It’s a Job, and a Tough One
For years after, I had dreams that I was pushing a cleaning cart down a long exterior walkway– and was way behind on doing the rooms. I worked as a maid in some motels by the Green Airport in the 70′s. I couldn’t afford a car, and I was living with my parents, and the [...]
We’re All Kin Here
Maybe, just possibly, I might be distantly related to the President of the United States. My mother’s family came over at the turn of the last century, and where is Monygall anyway? I’ll have to ask my aunts, they keep track of these things.
Thief in the Night
There’s those that will knock you over to get your wallet, and those who con you into throwing away your life’s savings… The sky turned dark Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t a sign of the world’s impending doom – just passing rain. Welcome to the No-pacalypse – a disappointing finish to what doomsday believer Robert [...]
Timeline of the Alleged Crime
Daily Beast has a source who has described what happened in the hour after the alledged assault of a hotel maid by Dominique Strauss-Kahn… The luxury-hotel maid who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn was found by a supervisor in a hallway where she hid after escaping from the former International Monetary Fund [...]
Two Visions of the Apocalypse
Today when I got out of work the weather had taken a turn to sunny and warm. I have a brand new sun dress, and anyway, the world is due to end today. So I’m wearing it. Strangely enough, I think I heard the end of the world prophet, Harold Camping, on Family Radio about [...]
One Conspiracy Theory Debunked
Standard question in victim-blaming is ‘what was she doing there alone?’ It’s made me kind of crazy to see that applied to a maid whose job it is to go into rooms and clean them. When I first heard this awful crime story– and my sense is that it’s a crime that happens to be [...]
Where Did She Find the Courage?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent until proved guilty. This long post will take the perspective of victim’s advocate in discussing the issues raised by that case, but ultimately the jury will decide. That being said, I think he’s guilty as hell. A lot of nonsense is flowing through the internets about the victim’s allegations. Posts dismissing [...]
Real Reporting
Thanks the gods for NPR. They’re the only news source so far that has bothered to talk to hotel workers. Pundits and talking heads can spout nonsense about the normal routine of workers who are invisible to them, except to serve. NPR opened the phone lines and just asked the workers directly… Although most people’s [...]
Comfort and Good Care
This small study might ease some fears. By Frederik Joelving – Tue May 17, 3:28 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Terminally ill patients who opt to receive hospice care won’t die any faster as a result of that choice, according to Korean researchers. Their findings add to a recent U.S. debate over hospices, [...]
Nope
AP has a headline today, ‘Revelations Could Tarnish Schwartzenegger’s Legacy’. Now he’s revealed to be the father of an out-of-wedlock child, a secret he kept during two gubernatorial terms. No matter his accomplishments in office, Schwarzenegger may be best remembered as yet another philandering politician who got caught. Let us not forget history. California elected [...]
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