The Latest Right-Wing Talking Points On Medicaid
I recently helped the non-profit family group MomsRising.org collect stories by members who depend on the government-run healthcare program, Medicaid, to care for themselves, their elderly parents...
View ArticleGang of Six Plan Would Raise Taxes on Low-Income Workers
The chained Consumer Price Index (CPI), a provision included in the Gang of Six's deficit reduction package, raises taxes on low- and moderate-income workers, according to a recent report by the Joint...
View ArticleHelp! Banging My Head Against The Wall Again
The State's payroll system went down in my county and checks are WAY late - we've been broke for three weeks, now, since my care provider is over half our household income. I'm only posting because...
View ArticleA small request
My nephew was severely wounded in Afghanistan several years ago. He came back and found a wonderful woman (their baby turned one yesterday) but he is looking for an online community of people who have...
View ArticleFacebook Censorship: Protect Free Speech; Share This Link
Either Facebook’s spam filters are completely out of whack or political free speech is being actively censored on the social network. What’s happening: On Sun. Aug. 14, liberal page administrators and...
View ArticleSome Help For My Service Dog
I'm hoping to find a little help for my service dog, Valentin, who is beginning to get older and develop arthritis in his back hips. I recently took him in to check on his weight - we were concerned...
View ArticleAn Update On My Service Dog
I wanted to update everyone on the situation I initially brought up in this diary.
View Article(BREAKTHROUGH!) Some Help For My Service Dog (With Updates)
The following is a repost of my diary from late last week with everything that I've learned since then. Updates are at the bottom. I'm hoping to find a little help for my service dog, Valentin, who is...
View ArticleOn 'Wheelchair Bound' And Other Words
So I accidentally started a debate in my last diary without meaning to. See, I'm disabled and in a wheelchair and I long ago stopped caring about what terms people use to describe me (maybe my...
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: Day 1
Today, I took the first step to climbing out of the hole of frustration and despair commonly known as poverty. A brief summary for those of you who don't know me - I'm disabled (I was born with a...
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: Day 3
I'm not going to be able to do this every day, you can obviously see by the fact that I missed yesterday, but I'll try to fill in what's happened and what I've been up to in between post as best I...
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: Day 5
After taking yesterday off for my anniversary, it's back to work for me. If you're new to this series, go here to find out what it's about.
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: Day 6
This is another installment in an ongoing series I started here. It covers my daily life and struggles to get out of poverty with my writing and art. Most people will likely find it boring, but I want...
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: Day 11 (Occupy My Living Room!)
I know I haven't posted for a few days, and the last few posts haven't really had much of a response - I kinda figured that would happen, and I guess I'm writing these more for myself to document my...
View Article###Occupy Wall Street and end of monthers and desperation
Here we are on the 28th day and on the phone with someone who is on disability and a fixed income. I can feel the pain and the tears because that end of the month thing hits me every end of the month...
View ArticleKosAbility: We are the 99%, too
KosAbility is a community diary series posted at 5 PM ET every Sunday and Wednesday by volunteer diarists. This is a gathering place for people who are living with disabilities, who love someone with...
View ArticleA Space of Our Own: A Woman's Perspective on Women and Austerity Measures
In many senses this is a diary born out of frustration and anger, but with large measures of despair. Invariably and unsurprisingly, women are disproportionately bearing the brunt of cuts due to the...
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: I Hate My City Edition
So life has been improving a lot lately. We're still mostly broke, but for once in a long time I'm actually on top of just about everything. Rent is taken care of, most of the bills are paid, and we...
View ArticleClimbing Out of Poverty: Gas Bill Trouble
I'm posting a quick update on my last diary entry.
View ArticleDisabled Artist: My Latest Works
I really think my art has grown a lot in last year, mostly as a result of my Cintiq tablet. Drawing with my mouth means that I can't look at a reference in one place and draw at the same time, since...
View ArticleHelp Me Give My Book Away!
I'd really appreciate your help in getting Amazon to recognize that my book is free at another site so they'll drop the price to free at Amazon. I'm trying to basically give away the first episode of...
View ArticleI'm Changing The Only Life I Can: Mine
Today I made the decision to throw everything I have into this last month of the year so that the next year can be successful. I'm doing it because something has to change in my life. I can't go...
View ArticleChanging My Life: 24 Hours Later
Well! It's been quite the 24 hours since my manifesto of sorts went up. My first day on Kickstarter has been highly successful - I'm almost at 20% of the funding goal after just the first day! I owe...
View ArticleTwo And A Half Minutes Of Your Time
A few days ago I put up something of a manifesto for changing and improving my life going forward.
View ArticleDriving it home - by hook or by crook
On the Friday, December 2, 2011 Equal Time Radio show we can't help but talk a bit about Willard (friend of the rats) Romney, Newt "the Grinch" Gingrich, and Herman "Koch" Cain - whose wife is going...
