notes from outside

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Entries from August 2007

Find something that makes you happy

Friday, 31, August, 2007 · No Comments

So went the instruction leaflet on Type 2 Diabetes I was given in Christus Santa Rosa’s Accident & Emergency after I’d nearly gone into a diabetic coma. Take up a hobby. I was at a bit of a loss, until shopping at SuperTarget one evening I came upon Justice League Unlimited action figures, an old […]

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Tags: Doctor Who

Patients Turn to No-Interest Loans for Health Care

Friday, 31, August, 2007 · No Comments

From the less than sterling New York Times, via t r u t h o u t
Patients Turn to No-Interest Loans for Health Care
By Milt Freudenheim
The New York Times
Wednesday 30 August 2007
Zero-interest financing, a familiar come-on at car dealerships and furniture […]

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Tags: Health

Kucinich Is Right on Health Care - Duh!

Friday, 31, August, 2007 · No Comments

I could have called this one since early Summer when after the premiere of Michael Moore’s excellent SICKO, I stood with my then boyfriend at the entry/exit doors of the auditoreum handing out Kucinich flyers promoting HR-676, the Conyers-Kucinich bill for Universal Healthcare.

Thus far, Dennis has been the only Democratic candidate who is remotely […]

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Tags: Health · Media · Politics