Monday, November 17, 2008

I was tagged as I was making my list for the week and checking it more than twice...a few too many things on it...anyway

This is a photo of the casino on the cruise ship that we sailed on earlier this year....we walked through the casino most days to get to the auditorium on the ship where they had shows and stuff...we did not go near it in the late evening because it was full of really kind of 'interesting' people. I have WAY more interesting photos than this but if I am honest...this is the fifth photo in the fifth file........

Saturday, November 15, 2008

9 point 2

That is how many pounds I have lost as of yesterday. You may be saying to yourself, big deal! And rightly so, BUT, it is 9.2 pounds less that I weighed in August and hopefully I will be 29.2 pounds lighter NEXT August. (Weight Watchers wants it to be 39.2....I may be settling but 29.2 will be FINE with me!) Hope you have a happy healthy week.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Crazy Government

I am sitting on the phone waiting for someone from the Social Security office to answer. They arbitrarily denied Nan her SSI benefits last week (and her SSI has the medicaid benefit attached which is what pays for her community resources program that really doesn't do anything anyway BUT....) and as our insurance company has decided to release her from coverage again, I guess I will try to see if anyone has any in the heck idea why! I marvel at human capacity when I watch a plane fly overhead or hear an aria or a symphony or a ballet or tour a beautiful cathedral in Europe and with the very same breath that causes me to marvel, I am also compelled to wonder how we can mess things up so badly! How can intelligent, capable, sophisticated individuals have created a government and society that is so complex and difficult to navigate that fewer and fewer individuals are capable of figuring out taxes, benefits, insurance, retirement and investment plans, banking procedures and mailing processes. Oh my goodness...
Now, if I were an intelligent and capable person I would cease my ranting and get on with something more productive. Thanks for allowing me to the figuratively 'kick the wall'