I am glad I hadn't heard this song the week after my surgery. I might have busted a gut singing along.
feeling so bad and so good. you go.
June 22, 2007
Thanks to Jon for giving my brain more to chew on.
Friend, Canadian and uberstrategist Jon Husband pointed to a blog on the healthcare issues facing USians. I am off to read and learn. Something's gotta give.
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so then you get all macified
and you have all this work to do and there are is all this great software calling your name, doing a striptease right in front of you with all of these aMazing tricks they can do with you, and you are just like oh man this mac this mac and my friends and readers are the best and lookie there's like a comic-making application just tossed in the mix, and then you sort of get lost because you dont know where you just got to or where that thing you were doing went and it sort of goes on like that all day--you must be boring the shit out of people with this, and then it's night time and you forget what your name is or what you are doing--and did everyone already go to sleep?
i'm tired.
s'crazy.
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something slowing loading of dis hea page
so i took off project playlist player for now--trying to see if that's what the prob is, or if it's my big face at the right--->
what program is the best on the mac (that comes with it) for changing the size of photos? I cant figure it out in iphoto--i can crop but it doesn't seem to save.
i dunno
long day
long nite
just play
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what program is the best on the mac (that comes with it) for changing the size of photos? I cant figure it out in iphoto--i can crop but it doesn't seem to save.
i dunno
long day
long nite
just play
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June 21, 2007
this could BE something.
Was looking over the folks involved with the Freelancer's Union. I mean, what if we U.S. bloggers really decided that we were going to do this thing. We're going to join and get involved and help power this union. Am I crazy? One of us is writing their blog. They've set up a wiki. They're even trying to get gig info out there. I'm not saying that this makes them legit, but it shows someone is tending the garden.
We've got the dispersed, miscellaneous voice thing covered here on the net. But when it comes to counting in the wasteland of non-affordable healthcare in this country, we lack a centralized voice.
Affordable Health Care is now nothing more than a mantra. It's not going to happen. And if WE (you know who WE are) lose the next election, some of us are going to have to leave or die. It's that simple.
If you worry about healthcare once a week and are an indie worker, think about this union thing. What about disability? How often do you independents -- solo or with families -- fear having to take 8 weeks off to have surgery? (my hand's up!) Life insurance? At my last job I paid $2.50 per month for a policy that would have bequeathed my family $200K. Now I pay $150/month for something that would give them half of that.
Dental? not. Vision? not.
I don't know the answers for any of this stuff, but I wonder, could this union thing actually work? Would it hurt to put our shoulder to the wheel and see if we can make it work?
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We've got the dispersed, miscellaneous voice thing covered here on the net. But when it comes to counting in the wasteland of non-affordable healthcare in this country, we lack a centralized voice.
Affordable Health Care is now nothing more than a mantra. It's not going to happen. And if WE (you know who WE are) lose the next election, some of us are going to have to leave or die. It's that simple.
If you worry about healthcare once a week and are an indie worker, think about this union thing. What about disability? How often do you independents -- solo or with families -- fear having to take 8 weeks off to have surgery? (my hand's up!) Life insurance? At my last job I paid $2.50 per month for a policy that would have bequeathed my family $200K. Now I pay $150/month for something that would give them half of that.
Dental? not. Vision? not.
I don't know the answers for any of this stuff, but I wonder, could this union thing actually work? Would it hurt to put our shoulder to the wheel and see if we can make it work?
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on the fone with madame levy
this is okay, sure, but omg you should have seen us on ichat. the hat alone. worth the price of admission.
tomorrow i might get to see hamsters!
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mac without a net
So i just moved what's left of my files over to the mac. Yep, I'm outta George's way and off his hard drive. All my MS Office files. All my timesheets. Everything that wasn't lost in the Great Hard Drive Crash of 07. It's weird, using this trial version of MS Office to do the paying work I need to be doing right now. But if I'm ever going to learn, I think I have to hop on over all the way. No PC safety net. Just jump. See if I can fly by the seat of my mac.
"Fly by the seat of your Mac."
People should pay me for that kind of shit right there.
This macbook is unreal. I mean how easy is it to WRITE? Pretty much you just open up the thing and type. You hardly even need anything interesting to say. What a Boon to Blogging!
(rim shot)
Holy cow and the keyboard. It's subtle. Welcoming.
