tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post5549944905485675235..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Laughing At AdversityElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-39000608381859635242012-02-15T21:08:21.267-05:002012-02-15T21:08:21.267-05:00Thank, Anonymous. Next time, please leave your nam...Thank, Anonymous. Next time, please leave your name.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-6129151272201004172012-02-15T21:08:04.418-05:002012-02-15T21:08:04.418-05:00Bex- Thank you.Bex- Thank you.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-68141779070410720632012-02-14T21:14:37.140-05:002012-02-14T21:14:37.140-05:00Just a correction (because I love her so). Ann Ric...Just a correction (because I love her so). Ann Richards was never a Senator from Texas. She was State Treasurer before becoming Governor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-6164409352672107892012-02-14T16:46:57.897-05:002012-02-14T16:46:57.897-05:00@Bateau Master: Talk to my sister about Health Sa...@Bateau Master: Talk to my sister about Health Savings Accounts. On second thought, don't. Your ears would be in shreds after about two minutes of listening to her experiences with them.Bexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-36522462838049560552012-02-14T09:41:26.111-05:002012-02-14T09:41:26.111-05:00Turtle AX - Well, we can always call on you for an...Turtle AX - Well, we can always call on you for an accountability for the minority.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-5198298527635837082012-02-13T22:00:48.168-05:002012-02-13T22:00:48.168-05:00When I think of all the things not covered in my o...When I think of all the things not covered in my or my partner's health care plan... well I say, let's hear some hetero women yell about us not having accupuncture covered, or alternative health care treatment. As lesbians, it seems like we are paying a fortune to subsidize the entire hetero reproduction machine... their kids, their gradeschools, their birth control... I'm sick of funding hetero sex!!!Turtle AXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-27426265168802396032012-02-13T21:02:30.617-05:002012-02-13T21:02:30.617-05:00Not every birth control pill is for every woman. T...Not every birth control pill is for every woman. That's why you need a prescription. If I were a young, heterosexual woman, I would definitely NOT buy my birth control pills at WalMart. I don't buy anything else there. Why would I buy my birth control pills there? <br /><br />And, I would use either a pill or IUD WITH a condom. Because you're right. Nothing but abstinence is 100% effective.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me, Bateau, that I'm so blessed to be a woman of a certain age - and, a lesbian.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-63175182601401163492012-02-13T19:46:31.442-05:002012-02-13T19:46:31.442-05:00Perhaps Wal*Mart could be part of the solution. S...Perhaps Wal*Mart could be part of the solution. Sprintec and Tri-Sprintec, generic versions of Ortho Cyclen and Ortho Tricyclen are offered by the hated Big Box for $9/month. <br /><br />Remove the employer from the equation (gets rid of their prejudices), publish cost menu's for all healthcare providers & their services, move to HSAs and let people make their own choices in the marketplace. When your employer has the choice - they often do not choose in your favor.<br /><br />Note to Mother Keaton - condoms = maybe safe sex, Pill/IUD/other = unsafer sex.Bateau Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641991475361553674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-44495592105555414532012-02-13T18:32:14.874-05:002012-02-13T18:32:14.874-05:00Bex - you might be right. God help us.Bex - you might be right. God help us.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-30797151466064825102012-02-13T18:31:41.902-05:002012-02-13T18:31:41.902-05:00Dom - as long as you're not going to vote for ...Dom - as long as you're not going to vote for any of these bozos, you have nothing to apologize for.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-58751240237273059342012-02-13T18:29:51.442-05:002012-02-13T18:29:51.442-05:00RENZ - I think Rick Santorum is an imbecile. Ron P...RENZ - I think Rick Santorum is an imbecile. Ron Paul is just flat out crazy. The Newt is far from stupid but his ego is bigger than his intellect. Now, Romney is an example of politics as performance which is why he's seen as a flip-flopper.<br /><br />All of them scare the beejeesus out of me.<br /><br />I don't want to think about your last question much less venture to answer it.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65500095553262673762012-02-13T17:29:32.981-05:002012-02-13T17:29:32.981-05:00Good post, Elizabeth. As I was reading I kept thin...Good post, Elizabeth. As I was reading I kept thinking about politics as performance. Do you think these men are truly imbeciles? I worry that their abhorrent positions are meant to attract votes. In other words, these guys are mere reflections of something much more frightening than some idiot politicians...namely that an insanely large body of voters out there belief this crap and the performers (empty suits in search of the right combo of positions to get the most votes) are simply serving up promises in exchange.<br /><br />I'm reminded of Maria's comment on Facebook about the local media web site using FB for comments. Now she is seeing names she recognizes attached to the scary rhetoric.<br /><br />I fear - laughter aside - that there is a terrible under current in this land just waiting to burst forth...thank God, this lot are buffoons...but what happens when these folks finally find their charismatic leader?RENZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981050766307343246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-74684267723344933792012-02-13T17:24:56.385-05:002012-02-13T17:24:56.385-05:00Re the current crop of Republican candidates: God...Re the current crop of Republican candidates: God gave them to us as a gift. As in, now most people can recognize how crazy all of these guys really are.Bexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-69922114942277396442012-02-13T13:31:06.705-05:002012-02-13T13:31:06.705-05:00Awesome post! Love it.
