Comments on: the more things change… http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/ sweet threads that hold it all together Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:44:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Marilyn http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/#comment-2640 Marilyn Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:44:41 +0000 http://eightfoldrabbit.wordpress.com/?p=1166#comment-2640 Oh I will be happy to have you come this way. The downfall of the California educational system started with Reagan. California had a great educational system until then. It has gone sliding down hill ever since. It is so sad. Oh I will be happy to have you come this way. The downfall of the California educational system started with Reagan. California had a great educational system until then. It has gone sliding down hill ever since. It is so sad.

]]> By: Lynda the Guppy http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/#comment-2637 Lynda the Guppy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:09:22 +0000 http://eightfoldrabbit.wordpress.com/?p=1166#comment-2637 20%?!?! Ugh. I'm obviously not paying that much attention. I THANKFULLY have a job with a firm that is pretty secure. They've always played it conservatively, so rather than hiring on the new staff we need, we're holding off until times are better. BTW, my aunt (and my mom, really) are nurses. One at Holy Cross in Granada Hills, and my mom is working in cancer research at UCLA. I know my mom is ALWAYS looking for nurses to help with the research. Let me know if you want more info. And finally...you going to A Mano's Big Goodbye Bad Girls tonight? I'm coming from Encino, so if you want to meet and go, I'm happy to drive. Email me. *grin* 20%?!?! Ugh. I’m obviously not paying that much attention. I THANKFULLY have a job with a firm that is pretty secure. They’ve always played it conservatively, so rather than hiring on the new staff we need, we’re holding off until times are better.

BTW, my aunt (and my mom, really) are nurses. One at Holy Cross in Granada Hills, and my mom is working in cancer research at UCLA. I know my mom is ALWAYS looking for nurses to help with the research. Let me know if you want more info.

And finally…you going to A Mano’s Big Goodbye Bad Girls tonight? I’m coming from Encino, so if you want to meet and go, I’m happy to drive. Email me. *grin*

]]> By: Wendy http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/#comment-2635 Wendy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:35:06 +0000 http://eightfoldrabbit.wordpress.com/?p=1166#comment-2635 Every day I'm happier that I took my new job and got benefits, even if I am paying through the nose for our share. I'm determined to pay for it by working my second job, but there hasn't been any work with them for a couple of months. At the moment, we're on Transitional Medi-Cal for the kids, but we just got a letter that they're dropping everything but medical for people over 21 (no dental, no vision) so we would have been screwed had I not gotten the job. At this point, I'm just praying that Ahnold doesn't scrap Healthy Families completely (he's probably going to, though) or Obama does the public option thing and we can afford to buy in. I can put my kids on my plan at work in the new fiscal year, but then our share goes up to $600 a month. Just our share!!! It's $400 now just for the grownups. If Obama does not come through with a public option, I think we should march in the streets, just like in Iran. Show them that 70% of us want this, need this, that our small business cannot continue without this, that it would save the auto industry and save PEOPLE'S LIVES!! Can you tell this is my line in the sand? Every day I’m happier that I took my new job and got benefits, even if I am paying through the nose for our share. I’m determined to pay for it by working my second job, but there hasn’t been any work with them for a couple of months.

At the moment, we’re on Transitional Medi-Cal for the kids, but we just got a letter that they’re dropping everything but medical for people over 21 (no dental, no vision) so we would have been screwed had I not gotten the job. At this point, I’m just praying that Ahnold doesn’t scrap Healthy Families completely (he’s probably going to, though) or Obama does the public option thing and we can afford to buy in. I can put my kids on my plan at work in the new fiscal year, but then our share goes up to $600 a month. Just our share!!! It’s $400 now just for the grownups.

If Obama does not come through with a public option, I think we should march in the streets, just like in Iran. Show them that 70% of us want this, need this, that our small business cannot continue without this, that it would save the auto industry and save PEOPLE’S LIVES!! Can you tell this is my line in the sand?

]]> By: Rainy http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/#comment-2634 Rainy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:42:36 +0000 http://eightfoldrabbit.wordpress.com/?p=1166#comment-2634 LA is currently at around 20% and most hospitals have instituted hiring freezes for nursing staff. :-/ LA is currently at around 20% and most hospitals have instituted hiring freezes for nursing staff. :-/

]]> By: Phoe http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/#comment-2633 Phoe Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:34:03 +0000 http://eightfoldrabbit.wordpress.com/?p=1166#comment-2633 Oh man. My family have been telling me CA is BAD but the CA I left was the wealthiest in the Union. I really just can't imagine it. I send all hope that your will finds a brilliant way. Oh man. My family have been telling me CA is BAD but the CA I left was the wealthiest in the Union. I really just can’t imagine it. I send all hope that your will finds a brilliant way.

]]> By: Lynda the Guppy http://honeyandollie.com/2009/06/18/the-more-things-change/#comment-2632 Lynda the Guppy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:32:15 +0000 http://eightfoldrabbit.wordpress.com/?p=1166#comment-2632 While I applaud all your goals, I'd hold off on moving to Portland. They have something like a 10% unemployment rate right now. That's where my best friend moved to. Beautiful city, fantastic yarn opportunities, Powells....Mmmmmm....Powells....Oh, but a lousy place to job hunt. While I applaud all your goals, I’d hold off on moving to Portland. They have something like a 10% unemployment rate right now. That’s where my best friend moved to. Beautiful city, fantastic yarn opportunities, Powells….Mmmmmm….Powells….Oh, but a lousy place to job hunt.

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