"Keyboard, meet fingers. Fingers, meet heaven."
I got a million of em.
Anyway, I am all about this mac. I am GOING to get this 32 page white paper done right here on this new machine, with Word for the Mac, track changes and all. Just watch me.
Literally.
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"Fly by the seat of your Mac."
People should pay me for that kind of shit right there.
This macbook is unreal. I mean how easy is it to WRITE? Pretty much you just open up the thing and type. You hardly even need anything interesting to say. What a Boon to Blogging!
(rim shot)
Holy cow and the keyboard. It's subtle. Welcoming.
"Keyboard, meet fingers. Fingers, meet heaven."
I got a million of em.
Anyway, I am all about this mac. I am GOING to get this 32 page white paper done right here on this new machine, with Word for the Mac, track changes and all. Just watch me.
Literally.
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choo-chooooo congrats
I hear that albert left kaboose and is in the news. someone send me a link. or is it one of those not-online stories? if so, at least send us the meaty details.
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Freelancers Union?
I have a secret. The last few weeks I have been thinking about getting a 'real' job again. It's been five years since I left the confines of corporate life to go out on my own. Not one second have I missed any part of the agency life. When I have a full roster of clients, I get enough socialization. At my age, in my chosen profession, 'best friend' potential in the office isn't all that likely as I'm at the old end of the age spectrum. Moms w/o Happy Hour--that would be my company shirt.
But after my recent surgery, I find myself wanting a safety net--a corporate daddy to make sure I'm taken care of when times are tough. This rolls around my head bashing into the realization that when times were MOST tough and I nearly died 9 years ago, my employer thanked me with a layoff and then tanked. So yeah, I know, there is no such thing as security. But for wo years running we have gone over our two thousand dollar a year deductible because of medical bills. Jenna's tonsils last year (still owe several thousand on that), and no my recent medical woes (add on another few thou). AND WE PAY each month as much as our mortgage for the privilege of owing thousands more. Our current BCBS plan has a 2K per year deductible, and after that, they only pay 70 percent. Five hundred per person per year pharmacy deductible.
Add to that the 150 per month i'm supposed to pay for life insurance policies (sometimes have it, sometimes don't), the no dental, the no 401K, and the government with its hand out too, and it's a wonder anyone with a family and their own business can afford to stay in the game.
And then the net steps in.
I was on linkedin today and connected through another former Ketchum colleague who connected with me to yet another colleague who exchanged emails with me. She pointed me this article on the re-emergence of unions as a way for independent workers to organize and have access to benefits we don't have access to on our own.
I had no idea this was going on, had never heard about the Freelancer's Union, but I'm off to investigate. If anyone else has information, or is a member, or knows what's going on currently around the organizing of independent workers to have access first and foremost to affordable healthcare, I would love to know.
I will tell you that George belongs to the AFM, and I've already reviewed the benefits there. They suck. The insurance is not the kind that doctors take, and the so called drug benefits are a joke. You can go to walmart and get $4 generics without having to pay $50 for a plastic card that health providers shake their heads at when you show it.
I hope the Freelancer's Union does better. We deserve more than scams and afterthoughts when it comes to benefits if we pay to join these unions. What's the real story? I'm all ears.
More soon.
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update: The Freelancer's Union has a blog.
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But after my recent surgery, I find myself wanting a safety net--a corporate daddy to make sure I'm taken care of when times are tough. This rolls around my head bashing into the realization that when times were MOST tough and I nearly died 9 years ago, my employer thanked me with a layoff and then tanked. So yeah, I know, there is no such thing as security. But for wo years running we have gone over our two thousand dollar a year deductible because of medical bills. Jenna's tonsils last year (still owe several thousand on that), and no my recent medical woes (add on another few thou). AND WE PAY each month as much as our mortgage for the privilege of owing thousands more. Our current BCBS plan has a 2K per year deductible, and after that, they only pay 70 percent. Five hundred per person per year pharmacy deductible.
Add to that the 150 per month i'm supposed to pay for life insurance policies (sometimes have it, sometimes don't), the no dental, the no 401K, and the government with its hand out too, and it's a wonder anyone with a family and their own business can afford to stay in the game.
And then the net steps in.
