Thematizer

05/02/2025

I just received a notification from META that this page would soon be deleted. Doesn't bother me. People who use social media are like fish swimming in a tank.

Has anybody found a better alternative? IRL or Virtual?

Of course, I'm curious.

10/28/2024

Israel has attacked Iran as well as Lebanon. Rose needs antibiotics. That's really about all I have to say.

Well, not quite all...

People in this country wouldn't even notice World War III happening. They would just change the channel until the lights went out. Then they would most likely starve or freeze.

04/26/2024

This news article is inspiring and encouraging, in some ways. But it also just reveals how close to the edge our society is. Even in places like... Seattle. Which seems to get a whole lot less bad press than Portland.

The myth of capitalism is that if you need an extra $500 each month to achieve your goals, you take a second job. But the very success of this program reveals how many people really desperately wanted to work, but couldn't without the capital to first stabilize their own situation. I am guessing that most of these UBI payments went towards transportation, child support, or being able to afford better housing. I have no way of knowing.

A guaranteed basic income program pilot in Seattle gave 102 low-income residents $500 monthly. Employment among the participants nearly doubled.

04/13/2024

Ran across this data earlier in the week, while contemplating applying for a grant for fibroids awareness. I'm amazed these numbers don't get more attention. ** One percent of AFAB women equals more than a million people in the USA alone. **

This is a gory list of symptoms, but I had every single one. The last two years were the worst. If you have heavy periods and you think they're getting worse, please talk to your doctor about . Understand that this is a serious medical condition. Anemia and hemorrhage can be life-threatening.

08/31/2023

Hey, I wanted to share something as a PSA. Because people make temporary moves across state lines all the time. Whether for a job, or for romance, or to take care of a sick family member.

If January 1st comes along but you're not yet ready to change your permanent state of residency, you most likely won't be able to purchase healthcare in the state that you're in.

Not through the ACA.

Not any other way.

This happened to me this year. It was completely disastrous because I had a hard to diagnose condition that lasted over three months. It turned out to be a systemic bacterial infection, and it was resistant to antibiotics.

Getting to a doctor meant I had to drive over six hours and stay overnight at a hotel. There were symptoms reminiscent of both COVID and cancer, so I was quarantining for most of that time.

The isolation was incredibly difficult. It took a huge toll on my mental health.

I'm not on social media much anymore, but I think it's really important people know about this.

We tend to take health risks more seriously in the era of , but this one caught me by surprise.

** If you're planning to relocate long enough to be getting mail at a new address, be absolutely sure that your health insurance travels with you. **

Because people get sick unexpectedly. At any age. Even if you have no prior medical history. Even if you pride yourself on being independent, resourceful, and levelheaded.

Everything you think you know about yourself kind of goes away when you can't breathe.

06/03/2023

Never, in any language, has this saying ever been spoken:

"As pretty as an airport."

05/09/2023

Anybody been to artmeetscode.com recently? I'm about to post something new there. Provided world doesn't end.

A Personal Blog

01/28/2023

Look what I found while packing up my stuff from my apartment in Portland. I'm hoping these open pollinated, organic seeds will work in Pullman, Washington as well, even though the climate is much drier and it's at higher elevation.

I credit my mother, Sigrun Gadwa, and her lifelong interest in native landscaping and in organic gardening, with giving me some basic awareness of these matters. It's sad to be abandoning my plot in but hoping that the new owners or tenants will at least keep the rhododendron bush and the hydrangea as they are.

Maybe also the daffodil and gladiola bulbs. I could already see the gladiolis coming up when I left the apartment yesterday.

03/24/2022

R.I.P.

Stephen Wilhite, who was 74, died with covid last week

03/05/2022

I started a day trading newsletter, just for fun. The focus is sustainable and socially responsible stocks.

Higher Gas Prices May Be Driving Investment in Renewables. FuelCell Energy (FCE) shares were up 26% over the past week, one of many clean energy stocks that saw a surprising boost in the face of rising prices at the pump.