tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37441113.post1068942185703833585..comments2023-11-05T07:41:43.979-05:00Comments on Life in Manch Vegas: Road BlockAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159620314795295144noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37441113.post-23593410609751073582010-12-30T20:34:01.047-05:002010-12-30T20:34:01.047-05:00I was told by a friend of mine who was a professio...I was told by a friend of mine who was a professional author that the best way to get through writer's block is to write. It doesn't matter what you write, as long as you do it frequently. <br /><br />As to your doctor friend. I know a doctor just like her, maybe it's even her. Very compassionate, has travelled all over the world to bring health care to people who have none. I admire her greatly, although sometimes I do question her sanity. <br /><br />Darfur is a mess and holding vigils and protests will do nothing to solve the problem. It's a shame, but there is no nation that is willing to help the poor people of Darfur and their government has stripped them of the tools of self defense.TOTWTYTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221321904364051792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37441113.post-8956135562349515082010-12-30T17:32:12.075-05:002010-12-30T17:32:12.075-05:00Hello, My name is Tammy. I am a 52 year old career...Hello, My name is Tammy. I am a 52 year old career Paramedic and Paramedic Instructor who was put out on Disability in 2009. I live with my 22 year old son. We live in North Carolina. I write this in the hopes of getting help from kind, more fortunate people. I spent 20 years helping and teaching people as a Paramedic before I had to go out on Disability. I make $933.00 a month on Disability. My rent takes over half that. My electricity takes another $250.00. I make 'too much' to get Medicaid, so I have Medicare which still costs a lot for Doctor's visits and Medications....and I am on a lot. I am not eligible for food stamps because I make 'too much'. I have exhausted every avenue available to me and cannot find help anywhere. My son is desperately searching for a job, which is all we would need to make it, but has had no luck. No one is hiring. He has applied for work everywhere in our city, nearby cities, and online. It's just impossible in this economy to find a job.<br />I am asking for ANY donations anyone could make. I am trying to get enough money to pay my rent up a few months in advance so that we can eat and get my medications until my son can find employment. Any amount that anyone can make would be a blessing and greatly appreciated!! I am not used to asking strangers for help, and this is very hard for me to do, but I am desperate. I have no family that can help me financially, and the Government will do nothing for me beyond my Disability check...which I worked very hard for all my life.<br /><br />Please, please help me if you can...any amount will help.<br /><br />Please mail any donation to:<br /><br />Tammy Peaden<br /><br />2509 Charles Blvd., Apt. 72<br /><br />Greenville, NC<br /><br />27858<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please pass this along to anyone that might want to help me...Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37441113.post-86577907455699287352010-12-30T00:24:40.186-05:002010-12-30T00:24:40.186-05:00Don’t be so hard on yourself sir! Even professiona...Don’t be so hard on yourself sir! Even professional writers suffer from a lack of motivation or writes block from time to time. It may also be that you have been so busy with school, work and all the other things you do that your brain it telling you to relax for a bit. Keep in mind that writing is hard work and with all the other academic demands on you it may be your brain’s way of letting you know that its time to “chill” for a while. While I enjoy reading your varied and always informative blog, I understand why it may be difficult at times to keep up with it. So go easy on yourself and when the thoughts flow easily again then you will know its time to resume writing and it will be with easy that it happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com