I’m kinda glad my friends are gonna have babies — I get to knit cute little things –
Also, I’m really glad I got a new digicam. Her name: Pixelle.
These flower power booties are for a friend who’s still in the closet about her pregnancy cuz of work. Funny how that’s still a liability for working women… She can get a few months off, but only without pay.
Which gets me thinking about employee benefits in general — maternity leave, vacation time, health insurance — all things we skimp on in the US. Can’t blame it all on the companies. According to yesterday’s SF Chronicle (via Packed in saccharin), the cost of health care’s going up so fast that companies can’t pay for it. So they’re cutting back, “offloading costs on workers in the face of double-digit annual price increases.”
My friend and I aren’t part of the more than 6 million Californians without health insurance, but if things don’t change, we might get there. SB840 — the California Health Insurance Reliability Act — would give all Californians coverage and is in the Assembly right now. You know you hate your HMO — Send a letter (word doc) to your state senator supporting the bill.
Update, 10/17/05: SB840 passed Oct. 5! Got a letter from State Senator Jackie Speier thanking me for supporting it :)
Update: However, Schwarzenegger then vetoed it :(
those booties are so adorable! :)
Comment by Random Girl — August 24, 2005 @ 3:46 pm
Thanks! They’re actually really easy to make — Only took like an hour!
Comment by Siel — August 24, 2005 @ 4:44 pm
When I was ten, my grandmother used to knit my brother and I socks…
I really dig the knitting comments you post, it is a lost art and a great way to be a part of the “sustainable life” answer.
Comment by Castaway — August 30, 2005 @ 3:51 am
Comments are now closed due to excessive spam on this post. I think the word booties did it.
Comment by Siel — August 20, 2008 @ 11:22 am