View ArticleOn Being Disabled And Left Behind
I finally tackled chapter eight of episode two. I should've had the whole episode done weeks ago, but this chapter kept hanging me up. There are a couple of reasons why I struggled with it - firstly,...
View ArticleFive More Days To Change My Future
I've had to ask for help from this community from time to time over the years, but today is different. This isn't about helping me pay a bill or buy food. This is about changing my life. I start the...
View Article(Help Needed!) I'm Changing My Life - And Popular Culture
I'm trying to change my life and circumstances. I'm doing it because something has to change in my life. I can't go another year on Social Security, $800 a month to support myself and my disabled...
View ArticleLaunch a Career - Urgent! (60 Hours Left)
This is a repost from last night. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd like to...
View ArticleLaunch a Career-Urgent! (57 Hours Left)
This is a repost from last night. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd like to...
View ArticleLaunch a Career-Urgent! (42 Hours Left)
This is a repost from last night. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd like to...
View ArticleLaunch a Career-Urgent! (30 Hours Left)
This is a repost from last night. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd like to...
View ArticleHelp Launch Someone's Career, Today! Final Push, Last Day, Tell Your Friends!
This is a repost from over the weekend. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd...
View ArticleToday's The Day!
I've had to ask for help from this community from time to time over the years, but today is different. This isn't about helping me pay a bill or buy food. This is about changing my life. I start the...
View ArticleHelp Launch Someone's Career, Today! Final Push, 8 Hours, Tell Your Friends!
This is a repost from over the weekend. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd...
View ArticleHelp Launch Someone's Career, Today! Final Push, 8 Hours, Tell Your Friends!
This is a repost from over the weekend. Although the goal appears to have been reached, it's not certain that pledges from the first drive will renew. Just to be sure those pledges are covered, I'd...
View ArticleKossacks Come Through Again ~ Huge Pledge Drive Success!
Over the weekend you probably saw several pledge diaries requesting support for Larime Taylor (aka The Gimp). He was using Kickstarter to fund a book project that he would write and release in serial...
View ArticleYOU Did It - A Heartfelt Thanks
Thank you all SO MUCH for helping me hit a mind-blowing 160% of the goal! I'm humbled beyond words by the generosity and support, and could not have done it without your help.
View ArticleCareer Launch, Phase Two - Your Words Needed This Time
The weekend before last, many wonderful Kossacks helped Larime Taylor (aka The Gimp) by investing funds so he could continue writing his serial fiction episodes. In order to give folks an example of...
View ArticleKosAbility: Open Thread, Austerity and budget cuts
Programs for the disabled are among the first to go, when states trim their budgets. This puts a lot of people in danger across the country. - Now, families and advocates say Pennsylvania is...
View ArticleSpinning Rims On My Wheelchair And Other Myths Of Public Assistance
I swear, the next person I hear talk about the 'lazy, worthless bastards' on public assistance that 'won't get a job and are taking advantage of the system' is gonna get tire tracks across the...
View ArticleHUD charges Bank of America with discriminating against disabled homebuyers
Late yesterday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development accused Bank of America of discriminating against homebuyers with disabilities. HUD claims Bank of America "imposed unnecessary and...
View ArticleTrying Not To Become Homeless
I've been hit hard. California has been taking over a third of my roommate/care provider's checks for 'owed taxes' she doesn't owe, and it's clobbered us good. I paid the rent at the beginning of the...
View ArticleThe War at Home...VA and DOD ...Oversight Campaign
A true activist wrote a diary about troops and veterans on Wednesday about the quagmire that many vets and troops have found themselves in. Angelajean is a beacon of activism in the military...
View ArticleAvoiding Electricity Disconnect by Wednesday
The new computer I bought died, and because it's past the 21-day period after purchase, I'm having to pay to ship it in for repairs. This means I can't write my books, can't do art, and can't make the...
View ArticleThe Gimp needs to avoid electric disconnect by tomorrow
If you saw this diary, you know what we are talking about; however The Gimp needs to avoid electric shutoff by tomorrow. His bill is $450 and I have no idea what amount he actually has thus far. Last...
View ArticleHas this country gone completely bonkers? WARNING.. Graphic
So, one of my Kossack vet buddies sent me this via email. What the Hell? We know Bush / Cheney ushered in a world of torture but this? This goes beyond the pale. Special needs kids being...
View ArticleAn Update on the housing situation, and an unrelated poll
For those of you who have read my previous diaries, you know that things have been going downhill in the group living situation. Not with the other tenants, that's all good, but with the landlady....
View ArticleIt's Hard Out Here For A Gimp
By request, and also because things are pretty tight right now, here is a general update on who I am and where things are.
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