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Open Thread, Readers please post

Posted by dianed101 on October 23, 2009

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I’ve noticed recently from looking at the stats for this site that quite a lot of you out there are coming to this site and staying for longish periods of time.  I would like to invite you to join in our conversations.  Those of us who post here and author material did not know each other till we met on one blog or another, some here and through our conversations have come to know a bit about each other.  We would like to know a bit about you the gentle reader as well and we would like to hear whatever thoughts  or stories you may have to share.

You know we all had a first day and a first post on a blog.  so start here, pop in and tell us about you.

So what’s going on with your day or life?

This entry was posted on October 23, 2009 at 8:34 pm and is filed under Dailys, Journeys, News, On my mind today, memories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Open Thread, Readers please post”

  1. dianed101 said

    October 24, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    My life these days is mostly about taking care of my grandchild, Bentley who is a little over 2. She’s very sweet and well behaved for the most part, she is a Gemini so there is always the chance the other side of her will pop out. I often wonder what life will be like for her as a woman 20 years from now. Will things be better or worse. I sure hope better.
    I was just reading an article about the women in Denmark the other day and here’s what I found:

    Homelessness, poverty and unemployment are also extremely rare in this nation of 5.5 million people. If you lose your job, Nanna says the government continues to pay up to 90 percent of your salary for four years. And not to worry…healthcare is free for everyone.

    The Danish government also takes a special interest in mothers and their children. Women typically get six to 12 months in paid maternity leave. And, when it’s time to go to college, citizens get paid to go the universities. “When you go to university, then you get paid $400 or $500,” Nanna says. “You have free education. Then, you have healthy, well-educated people in the world. What could beat that?”

    [http://www.oprah.com/article/spirit/20091021-tows-women-worldLink to article]

    • whisel said

      October 26, 2009 at 2:41 am

      Another item about Denmark is that it was surveyed among all countries in 2008 to have the happiest people. What were the circumstances? Danes commit almost half their salary to the Government, who in turn provides free medical care, free education and free elder care and cash rewards for various stages/accomplishments in life.

      Ok, technically, it’s not free, since it’s subsidized by the population. But the monies are managed in such a supportive way, so as to free-up the people from any undue stresses or worries that impact quality of daily life. Can you imagine how happy a life like that might be?

      And then there’s the USA, the only industrialized country that does not provide universal health care. Mind boggling, aint it?

      Whisel*

      • dianed101 said

        October 26, 2009 at 10:28 pm

        It certainly is mind boggling, and even more so that a segment of the population doesn’t even think it’s needed (reform/change)even though the lack of change will no doubt effect their children, grandchildren and most in their towns. Being against ones own self interest in the hardest thing to understand.

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