I'm having an email discussion about health care with my mother. She says she doesn't understand the proposed plan, but she doesn't like it because she thinks that people should be able to keep going to the doctors that they're already going to. I told her there's nothing in the plan that would tell you which doctor to go to, at least not any more than the current system does, and gave a brief explanation of the proposal as best I could. She also forwarded me something from her Republican congressman. Mom's a Democrat, but gets most of her news and information from the TV news (the regular evening newscasts, not Fox or anything like that) and it really seems like the supporters of the plan have not been doing a great job at actually explaining to people like her what the plan actually says.
(Her eyesight has been getting worse, and she keeps losing or breaking her prescription reading glasses, and so she replaces them with the cheap reading glasses from the drugstore, which don't work so well for her because she has astigmatism, and so she hasn't been reading newspapers much.) (I wonder what the proposed health plan would do for people who need new glasses because they set theirs down on the floor, forgot that they were there, and stepped on them.) (Um. Not that I haven't actually done that myself. But only once! She's lost at least three pairs of glasses that way.)
Matilda quotes of the day:
On the stairs: I'm alive! I love my peoples! I love my life! I love it! RAAAAR!
At home, being asked if she wants to watch a movie: I want Teen Titans. That's a good movie. I love my good Titans! They're so strong!
Who's the strongest?
Robin! And he says, "Teen Titans GO!" Slade is a bad guy. You need something to poke Slade. Slade is so bad! Robin doesn't like Slade.
I echo Matilda's first response. I can't speak to her movies.
I echo Matilda's first response. I can't speak to her movies.
Look at you all life affirming.
It's been good to be me the last few months. A little upsidedown making, but good. I hope it continues.
Who's the strongest?
Robin!
Right on Matilda!
Slade is a bad guy. You need something to poke Slade. Slade is so bad! Robin doesn't like Slade.
I'd say she's got it down pat. Bad Slade! Bad!
It's been good to be me the last few months. A little upsidedown making, but good. I hope it continues.
I really root for the people who change their lives. It's easy to ride the same groove. It's hard to break out. But you definitely seem more hopeful, engaged, happy.
I'd say she's got it down pat. Bad Slade! Bad!
Well, she definitely senses the tension between them, but is it really all bad? Or is there just a bit of spark in there? Hmmm?
Or is there just a bit of spark in there? Hmmm?
Slade is so single-minded in his crazy killer-for-hire schtick that he doesn't have time for UST, even with Robin.
Seriously.
