Charissa Cotrill's Blog, page 46
August 14, 2013
autumnyte:
kimcardassian:
dramasbomin:
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commander-banana:
I have this...
kimcardassian:
dramasbomin:
downloading-new-emotion:
commander-banana:
I have this...
wilwheaton:
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sandandglass:
Jessica...
Jessica Williams proposes applying New York’s Stop and Frisk policy to Wall Street bankers.
This all day.
Oh yes.
*mic drop*
wheeliewifee:
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disabilityhistory:
Marsha...
Marsha Katz on Disability Policy Part II: The Extra Expense of Disability
I’ve posted this before, and I just linked to it, but I wanted to post it again.
I get so tired of explaining to abled people just how much more I have to spend on basic needs. Yeah, I get free parking at meters. But I’m very limited in what cars I can drive, which apartments I can live in, and what kind of furniture I can use. Having fewer choices often means I have to pay more, especially because things that are necessities for me (a dishwasher; a washer and dryer; sturdy, well-made furniture) are high-priced luxuries for most. I don’t have a PCA, but I have to pay people to do a lot of physical tasks for me—packing and moving, delivering and assembling furniture, changing my tire if I get a flat. Not to mention my healthcare costs, including mobility devices, which are extraordinarily high, despite having fairly decent (and expensive) insurance.
I’m not exceptional. Many of us disabled folks spend so much of our (often meager) incomes on basic life necessities.
The video and above commentary is absolutely true. Being disabled and/or chronically ill is damn expensive.
There are actually four parts to this series, I recommend them if you’re interested.
I am 100% serious when I say that getting diagnosed with a chronic or disabling condition is also a diagnosis of poverty.
Disability=poor. Sick=poor. Self-care=expensive. Healthcare=outrageous.
August 13, 2013
katemonkeyville:
WHAT.
GIVE THIS TO ME.
WHAT I AM GOING TO...
WHAT.
GIVE THIS TO ME.
WHAT I AM GOING TO FIND THIS DISTILLERY AND YES.
Kate, if I am successful, I will send you a bottle.
ETA: DAMN, looks like that was a temporary label. Will have to go in person to check and see if there are actually any for sale… http://bullrundistillery.com/rum
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why is this still not a thing
My sentiments exactly.
Congress needs to vote this into law.
This is how I live my life.
August 12, 2013
"Excuse me while I throw this down, I’m old and cranky and tired of hearing the idiocy repeated by..."
August 10, 2013
leonkuwatatata:
do you ever get mad at yourself because you’re not even good at the things you...
do you ever get mad at yourself because you’re not even good at the things you...
