Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker

Life is in flux BIG TIME these days. I want to keep in touch with all of my peeps. The Internet is this beautiful thing. I can move to a brand new city and still stay in easy, near-daily contact with the people I love. When I feel connected to the people in my life that matter, I am unstoppable!

Who is shocked?

By Abby at 9:59 am on Monday, September 5, 2005

"Finally, America will have to get over the shock of seeing itself in a new, unflattering light."

– from The Guardian 

I’m not shocked. After a year working on the front lines in Memphis, I am not shocked. I imagine that very few of the Midtowners or fellow-interns I met this past year would be shocked in the least. We have let our poor down. I have been trying to recall the quote which states that the measure of govertnment is how it treats its poor. We have failed. 

Last night I met a woman who was talking about her personal trainer who she’d hired for $70 per session. A few minutes later, we discussed the 2,000 people from New Orleans being brought to Boston to stay in the Fleet Center. This woman wasn’t sure she was comfortable having these people come to her city. I did not punch her in the face.

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Comment by Adam

September 5, 2005 @ 10:06 am

You shouldn’t have punched her in the face, anyway. That could hurt the delicate bones in your hand.

No, you want to stomp on the instep, then when they’re doubled over from that pain, bring your knee up to meet their face. That should put ’em down on the ground, and then it’s just kicking and stomping until they get the message.

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Comment by Abby

September 5, 2005 @ 10:34 am

Thing is, what was I going to say? It isn’t that there aren’t concens about hosting people. It’s that she just so didn’t get it. People are homeless, due to no fault of their own, and she’s worried about them staying in the Fleet Center, nowhere NEAR her home. Come one, people. Have some freakin’ compassion!

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Comment by Adam

September 5, 2005 @ 10:44 am

My employer, not my favorite entity in the best of times, is getting some slack from me for a while.

Our CEO authorized matching donations by employees for hurricane relief AND I just found out that we’ve donated multiple phone lines into Red Cross centers in Austin and Dallas to allow Red Cross and the people in the shelters to get in touch.

Techs in both cities volunteered their time to get those lines set up, working over 24 hours straight.

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Comment by Smoooochie

September 6, 2005 @ 3:58 pm

Where did you meet this woman? I would suggest avoiding that area again.

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Comment by Abby's mom

September 6, 2005 @ 4:52 pm

Great article in the Guardian. I especially liked the part about Sri Lanka offering to send us aid. That should knock us down to size. By the way, it is very gratifying that almost everyone on this trip is appalled by Bush. We’re not accustomed to being in the majority.

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Comment by Abby

September 6, 2005 @ 6:23 pm

Even many conservatives here are appalled by Bush. Seriously.

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Comment by pez

September 6, 2005 @ 11:39 pm

I’m so freaking happy that finally people are getting the fact that Bush is a sorry excuse of a president. I’m so freaking sorry that it took such a catastrophe for people to see it. I’m so freaking appallled that it took people this long to see Bush for what he is: a lying, lazy, self-serving, selfish oligarchist.

I woulda punched her. I woulda backhanded her so hard, not only would she have fallen over, but her face would be permanently lopsided.

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