Well, unfortuantely, until they get the hg.gov website fixed, or I get a final decision on Medicaid, I am SOL. The rep from the MI DHS was supposed to call me this morning because she didn't yesterday, and I didn't hear from her. I am not surprised. I already have a new Medicaid application filled out, and I sent in a…

The college I attended in MI has an ID that has no expiration date on it. The only thing I still use it for is an evening discount to the movies on the rare occasion I can't go to a daytime showing. Nothing else it'll really still work for, nor do I feel comfortable for using it for more than that.

And quite the artist too, from what I understand.

I am 33 and my estimated fitness age is 56, so 23 years older. I used to exercise but I gave it up in favor of laying down and resting. My mind is too active, and exercise only exacerbated that problem.

Here's the short version: I have plenty of anger about BOTH of these topics, but unfortunately, I don't run the world, and they are not going to change the laws just for me. Health insurance isn't necessary, and I cannot afford it, and I highly doubt you would give me extra money to pay for it. Therefore, I don't have…

Happiness is not always a choice, especially if you have depression, and any other mitigating circumstances. I try to see my life in the best possible light at all times, but when you have an almost unending gray sky overhead that never seems to lift, it doesn't make a difference how positive your outlook on things…

I used iGoogle for a long time, but then I just got sick of the information overload and the inability to add a black background to my iGoogle cover image. It was then, prob. a year ago now, I temp. installed Opera to check out how much it had changed, I ended up getting rid of Opera, but I did enjoy speed dial, and I…

Other than cost, the biggest hassle for me at least was finding things that I can manage to eat everyday and not get sick of. I tried alot of different combinations, but mainly a white bread sandwich, salt-free chips, and some sort of snacky thing (applesauce, pudding, cookies) seem to be alright.

If you buy a pkg. of lunch meat that comes in a ziplock container, or you stuff it in a ziplock bag in the fridge, it will last a couple of weeks so long as you zip it halfway and squeeze the air out of the bag and then seal it closed. I know this because it took my trial and error to figure out a process to make my…

Try Carl Buddig sandwich meats If you buy the big packs, there's about 30-40 slices of meat in each one and they run about $3 a pkg. They reseal and the quality of meat is probably the best of the low range brands, and it is the actual meat of what type it is be it turkey, chicken, ham, etc. Most of the low end brands…

It's simple really. They have the money to payroll the folks or pay for the financial folks who have the know how to set these up which makes it either illegal or a impossible to trace scenario.

Yeah there is. It's a fine as part of the individual mandate and it's on the honor system for the first year of the ACA, and it's 1% or $95 whichever is higher. The 2nd year it goes up to 2% or $695. That's what I am worried about is year 2. If I can't afford insurance now, and I don't qualify for subsidies for…

Ok, fair enough.

That's not the Federal gov. that does that. That is State of MI law. There is also a hefty fine which can lead to suspension of a driver license and points on my driving record. That affects my ability to keep a job, get to my job, and additional debt. There are no such consequences for not having health insurance.…

But if you're legitimately struggling already, how in the fuck are you supposed to afford insurance? My employer offers it, and it's $50 out of every check and carries a $3000 deductible, and I am barely making ends meet. I don't buy things, or eat out, and if I have to choose between health and car insurance, then…

And people fail to consider what other folks must be going through all the time. They also don't believe that these programs are necessary if it doesn't apply to them.

I agree with what you're saying, and I am glad you were able to destress your life. However, for a fair many of us, it's not that simple. I have depression, anxiety, and a personality disorder, and psoriasis. Stress completely fucking kills me. I try to destress, but I never have enough time to myself, I need another…

This guy is the only one I have ever known to be Evil.

Cass, it's not defeatist, you just don't want to get into a heated argument with someone else on the internet. Admirable. That is also the reason I don't post online often, with the exception of here. Most comment threads and forums online seem to be troll and flame bait these days.

Yeah, I agree. I am also an Atheist, and the older I get, the more into rational thought I get and natural explanations for things seem to make more sense to me. Mental illness def. gives folks "evil" character traits. I am a little off myself, being depressed and anxious, and am currently seeing a therapist to work…