.
I dig down to find old roots from a distant season;… Read full post »
47 Comments
JUNE 1, 2010 12:49PM

How To Mistreat Everybody

 
 
The Truth Hurts
Let It Heal Us 
 
 
I wanted to be treated like everybody else, even though poor health had shoved me to the bottom of the ladder. This, I would quickly discern, was overly hopeful.
 
I remember thinking at the time, "God help me," as… Read full post »
37 Comments
MAY 23, 2010 11:19AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET FERNSY!!!!!

FROM AMANDA, YOURS TRULY,
AND YOUR FRIENDS HERE AT OPEN SALON!!!!!!
 
(NOW, WHILE I REALIZE TOMORROW'S YOUR ACTUAL DAY, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MORE FUN TO CELEBRATE AT THE WEEKEND.)
 
 SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, 
LET'S ROCK THIS HOUSE DOWN!!!!!!! 
 
 
159 Comments
MAY 19, 2010 2:32PM

Gifts and the Giver

In this series, there is a look backward.
My intent here is to give the reader a certain indepth look
at what goes wrong in a system like our own.
If you're living in the USA, there is little strength given you
when times are hard.
We are underencouraged to… Read full post »
24 Comments
MAY 16, 2010 4:59PM

Pilgrim's Open Call

1.) What is your favorite word? lovely

2.) What is your least favorite word? closed

3.) What turns you on? The truth in all its colors

4.) What turns you off? Secret motives without scruple

5.) What sound or noise do you love? Thunderstorms, kittens purring

6.) What sound or noise do you… Read full post »

37 Comments
MAY 14, 2010 4:01PM

Party Recap + Lost & Found

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For those of you attending yesterday's revelry, it became clear how far some of our friends are willing to take their party fun.

One example of this came quite suddenly with Amanda's arrival on the scene. Her variation on a backflip we had never seen before. Suc… Read full post »

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