The Poor Woman's Almanack

"..While I pondered, weak and weary..."

Poor Woman

Poor Woman
Location
Colorado, United States
Birthday
April 29
Title
Social Reformer
Bio
6 Word Bio: RUDELY AWOKEN-- MOSTLY OUTSPOKEN-- REMAINING UNBROKEN ****************************************** My life would shock most people. It is a little known fact that there are quite a number of those on the fringes who may not ever see relief. I am that one you never met, in that we are kept separate by way of societal demands that the poor remain silent, biddable, childlike nonentities without a say as to our care or how it's to be provided. ****************************************** I tend to view things as a selfdisicplined person without advantages. If this won't set with some, then I guess they are not ready to remember who we are as one entity, governed by everyone inclusively. I will not cease to point out any diseased thinking I run across here in the USA. ****************************************** I stand in defense of the weakened, the brutally treated, the denied, the ones for whom life's trial can be too much. I stand with my thought, even when my legs are weakened, my stride not strong. ****************************************** Walk with me on this journey, now, wherein we may ask each other: How much is the value of one person affected by what is generally assumed about them? **** See me also at THE POOR WOMAN'S RETROACTIVE DIARY, (go to LINKS below, if you're interested) a commentary on the level of care I was allowed throughout my time seeking help.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012 7:29PM

Just For the Time Being...

Open Salon is a community that uses the OS website to stay in touch with a core group of people who enjoy writing and discussing all kinds of topics. We, the writers, are the community; Open Salon is only a platform.

We believe the OS platform has become incapable of supporting… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012 11:27PM

Re-Post: Happy Birthday to My Real Dad

I spent much of my time before the age of 13 feeling like I was not a real member of my own family. That I was unwelcome to grow up, to be socially skilled, to have all my needs met even when they could have been afforded, every one, is a… Read full post »
12 Comments
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 10:51AM

Vote for My Peace of Mind....Please

I am repairing my mind. Are you doing the same for yourself? 

Perhaps it is more necessary in some cases than in others. Those with a boat load of ugly memories to handle perhaps tend to focus inward, become more introspective, to monitor their thoughts with care.

My body hurts. Does… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 31, 2012 3:21PM

The Place Where No Child Would Trick-or-Treat

This is a true story.

I once had occasion to dwell among some really scary folk. Just being there was enough to make the hairs on one's head prickle and stand on end like live wires. 

They were not only frightening to anyone coming near, but the children in the

… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 30, 2012 8:21PM

Home....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Naive Melody 

 (aka This Must Be the Place)

 
I'm here. It's better. Not quite what I kept looking for. Just better in the areas mattering more. I have space to store books, clothing, dishes. It's a home like any ot… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 23, 2012 3:20PM

Foodie Tuesday Chicks' Night In: An Italian Getaway


 
This Tuesday's double feature includes one oldie but goodie and a more recent fave with subtitles. Both offer Italian scenery, including historic sites in famous cities, as well as a little laughter.
 
Bread & Tulips (aka Pane e tulipani) was an official selection at several film fe… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 19, 2012 8:27PM

The kNights of kNee (with cameo by Killer Rabbit)


 
 
 
One of Fibromyalgia's worst symptoms is the pain associated with the changes in barometric pressure once weather shifts from season to season. Which means, those of us without adequate means to the right form of medication can find this a trying time.
 
Knees have gotten re… Read full post »
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JULY 20, 2012 1:35PM

Under Age Children Endure Mass Murder in Theatre


 

 
As updates continue to retabulate the death and injury tolls, much has yet to be determined about last night's midnight mass shooting at a showing of the latest offering in the Batman trilogy.
 
Here's a video from BBC News including one eyewitness account:
 
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JUNE 22, 2012 8:23PM

An Alternative (Temporary) Spot instead of facebook


 
Just a thought, good people. A number of us are unhappy with the current facebook rave among our numbers, especially given OS could go belly up almost any moment.
 
In lieu of finding another way to blog before it does go under (as choosing what to do next… Read full post »
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JUNE 21, 2012 4:27PM

OC:(Repost)A Spring Memory To Be Savored

painted lady butterfly image 2 

 

 A SPEECHLESS LOVE SCENE

 

Once, during one of my times of deepest trouble, I had a surprising view into another's world.

It is printed indelibly upon my memory, a stained glass illuminata of the past moment when I saw two lovers locked in earth's desiring.

This one bri… Read full post »

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JUNE 20, 2012 3:20PM

Men & Women


 
Yesterday, I learned something new about a little manly technique known as "the thin end of the wedge."
 
