Arrrrrgh!!!!
Okay, so I guess now I have four blogs. I plan to eliminate this blog, because I set up a new one on blogger (www.edgeofgloria.blogspot.com) but Lycos/Tripod/Whoeverthehell is running this is getting on my nerves. I was able to get in and create a new entry, but I have to say I like blogger better. That's all.

I'm Back, Sort Of
My new blog is at www.edgeofgloria.blogspot.com. I have had serious problems with Tripod. I don't know if it's because I was using an eMac or what, but that is why I haven't posted in months. Numerous emails to Tripod didn't help, so I just created a new one. If you've been visiting this site for the past few months and wondered what the hell was going on, I apologize.

I Still Give A Shit, Even Though I Can't Do Anything About It
I’m sure people are tired of hearing me complain about the health care problem in the United States, but I’ve noticed the people who DON’T care are the ones who DO have insurance. Well, not me. For the first time in 12 years, I have coverage. Yes, it’s through my job. If I had to pay for it through the state of Indiana, they can’t deny me. But, since I’m not considered “healthy” (to be considered healthy, you can’t have had anything wrong with you your entire life, not even a stubbed toe) I would have had to pay more than $333 a month for coverage. I take home about $230 a week. I suppose I could just charge my health coverage, but I decided not to. I’m still concerned about health care even though I have insurance. I guess it’s because someone that I knew who was only a few years older than I was recently died of cancer. I hadn’t heard from him for years, but it was a shock to find out he’d died. He’d started his own business, and I guess he didn’t have coverage.

I may be hired in as a permanent employee with the company I’ve been working for fairly soon. I’d have better coverage that way. Despite having worked for the Post Office off and on for six years (mostly on) I never had health insurance through them because my status as a transitional employee meant I didn’t have any benefits at all. Not all postal workers have it made.

So if you are a working girl and none of your jobs offer you insurance, what to do? Get married, of course. While working at a law firm, I was talking with one of our clients and her suggestion was simple. “Get married!” Oh sure. Easy. I’ll just pop on down to Husbands R Us and pick out someone employed who has insurance. Getting married just to get health insurance coverage is sad and pathetic. Yet I’m sure we will see more and more marriages like this. People get married for strange reasons (I wanted to have a family, I wanted to get away from my parents, etc.) and sadly; love seems to have little to do with it.


So if your job doesn’t offer you coverage, and you can’t afford coverage from the state, you’re fucked. Period. No one cares. Deal with it. What’s the solution? Personally, I don’t see one. If the government gets involved, it’s going to get screwed up, although I’d rather see money diverted from Vietnam Part II to some people here at home. Deserving people, not some fierce anti-government Baby Boomer, who will no doubt scream bloody murder if he/she doesn’t get all the Social Security and Medicare benefits that they think he/she deserves. If you are anti-government, you shouldn’t accept anything from them. No tax breaks, nothing.

Why am I so angry right now? Why do you need an explanation?

Celebrity Porn Name Of The Week
Reese Witherspoon is now Busty Funkenstein. (I didn’t like the first choice the name generator gave me, which was Sandy Peters.) See her in “Erection.”

Reese Witherspoon and movie name suggested by Robert Enders. Thanks, sweetie!!!

Attack of the Coultergeist
Whoops! This is what happens when the Coultergeist gets a hold of your blog and posts an entry. I just read the last post on this blog, and WOW. Hopefully, the Coultergeist won’t hit us again. And incidentally, Ann has seen the comments and doesn’t like being called a “whiny liberal.” And as an American, just like the rest of you all, she has the right to say whatever she wants. First Amendment, you know. The same umbrella that Angry White Boy and others who agree with him, also protects Michael Moore and others who agree with him. Don’t like it? Then get rid of the First Amendment. That one tends to get a lot of people into trouble. Like Ann Coulter.

God Bless America!!!
I am so glad I live in a free market society where oil companies can charge $3.59 a gallon for gas and drug companies can charge an arm and a leg for medicine. The free market system is the BEST POSSIBLE SYSTEM to live under, because you can charge whatever you want! After all, making tons of money is what it’s all about! Fuck the poor! If you can’t afford to fill up your car, or can’t afford that life-saving medicine, you deserve to die in your stalled out vehicle! Money is cool! Money rocks! Money is where it’s at! God bless the almighty dollar! If you don’t like it, move to some pinko-socialist stronghold like Canada, where they control the drug prices so the pharmaceutical companies can’t charge what they like! Pinko-socialist fucks! They think making health care affordable is the “right” thing to do. What shit! Everyone should have to take out a mortgage to afford their knee-replacement surgery. Everyone should take out a home-equity loan to fuel their car! It’s the American Way, Goddammit! And go ahead and buy that SUV! Fuck the planet! Making things affordable is for pussies, which is why I get down on my knees and thank God I live in a country run by greedy fucks! Thank you God! Thank you Jesus!

Vote Gloria for City Council! As her friend Tina says, “She’s simply fucking amazing!”

Celebrity Porn Name Of The Week
Stephen King is Ernie Jackme. See him in “Cock Stand By Me.”

Celebrity Porn Name Of The Week
Paris “Jailbird” Hilton is now Shannon Blue. See her in, “One Night In Paris.” Oh wait, that’s her old film. Her latest is “Jailhouse Cock.”

