Would you go to Canada?

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Sunday February 21, 2010 · 8:55 PM PST

2010/02/21 · 20:55

I happen to be eligible to become a Canadian resident, thanks to my daughter and her husband, who are already permanent residents.

This is something I call my "fall-back" position, alias Plan B, if things get much worse in the U.S.

The Great Hope of Obama doesn't seem so great these days. I don't think it's his fault, it's the amazing ability of very rich corporations to buy off almost everyone we elected to protect us and the way of life our Founding Fathers envisioned.

nainam97

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Friday February 05, 2010 · 8:45 PM PST

2010/02/05 · 20:45

When I was barely 4 years old, my family went out to lunch and I looked up at the wall and said: "That sign says Buy More War Bonds Today."

Well, my mother, a teacher who believed no child should be pushed into learning early, was flabbergasted. Indeed, she had not even taught me my ABCs yet. She handed me the menu and asked if I could read it---which I did, easily even though I didn't know half of what I was reading meant.

This became a famous family story, since no one could figure out how I had learned to read. But as a result, I skipped first grade and started my school "career" in second grade.

nainam97

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Saturday January 30, 2010 · 4:58 PM PST

2010/01/30 · 16:58

For reasons unknown, I found myself today in a whole bunch of posts on "what to do if you win the lottery."

It is fascinating reading. I don't know if it's sour grapes or the truth but many people cited instance after instance where no matter how many millions were won, many winners were broke in a few years.

The "experts" advised (a) keeping the win to yourself as long as possible, only sharing it with your spouse (assuming you are in a good marriage.) Also, they said don't turn in your ticket right away but put it in a safety deposit box while you consult with expert lawyers, accountants and financial advisors. Let's assume you win $20 million---what would you do?

nainam97

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Saturday January 16, 2010 · 4:21 PM PST

2010/01/16 · 16:21

I would imagine that land values in Haiti are pretty low right now.

Indeed, I think that if Warren Buffett and Bill Gates wanted to buy Haiti now, they would definitely have enough money to do it.

Why, you might well ask, would anyone want to buy Haiti? Well, given our current problems in the U.S., it might turn out to be a great solution to a lot of problems in both Haiti and the U.S.

nainam97

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Tuesday January 05, 2010 · 1:04 AM PST

2010/01/05 · 01:04

I'm a frequent watcher of the Food Channel and notice that they are often advertising "The Great American Bake Sale." The idea in one way is good, since it's aimed at raising money for charities that provide food for poor kids who don't get enough to eat.

There's just one tiny little problem---this project is sponsored by two major makers of sugar.

That means this huge "bake sale" won't be giving a cent to charities that are trying to raise money for diabetic children (and adults.)

nainam97

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Friday December 18, 2009 · 8:43 PM PST

2009/12/18 · 20:43

I want to start out by saying that I've written some pretty lousy diaries on Daily Kos. I was (rightly) reprimanded althought once in a while someone agreed with me.

But I don't give up easily and keep trying to say something that matters.

What I think I'm missing is why on earth the Democrats and especially President Obama are not stepping up to the plate, with outrage, about our health care system. I wrote about this last night but the more I think about it, the more I wonder why on earth the Dems are not using their clout to give every American decent health care.

nainam97

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Tuesday December 08, 2009 · 1:45 PM PST

2009/12/08 · 13:45

While I admire the way Daily Kos has steered clear of the Tiger Woods scandal, I think it's something that many of us want to talk about.

Not in terms of "hot news about celebrities" but in terms of why many public figures got a "pass" when it came to their misdoings---and many didn't.

Is it a function of the person or the press?

nainam97

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Wednesday November 18, 2009 · 1:50 PM PST

2009/11/18 · 13:50

I could cover a lot of territory here, but will focus on health care.

Politically, we have a long way to go. The House bill squeaked by and who knows what the Senate will do. One thing we do know is that the Republicans will never vote for a fair bill that would give all Americans the care they need, especially a public option.

Health Care Insurance companies and drug companies are (a) scared to death of losing their obscene profits and (b) have so much money that they can buy a lot of votes, both Repubican and Democratic.

Money talks.

nainam97

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Thursday October 15, 2009 · 9:09 AM PDT

2009/10/15 · 09:09

OK, like most of my diaries, this is sort of tongue-in-cheek.

But recently, both with no retirement income but Social Security income that is moderately high, we decided to drive from Florida to Maryland and "take it easy" so we could arrive early and leave late in wonderful towns like Savannah, Charleston, etc. ending up at Ocean City MD where our kids and grandkids live.

(Just as an aside, Ocean City MD is awesome in October. Tourists mostly gone, kids back in school.) We had a very reasonable suite (living room, full kitchen, awesome jacuzzi bath, heavenly bed.)

nainam97

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Thursday October 01, 2009 · 8:02 PM PDT

2009/10/01 · 20:02

I have a real problem, which is that both of my grown daughters want my truly disgusting, stained and spotty recipe cards.

Copies are not an option. They both want the originals (fron which they learned to cook)---all are written in either my hand, my mother's hand or my grandmother's hand. Somehow, the stains and spots seem to be the most important thing, no matter who wrote the recipe card.

Most of your are probably laughing and thinking this is a silly topic for Daily Kos. But in my daughters' minds, not having the "original" is sort of like having a copy of the Constitution instead of the original.

nainam97

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Thursday July 02, 2009 · 3:43 PM PDT

2009/07/02 · 15:43

I am old enough to have loved Elvis, young enough to have loved Janis Joplin, John Belushi and Michael Jackson. But I always realized that while they were great entertainers, they had big problems.

When they all died, far too young, due to their abuse of their bodies, people virtually treated them as if they were saints.

This is going to be short because I'm just wondering why people who choose drugs and get sick and die are somehow idolized.

About Happy Childhood

nainam97

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Friday May 29, 2009 · 10:54 PM PDT

2009/05/29 · 22:54

I am the daughter of a couple who grew up in small-town Alabama. We lived with my grandmother in a huge old Victorian house, along with 2 "maiden lady" schoolteachers and the high school football coach (be still my heart, but all he ever did was buy me ice cream cones once in a while.) Whoops---I forgot the Baptist minister who lived there, too (he smoked Lucky Strikes and I used to sneak them and cough my brains out)

On the same street, there lived:

--3 sets of great-uncle/aunts
--My Uncle David and Aunt Mary Nelle
--A whole bunch of cousins

None of us had any money to speak of, but we had great old houses, gardens, huge trees to climb---and I'll never forget the summer that Mrs. Lewis next door (who had her grandchildren my age visiting) let us use her garage to "put on a play." (Think Judy Garland and Micky Rooney.)

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