Hey- if it makes you feel better, I live in DC and fear of a multitude of attacks is just sorta part of every day life. I know nukes are wayyyyy more scary, but we are a main target for most terrorism, extra now, and even the low-tech car-driving on sidewalk kind you see now. Truly the only comfort in it is knowing…

Feel that. I read this cool article (might have been discussed on jez, not sure) about how to appeal to the other side. One thing is to look at their values and build the case on that. Presumably they value their grandson and son and appealing to “hey look what would happen to them” value might help. I know it doesn’t…

Don’t forget about your own self-care! You are important and awesome as well!! Fingers crossed for your family for sure.

Very very dependent on your diagnosis and your situation you MIGHT qualify for Medicaid or Medicare- especially if you are unemployed. Try to find a local patient advocacy organization or community healthcare navigator to help you determine your eligibility. It could help a bit and help relieve your fears for a bit.…

Gorsuch isn’t extreme.

I was a mermaid for halloween because I had a sequin green skirt and look for an reason to wear it and constructed my entire costume on “what can I be that allows me to wear this skirt”. It was fantastic and I loved it. I had no idea that every other woman at the party would ALSO be a mermaid. I didn’t care because…

Even if I got a raise there will never be a time in my life where I could actually take a 3 month vacation without losing my job or having a baby. So a 5% raise still isn’t going to get me a 3 month summer vacation and 3 weeks over the holidays. No matter what.

I was a VA contractor during the “scheduling scandal” and I totally agree. I also think it’s difficult since most people don’t realize that the VHA is separate and different from the disability side and other benefit sides. Systematically, it is very fragmented and it can be really confusing for everyone. I know that…

Ya it really is. Part of the problem though, is that it’s in areas where there is no other industry. None. This is what the area has known for years and the dads are miners, the grandpas are miners, greatgrandpa was a miner, etc. The mining jobs, partially due to risk, used to be extremely well paying. Like $15-$25 an…

On top of all of that, the Medicaid block grant amendment is so clearly not well thought out... or thought out to intentionally and viciously screw people. For example, the block grants do not allow for yearly adjustments due to natural disaster or population changes past 2019... so in 2019 you better have the same…

If you are just doing a line like that you can use a ziplock sandwich baggie and just cut a tiny corner! Save you from getting pipping stuffs.

I got this stuff when I was a host at a chain restaurant in the mid 2000s. People would call for all types of things not related to making reservations and the weirdest were definitely the heavy breathers/do you have a boyfriend/oh you sound so young... are you legal calls. I kinda forgot about them until these two…

Urgh so on the same train. As is everyone I know. Fuck Dan.

came to say that exact thing. Pretty sure this applies to using facilities and spaces at the university. Anyone can preach on the steps. Not everyone can preach in the auditorium.

In terms of Neil as the SCOTUS pick... he is the best we will get. I don’t get the Democratic opposition against this- I mean I get the principle “you wouldn’t let our pick go forward so we will stop yours”, but its not like if we reject Gorsuch we will get some liberal perfect candidate or even anyone more moderate.…

Well when you use zero birth control ever and the women view sex as a obligation to ‘give’ to their husbands... statistically speaking they just have more chances of it sticking. They also start when they are like 21 so just fertile in general.

same

I love my partner so much but we grew up very, very differently. I grew up in a strict Catholic household and he grew up with divorced parents with a dad who would let him do/see/get away with anything if it made him the ‘cool parent’ (obviously other issues with both those lifestyles). We are both firmly atheist now…

Ya exactly- we aren’t talking about specialists and plastic surgeons to the stars here. We are talking about PCPs that need those payments to keep their practices afloat. We are working on helping practices become patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) so they are eligible for increased value-based payments in MACRA…

This happened to my grandpa 40ish+ years ago. He passed away before I knew him, but my dad told me when I was in high school all about it. He had to get his legs amputated due to some other issues and they prescribed him morphine and opiates and never transitioned him off. So, once he got home, he was often in so much…