The Coming Storm
Work used to be fun, but since my favorite co-worker quit and some others got fired, or also quit, so we’ve got some new people in. One woman totally dislikes me, and I have NO idea what I did to provoke her. (I suspect it’s my face; either people love it or hate it.) Anyway, I went to the temp agency’s in-house personnel office to see if anything could be done. Turns out, not much. If this co-worker baits me, and I snap, I’m out the door, not her. I’m supposed to stay away from her, which probably means I can’t use the break room (this morning she came up beside me and grabbed the paper out of my way just when I was reaching for it. Then, she paged through the sections, and the ones she didn’t want she sort of tossed them at me, as if she was throwing garbage at me. There have also been some other incidents, but I don’t want to mention them.) The personnel department said they can tell her to back off, but of course, this is going to fan the flames even more. This is precisely the reason why I’ve never really stood up for myself in my life, because I end up getting beaten up, or fired. I wouldn’t mind getting fired, but I would like to make sure I have a job offer on my hands that I can accept immediately should the need arise. I feel trapped. I’m a bit pissed off that I can’t come into work and do my job. I have to watch out for this land mine of a woman. I find it intensely arrogant of her to come in and have her pull these shitty little tricks (remember, women are evil. Men are assholes, but women are evil) even though I’ve been there longer. Yeah, I’m a temp worker and I’ve been there for almost three months and it doesn’t mean diddly squat, but what happened to the good old days where people who were new showed deference to those who’d been there a while? When I first started working there, I was nice and did what I was told, (I still do, as a matter of fucking fact) wore my clothes the way they told me to wear them, didn’t wear any jewelry, kept my hair in a hairnet, kept busy even if my machine was down, etc. Now, I have to endure this bitch trying to provoke me. I wouldn’t be surprised if I get canned anyway, even if I don’t say a word and just walk away when she starts pulling her crap. I’ll get canned for “walking away.” Since I get along with mostly everyone else, why not just keep us separated? People are horrified about violence in the workplace, but if supervisors, personnel departments and bosses would get their heads out of their asses every so often, workers wouldn’t spray up the place like that guy did at Virginia Tech. I’m NOT saying what he did was right, but an ounce of prevention . .  Okay, I wrote this post a few days ago and wonder of wonders, I’m on a list of people that might be hired in to the company. I had to pee in a cup in front of a woman named Sally Thursday morning, and when I told her this was probably the most interesting part of her job, watching people pee, she agreed. Yeesh!

Need A Venue?
We had our final performance of “Senseless Acts Of Comedy” yesterday, and my new prop got more laughs this time. I had a great time, but it was rather bittersweet, as the Firehouse might have to close. The rent is due May 12, and Jeanette needs some help. There is a summer theater camp for kids coming up, and participants will be creating a show with their own hands. Writing, sewing costumes, and all the other stuff involved in putting on a show will be mainly the kids’ responsibility, with some guidance from Jeanette. If you are in a band and would like to host your show at the Firehouse Theater, Jeanette would be glad to help you. I’m thinking it would be a great place for music recitals, CD release parties, or other presentations. Jeanette is also using the space for all-ages shows, and it’s great because the risers can be removed if need be, and the stage space is very decent. Plus, there’s no alcohol, so the messy task of having to keep an eye on the booze while supervising teenagers isn’t a factor here. If you can help in any way, please give her a call at 750-9013. 

Celebrity Porn Name Of The Week
Donald Trump is now Quincey Rimmer. See him in "The Apprentice Cocksucker."

Almost The Last Show
We had the most people we’d ever had at “Senseless Acts of Comedy” tonight. I screwed up my big speech in “The Strange Saga of Lucky the Leprechaun,” but others messed up some of their lines too. My new prop during “Land Shark” got some laughs from my colleagues (particularly Robert, who played a large part in it) but I don’t think the audience got it. I’ll have to really hold it up the next time, so people can see it. Come see us Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Firehouse, 1245 E. State St. Just don’t park at the Rib Room, because they will tow your car.

Even Psychos Have Birthdays Dept.
Today is Karla Homolka’s 37th birthday. Who’s Karla? She is one of Canada’s most notorious criminals. She and her husband, Paul Bernardo, killed three young girls (one of whom was Karla’s sister, Tammy Lyn) and freaked out the Great White North in the early 1990s. Karla claimed she was being abused by Paul, which is why she did all that terrible stuff, like help him kidnap young girls for sex slaves. The videotape proves otherwise. Paul will be in prison until he dies; but Karla was let out almost two years ago. She hooked up with a French Canadian while in prison, and he’s a murderous psycho too. Birds of a feather . . .

Photo Op
I posted new pix in the album. They are from the Doggie Fashion Show.

Ugh!
I hate it when magazines ask couples who’ve been married a whopping two years how they keep the “magic” in their marriage. Please! Why not ask a couple who’ve been together 20+ years? Being married for two years denotes “amateur” status when it comes to commitment.  Incidentally, on a somewhat related note, those of you who are wondering if I’m still dating the guy I gushed about in my 3-24 blog posting, the answer is yes. And after almost five long weeks, the magic is . . . STILL THERE!!!