I was on linkedin today and connected through another former Ketchum colleague who connected with me to yet another colleague who exchanged emails with me. She pointed me this article on the re-emergence of unions as a way for independent workers to organize and have access to benefits we don't have access to on our own.
I had no idea this was going on, had never heard about the Freelancer's Union, but I'm off to investigate. If anyone else has information, or is a member, or knows what's going on currently around the organizing of independent workers to have access first and foremost to affordable healthcare, I would love to know.
I will tell you that George belongs to the AFM, and I've already reviewed the benefits there. They suck. The insurance is not the kind that doctors take, and the so called drug benefits are a joke. You can go to walmart and get $4 generics without having to pay $50 for a plastic card that health providers shake their heads at when you show it.
I hope the Freelancer's Union does better. We deserve more than scams and afterthoughts when it comes to benefits if we pay to join these unions. What's the real story? I'm all ears.
More soon.
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update: The Freelancer's Union has a blog.
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blown away
me, staring at the mac hard drive icon, after playing with iphoto, garage band, and photo booth. wondering when i'm going to do some work today. blown AWAY with my new mac.
June 20, 2007
Guess what I'm blogging on....
OMG OMG OMG HOW COOL IS THIS?
Yes, indeed, thanks to the generosity and kindness of you, my reader-blog-friends -- and some of you I do not even know -- I am blogging this post on a spiffy new macbook that is SUPER fast, seems to be in an always-ready state, lots of cool weird software and a magnificently sensitive keyboard!!!!
I don't know what to say. I opened it, it did it's thing, and now I'm online. Just like it's supposed to work! I have to get used to this dock thing at the bottom of the screen--can I turn it off? I dunno. I don't know much of anything yet. Except that after 15+ years away from apple, here I am!!!
Thank you so much. Four years or so ago I got laid off and had to give my Dell back to The Company, and my reader-friends bought me a new-used Dell. That was incredible enough. It was one of the main reasons I was able to branch out on my own and build my own business and client base instead of running back to BigPR.
I never thought all these years later I would be blessed again after my Acer crashed with a new computer (AND NOT JUST ANY COMPUTER BUT THE COOLEST EVER according to Jenna), courtesy of you.
I thank you. All the Sessums thank you. This is amazing.
Jenna said to tell you all:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!
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Yes, indeed, thanks to the generosity and kindness of you, my reader-blog-friends -- and some of you I do not even know -- I am blogging this post on a spiffy new macbook that is SUPER fast, seems to be in an always-ready state, lots of cool weird software and a magnificently sensitive keyboard!!!!
I don't know what to say. I opened it, it did it's thing, and now I'm online. Just like it's supposed to work! I have to get used to this dock thing at the bottom of the screen--can I turn it off? I dunno. I don't know much of anything yet. Except that after 15+ years away from apple, here I am!!!
Thank you so much. Four years or so ago I got laid off and had to give my Dell back to The Company, and my reader-friends bought me a new-used Dell. That was incredible enough. It was one of the main reasons I was able to branch out on my own and build my own business and client base instead of running back to BigPR.
I never thought all these years later I would be blessed again after my Acer crashed with a new computer (AND NOT JUST ANY COMPUTER BUT THE COOLEST EVER according to Jenna), courtesy of you.
I thank you. All the Sessums thank you. This is amazing.
Jenna said to tell you all:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!
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June 19, 2007
why is my mac coming from china?
and why is this computer clock a day ahead of the actual day?
and are those two things related?
and are those two things related?
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN....
BREAK OUT YOUR WHINE GLASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was looking at the Technorati Top 100 the Other Night...
and I realize I don't ready any but a couple of them. What do you suppose that means?
should I have twittered this instead?
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should I have twittered this instead?
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June 18, 2007
karsh'll catch you up
on his Asides #39. my entire blog is an aside. maybe i should organize and then try to do these combined aside posts. hmmm.
my fav: So let me get this straight…Nurse Laverne Roberts (Aloma Wright) was killed off last season on Scrubs, but now she's coming back as her twin sister Shirley? Get it? Laverne? Shirley? Goodness, is that a shark I see?
my fav: So let me get this straight…Nurse Laverne Roberts (Aloma Wright) was killed off last season on Scrubs, but now she's coming back as her twin sister Shirley? Get it? Laverne? Shirley? Goodness, is that a shark I see?
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