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January 17, 2017 9 Comments

My health insurance denial letters. Past or future?

Most writers have a stack of rejection letters, but I keep a stack of health insurance application denial letters (a.k.a. piss-off-and-die letters). If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, insurance companies will be sending out thousands of these things every year to people like me. If you don't understand why repealing ObamaCare will be bad... [Read More]

December 21, 2016 19 Comments

20 Scattered Thoughts after the Election

Several years ago I saw a car accident about to happen as I was walking out of an Ace Hardware store. I could see the van driving slowly down the aisle of the parking lot, and I could see the sedan pulling out of its parking space directly towards the side of the van, but... [Read More]

November 16, 2016 3 Comments

Stuff I Like: November 2016

In an attempt to keep my mind off the impending doom my country faces, I thought I'd write one of my "Stuff I Like" posts because what is more American than consumption? Pocket Casts Pocket Casts is a podcast player that works on my Android phone, my iPad, and in a browser on my laptop.... [Read More]

November 11, 2016 26 Comments

I’m a straight, white person and even I’m scared

I woke up on Election Day excited to vote for the first female president. I put on blue jeans, a red shirt with star-shaped sequins, and a white sweater. I put all my things in a blue and white striped bag which completed my patriotic attire. I don't really care about fashion, so the fact... [Read More]

November 6, 2016 5 Comments

The Big Move: The who, what, when and why, why, oh why?

On a Saturday ten days before the movers were scheduled to come, I threw my back out while packing, which is the 10th worst day to throw your back out. I rested on the couch all day Sunday and was feeling good enough by Tuesday to push a box across the floor, because I thought... [Read More]