tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post7888755959717714856..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Punch Drunk, Insane and BitterElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-60684689400065276752013-08-19T17:28:02.471-07:002013-08-19T17:28:02.471-07:00I love that picture of Ellen Burstyn. Oy.I love that picture of Ellen Burstyn. Oy.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-56529847056084615052013-08-19T11:43:30.775-07:002013-08-19T11:43:30.775-07:00That I not only live in crazy town but that I may ...That I not only live in crazy town but that I may be its Mayor.Maggie Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578683202372124444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58029345237063641952013-08-17T11:05:39.282-07:002013-08-17T11:05:39.282-07:00I am laughing bitterly at the fact that I could ea...I am laughing bitterly at the fact that I could easily get the kind of pot that spikes my seizures in the next half hour from Brian, the dude down the hall in my dorm that my friends and I have affectionately nicknamed "Salty Jesus," due to his hair's continual beach-swept, biblical appearance. But after more than 10 medications, a diet and brain surgery, I can't legally get the marijuana that could help my epilepsy. All hail the American medical system. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-76290096580494347812013-08-17T05:46:40.602-07:002013-08-17T05:46:40.602-07:00It is situations exactly like this that make me qu...It is situations exactly like this that make me question the meaning of the word "disabled"?L. Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495560962339948104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-14365525592908070602013-08-17T02:07:04.236-07:002013-08-17T02:07:04.236-07:00One of my coworkers used to say all the time, &quo...One of my coworkers used to say all the time, "You got to laugh to keep from cryin'."<br /><br />It might be one of the most useful expressions I've ever heard.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-56669594461438205912013-08-16T15:16:47.380-07:002013-08-16T15:16:47.380-07:00Remembering a similarly ordered exam in what must ...Remembering a similarly ordered exam in what must have once been a bus station in Eagle Rock, tucked in with a donut shop, laundromat and convenience/liquor store in a strip mall. The EKG was conducted in the supply closet, which didn't even have a door, on my son who had survived myocarditis. We laughed darkly that day. Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-87091428834620171302013-08-16T14:08:58.325-07:002013-08-16T14:08:58.325-07:00You have no idea how many times your insane, bitte...You have no idea how many times your insane, bitter kind of funny humor sustained me in that insanely uncomfortable, claustrophobic PICU parent's lounge. erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048369118376287016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-40622538610129865962013-08-16T13:09:16.121-07:002013-08-16T13:09:16.121-07:00I'm laughing that the behavioral/developmental...I'm laughing that the behavioral/developmental pediatrician asked me, with a straight face, "Have you given any thoughts as to what Wil will do when he finishes high school?"<br />Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-22246765025464548092013-08-16T09:49:15.671-07:002013-08-16T09:49:15.671-07:00im laughing at this post :)! what do we have if w...im laughing at this post :)! what do we have if we don't have our sense of humor... twisted and dark as it may sometimes be :)!!Alicia Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244714478310893367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-64708364489940397422013-08-16T09:36:04.028-07:002013-08-16T09:36:04.028-07:00Jeez. My sister had to prove she was deaf every si...Jeez. My sister had to prove she was deaf every single year in order to get SSI benefits, and all other 'benefits' of her disability. And today I'm hoping my ex has to prove he continues to be a crazy jerk. Ramona Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308882206677929003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-9878525257147436502013-08-16T09:00:48.758-07:002013-08-16T09:00:48.758-07:00Orthodontists who quite possibly do more harm than...Orthodontists who quite possibly do more harm than good, (and get paid a bundle to do it) and other new orthodontists who think breaking a child's jaw is a reasonable form of treatment for a child with an anxiety disorder, (and openly and breezily discuss this option in front of said child). <br /><br /><br /><br />fullsoulahead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053261523883986863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-86837298802880981902013-08-16T08:44:59.475-07:002013-08-16T08:44:59.475-07:00I laughed immediately at the photo too. And now I ...I laughed immediately at the photo too. And now I am so furious that I want to <i>go mop my floors</i> and in Rebeccaland that's pretty g.d. furious. I laugh insanely all the time because I'm insane and that's just how I roll. It's just another good reason to STAY IN THE HOUSE.<br />love,<br />RebeccaRadish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88094372254688686712013-08-16T08:43:15.176-07:002013-08-16T08:43:15.176-07:00You and Angella (and countless others) have my who...You and Angella (and countless others) have my whole-hearted sympathy. I've been there with friends and with my mother. It's all so ridiculous and absurd and such a waste of time and money on everyone's part. <br />And the advertisements for drugs are enough to make you think seriously about becoming a Christian Scientist. No, I personally don't think that prayer heals diseases or broken limbs or, well, anything but at least there are no side effects. <br />And are the makers of Onfi not aware that for about $1.29 you can buy a pill splitter at the drug store? Hell, I got mine at the GROCERY store. <br />Fuck them. <br />(Sorry.)Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-22455359054758227752013-08-16T08:10:41.625-07:002013-08-16T08:10:41.625-07:00I am laughing insanely at the fact that an elder c...I am laughing insanely at the fact that an elder cannot qualify for certain home and health care services until that elder is absolutely incapacitated and incapable of filling out the mountains of paperwork for themselves and they better have someone in their corner who is like a pitt bull with a clenched jaw determined to figure out the legal mumbo jumbo and the insanely ridiculous challenges to the fact that their bedridden elder cannot in fact get up and fix her own meals and bathe herself because, well, she cannot even turn herself over in bed so yes she's going to need round the clock care and then you have to go through this every single year from August to December, back and forth, meeting after meeting in fluorescent lit agencies, replacing lost paperwork three or four times, crisscrossing the city to get doctors to fill out the same paperwork again and again, and then you wait till they finally approve your elder's recertification request in July so that you can start the process all over again in August. Thats what I'm laughing insanely and bitterly at today. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com