As a straight male, I apo...Awesome post! Love it.<br /><br />As a straight male, I apologize for all the hatred and idiocy directed at women and LGBT.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113039843371712830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-13746077224117274822012-02-13T13:03:35.939-05:002012-02-13T13:03:35.939-05:00As long a it takes to laugh them out the door.As long a it takes to laugh them out the door.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65530045009628387572012-02-13T12:59:02.738-05:002012-02-13T12:59:02.738-05:00How long, O Lord?...How long, O Lord?...Muthah+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-59919897040849562422012-02-13T12:37:28.875-05:002012-02-13T12:37:28.875-05:00Hi, Auntie Dasch - I keep hearing Forrest Gump say...Hi, Auntie Dasch - I keep hearing Forrest Gump say, "Stupid is as stupid does."<br /><br />I Can.Not.Believe we are STILL talking about contraception in 2012. I'm sure the sterile old men in purple shirts under their long black dresses are clapping their hands with glee - meanwhile, 92% of RC women are quietly practicing birth control. I honestly don't know which is worse.<br /><br />Come out, come out, whatever you are and start telling the truth about yourself. <br /><br />And, if you can't do that, then just laugh at the old fools.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-8857812818006575332012-02-13T12:05:31.783-05:002012-02-13T12:05:31.783-05:00I can't believe it's 2012 and ... wuhl, fi...I can't believe it's 2012 and ... wuhl, firstly, I can't believe it's 2012 ... I can't believe it's 2012 AND WE ARE STILL TALKING about this. Do my sisters have to go back to the streets with hangers on their heads? Let's make this a watchcry: "If you cannot gestate, stay out of the debate." Then we can catalogue women-on-women crimes (which makes me cry anyway) and more easily shame the detractors in a reasonable discourse. <br /><br />I keep forgetting to tell you, about five years ago a bunch of law firms in the city had health care providers who tweeked little changes into their lowest coverage plans? and pap smears were no longer covered because they were considered unnecessary. Only if there was a documented SUSPICION of any cancers were they covered. I still can't wrap my simple brain around that one.<br /><br />Lately, over and over again, I'm reminded of something Daddy used to say all the time: "You know, boy, I don't know why they call it 'common' sense, 'cause I sure don't see it around much anymore."auntie daschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06520307942666803183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-50132482893298471422012-02-13T11:50:22.146-05:002012-02-13T11:50:22.146-05:00Josephine - I got those numbers from Planned Paren...Josephine - I got those numbers from Planned Parenthood, so they are probably a national average. As for HIPA - I wondered about that, too. Anyone got an answer for that?Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-20948401621399913992012-02-13T11:46:30.942-05:002012-02-13T11:46:30.942-05:00Actually those birth control cost numbers are WAY ...Actually those birth control cost numbers are WAY low. My COPAY for my monthly prescription is as much as the numbers you list for the total cost.<br /><br />That's with pretty dang good insurance too. I'd really hate to see how much it costs without insurance. Heck, mine come with a discount card from the manufacturer.<br /><br />Frankly I'm sorry Obama backed down. Decisions about birth control need to be up to the individual, and shockingly, not everyone who works for a religious institution agrees with their stance on birth control. Our employers should NOT have any say over what kind of medical care we receive.<br /><br />Health insurance should be health insurance, period. Part of the POINT of HIPA was to ensure our employers weren't allowed to find out from our doctors or insurance providers what we were using our coverage for... Shouldn't that include birth control???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552694518825141827noreply@blogger.com