Great analogy! I'm going to borrow this as an argument because I had the same experience. Even ended up with two PT jobs because I liked the freedom money gave me.

History Chicks - History through women's eyes, told through wine and laughter.

Problem is, I WANT to continue listening, so this isn't one to go to sleep on.

Happy Anniversary!!

I'd rather that than tackle a mountain of dishes every day until I die.

Doncha geddit? The HOAX which he voted no on, had Republicans in it. The FILES which he voted yes on, only has Democrats in it.

It wasn't just Civics - Critical thinking, maths, sciences, HOME ECONOMICS! Folks can't even balance a checkbook anymore.

Should've come last week - had beautiful weather then. You might want to check with Jill re: Santa Barbara

Went to Axios and the first thing I see is "Dem tap the brakes on ending government shutdown."

Wait wait wait.... who has the presidency, and both houses, the judiciary, the FBI, Homeland Security, TSA, ....

Riiiight... the Dems.

This is what I would consider "learning to be comfortable in discomfort."

You got this!

OMG, you just dredged up something from the murky depths of memory!

I remember the cover but not the story?

"High risk pools" doesn't mean high health risks.

It means high risks to the insurance's bottom line. It's all about money to the insurance companies, NOT YOUR HEALTH.

DO NOT BE FOOLED.

I used to work in health insurance. ACNE was considered high risk. This is how bad it got before the ACA.

Strange, when you go to his posts, this isn't there.