I realize that it won't just stop. But this is the only thing I can directly control right now.

I'm glad they are ok Kalshane

If I lose Medicaid, I'm so screwed.

I heard former LA gov. Bobby Jindal's name being bandied about as Sec of Health and Human Services. This is the guy who refused to accept federal Medicaid expansion in his state (a very poor and unhealthy state) - we had to wait until the new guy came in to finally get services to folks. Because, you know, Obamacare.

Kalshane, that's so scary. I'm glad they're all right.

I feel like I need to do something, but I don't know what I can do. Suggestions welcome.

I finally looked up my local results - they're pretty much what I wanted. Disappointed in the State results on the Death Penalty propositions. Nice to see that my county was 67% for Hillary. It doesn't matter, as such, but it makes me feel a little more comfortable with my immediate surroundings.

Left my phone at work again. Oops. I think that underscores that deciding not to drive to Tai Chi was right - I'm sure the actual class would be really good for me, but I'm physically and mentally exhausted to the point where getting behind the wheel would not be responsible.

Good luck, smonster.

Just got back from my volunteer shift at the plant conservation lab. That wipes me out when I'm "normal". Today on two hours sleep I'm feeling utterly beat. I'm catching up on socnets and emails but hope I can keep myself from breathlessly trying to find out more takes, more news...because I need a hot bath and sleep to function for a long day of chem lecture and lab tomorrow.

I haven't read through any post-mortem articles. I heard a little analysis on public radio on the way home and that's it. I'm bummed, anxious, and stressed but I know the fullness of this hasn't hit me yet. My mother was really devastated this morning. She was quiet about it, but yesterday morning she posted a photo of her clad head to toe in buttons she'd bought from the Hillary campaign. She did more work than ever to get my apathetic siblings to get out to vote (only 2 out of 14 didn't, one of whom can't because he's in jail).

I'm not on Medi-Cal but I'm on Medicare and SSDI and I do worry about what's going to happen with that. Given that my only other way to supplement my disability income is to sell off assets (bike, musical instruments, etc), I'm worried at what the plunge in the stock market is going to do to everything else that determines these things. So I can definitely empathize with those of you who are worried about the GOP dismantling ACA and how to get coverage with pre-existing conditions.

I find myself worried about me a lot (self-centered because I just don't have a family/social network I can absolutely depend on), but I also think about how this feels for people of color, Muslims, immigrants, etc. I've been thinking for months that I wanted to find some kind of working group on race. It's tricky to do, with lots of minefields, but I'm looking into it.

We do have a bit of good news on the local politics front and I'm really hoping that CA's general liberal lean coupled with its economic strength will help it resist or be resilient to the crap the GOP will try to do.

Looking at the results for WI, Trump won by 0.9%. Jill Stein got 1% of the vote and Gary Johnson 3.6%. Argh. Why have people not learned from 2000?

Watching a cat special on PBS. Apparently cats have stronger bites than dogs, because of shorter muzzles.

A mental palate cleanser.

Looking at the results for WI, Trump won by 0.9%. Jill Stein got 1% of the vote and Gary Johnson 3.6%. Argh. Why have people not learned from 2000?

Or 1992 (was that the Perot year?)

Dropped Noah off at Boy Scouts and had to leave. Nope. Not today. Thanks.