I need to sit down and read through all these measures because I have a feeling that some of them may make things worse, but I'm not sure which ones those are.
I read through this: [link] and now I'm reading ballotpedia!
That's not what making out sounds like -- unless I'm doing it wrong?
Willow ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - May 18, 2009 11:56:56 am PDT #20029 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
-t - May 18, 2009 12:01:34 pm PDT #20030 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, cool, that's exactly what I need.
ION, my label maker just came, and quite aside from the inherent "Yay" of the labelmaker, it came packaged in a clamshell that was easy to open! I'm amazed.
Lee - May 18, 2009 12:08:18 pm PDT #20031 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hey Kat and -t, how are you going to vote on Tuesday?
Polgara - May 18, 2009 12:10:11 pm PDT #20032 of 30000
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Shoot, is tomorrow election day? Uh oh.
Sheryl - May 18, 2009 12:16:15 pm PDT #20033 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Monday. Well, it's not as Monday as it could be, but still, it's Monday.
beth b - May 18, 2009 12:21:09 pm PDT #20034 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
So if all our legislators vote for these , why are we vetoing?
-t - May 18, 2009 12:25:32 pm PDT #20035 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Perkins, I've only decided on half. I think I'm going to have to read actual text on the rest to be sure, and that is going to suck. But I'm going yes on B&F and no on C.
Kat - May 18, 2009 12:36:37 pm PDT #20036 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
This is what I think so far:
1A Yes -- I think we need some serious reform and I know that increase in taxes suck and will continue to be an ish but are important to balancing the budget.
1B - Yes. I think increasing discretionary funding is goodish because it allows some district and school site level flexibility.
1C I don't understand enough to decide. It sounds sketch to me.
1D is No because I worry that getting rid of First 5 funding will eventually get rid of early childhood intervention.
1E Dunno. Mental Health Support? Um. No idea.
1F Yes. It's punitive but I'm okay with that.
-t - May 18, 2009 12:59:17 pm PDT #20037 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm leaning towards No on D & E
Kat - May 18, 2009 1:13:57 pm PDT #20038 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Yeah. Lots of the major orgs that deal with mental health are saying no on E. D is a problem because the language makes it sound like an increase in funding, but it won't actually do that. It just makes mental health services more susceptible to later cuts. It will just make early childhood stuff, which is protected now, more apt to cuts later.