Tag: fate

  • Poverty, and other forms of ill-fate

    I’ve been thinking a lot about being poor, since reading the post that struck me as so heartless yesterday. My parents were both educated, intelligent and talented, but neither of them lived up to their potential. As a result, my sister and I grew up with the support of MediCal (California’s version of Medicaid –…

  • Digging your way out of the pit of despair

    I’m reblogging this, not because I agree with it, but because it has touched a nerve that is always raw for me, both on a personal level and on a professional level, and I intend to expand on that thought tonight…but, I didn’t want to lose my thought. The first paragraph is highly offensive (to…