Men have often leveraged women into doing things we mightn't already be interested in doing. They do it without thinking, at times, and other times quite on purpose. (Not that… Read full post »
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JUNE 19, 2012 11:26AM

Foodie Tuesday Chicks' Night In: French Flirtation


 
Well! There are 2 FREE films to choose from this time around, both at YouTube.
 
Once again, to see our FREE films there, you must first create an account with your own password, then log in, and click on Movies by category, then click on FREE. (Or you… Read full post »
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JUNE 18, 2012 5:33PM

New Update: High Park Fire (Disaster Relief, etc.)


 
 
 
Today's Numbers: 
 
58,056 acres burned; still at 45% containment; 1,700 fire fighters; 17 helicopters (if winds not too severe); fire grew 1,500 acres Sunday, in part due to the increased windiness along the Rocky Mountain region; $12.6 million to fight....thus far.… Read full post »
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JUNE 17, 2012 11:42PM

High Park Fire at near 50% Containment!


 
 
 
 
 
 
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(Image stolen shamelessly from google) 
The legend to this map reads that the darkest area is where the fire started that first weekend. The rest is what's burned since that point.
 
 
The good news:
 
45 % Containment; 71… Read full post »
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JUNE 17, 2012 12:59AM

My Real Dad


 
I'd spent much of my time before the age of 13 feeling like I was not a real member of my own family. That I was unwelcome to grow up, to be socially skilled, to have all my needs met even when they could have been afforded, every one,… Read full post »
99 Comments
JUNE 16, 2012 8:25PM

High Park Fire Synopsis:Days 1-8 Views

 

 

Today's Numbers, before we begin the synopsis are as follows: 1 human life lost; 54,232 acres burned/burning; 85 square miles; labeled "most destructive (not largest, not yet--that honor still belongs to 2002's Hayman Fire) wildfire in Colorado history; 181 Homes; 20 % containment… Read full post »

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JUNE 15, 2012 2:27PM

High Park Fire Update: "Scorched Earth"


 
 
 
 
Part One in this series may be found at (sorry no link--OS still won't let me create any word links):
 
http://open.salon.com/blog/poorwoman/2012
/06/13/lessons_in_wildfire_survival_a_handbook_for_the_unskilled 
 
 
{Reminder: This Land is your land. A… Read full post »
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JUNE 13, 2012 5:13PM

Lessons In Wildfire Survival: a handbook for the unskilled


 
 
 
 
The High Park Fire, third largest thus far in Colorado's history, is currently burning just to the north of where I live. Only one county over, firefighters are working round the clock to extinguish the blaze which was first spotted over the weekend.
 
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JUNE 12, 2012 12:19PM

Foodie Tuesday Chicks' Night In: 2 films 1 theme


 
Oh, how I love a good story when it's told well enough! 
This week's Chicks' Night In features two fine quality movies to choose from (or you're free to watch both, back to back, if you care to). Both are made by women of Indian origins.
 
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JUNE 9, 2012 6:04PM

The Onion Addresses SPAM Crisis +EXTRA NEW Video!

 
 
And now this report from the nation's first in SPAM news: 
 
 
I'll probably regret posting my next inclusion here, but, oh, well...
 
 
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JUNE 9, 2012 12:34PM

SPAM--It BLENDS!

I really cannot resist posting this little bit of fun which I found today on YouTube.

 

It's kinda gross, so I would recommend not eating just before or during viewing.

 

Are you ready?

 

Here goes!

 

 


 
Gross! But not half as disgusting as… Read full post »
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JUNE 8, 2012 2:36PM

OC:Linework Smackdown: Portrait of SPAM(+recipe!)


 
Spamburger by PW 
 
 
Here's your chance to really bring on the linework, my fellow sketch artisans. Pros such as Kim and greenheron might find this too easy, but let them also bring a recipe or two along for the fun of it.
After all, we are under attack,… Read full post »
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JUNE 5, 2012 10:15AM

Foodie Tuesday Chicks' Night In

It's fun to imagine what would happen if all of us OS chicks gathered together for the evening in one spot, all for the sake of enjoying a shared experience of a movie with good goodies to munch on together.

Well, I have one solution, that of a movie with something… Read full post »

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MAY 31, 2012 2:07PM

OC:Crumpled Paper-Extreme Linework Smackdown #2

 
 
 
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Okay, Kim. I tried. It looks like crumpled paper, but not like the original enough to satisfy me. The bottom half is all wonky, and way, way off. It might take two other tries before I could get it right, and I just haven't got… Read full post »
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MAY 30, 2012 1:12PM

Coldly Forgiving

Ted was an architect who was not partciularly popular with the others in his firm, but neither was he unlikeable, just quietly studious and solemn.

We met at a cocktail party one rainy summer evening. I had slipped off my heels, and was padding around in my stockinged feet on my… Read full post »

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