tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post2947078747407682159..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Justifiable Whining about the State of the WorldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-999280995802441502017-06-25T23:26:58.722-04:002017-06-25T23:26:58.722-04:00We visited my SIL today at her care facility, and ...We visited my SIL today at her care facility, and she is getting good care, but her condition continues to decline and be heartbreaking. She's almost non-verbal; only a rare word is understandable, and often she just doesn't reply even in a mumble. Almost immobile; she cannot rise or walk without assistance, has frequent falls despite assistance. It was an OK visit; she (surprisingly!)kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-37815940906453068532017-06-25T23:08:00.968-04:002017-06-25T23:08:00.968-04:00I'd be glad to borrow and entertain an early-r...I'd be glad to borrow and entertain an early-rising baboo every so often, since I have odd wakeups anyway. Except, I'm not really nearby... 4:30 is pretty darned early, though. xoxo<br />kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-82686763327918466152017-06-25T22:41:12.014-04:002017-06-25T22:41:12.014-04:00To whomever is in charge of these things: if we co...To whomever is in charge of these things: if we could arrange for me *not* to be awakened at 4:30 am tomorrow morning, that would be great. The smoke alarm night before last was annoying. The Baboo with a hurting leg last night was a little much. Thank you for your attention to this matter.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-1671853891337276162017-06-25T17:05:46.119-04:002017-06-25T17:05:46.119-04:00Lovely!!
Lovely!!<br />Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-2965369484841382392017-06-24T23:15:05.891-04:002017-06-24T23:15:05.891-04:00I might have picked the stupid airline, but it is ...I might have picked the stupid airline, but it is the one with direct flights from our nearest airport, albeit offering those only 2 days per week. It charges, literally, for everything. Bags, whether onboard or checked. Choosing your seats! The oddest one was choosing some kind of flexibility thing in case you need to change flights -- $74 to choose the flex, or a $75 charge if you did not kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-24670559905712935812017-06-24T21:03:10.483-04:002017-06-24T21:03:10.483-04:00It's so quiet!
Hoping to work out flights t...It's so quiet! <br /><br />Hoping to work out flights to go look for apartments with my daughter. The place she's going has a small airport, only a couple of direct flights per week.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-90439875056147706892017-06-23T20:45:31.955-04:002017-06-23T20:45:31.955-04:00The bill is so awful. But I'm trying to find ...The bill is so awful. But I'm trying to find the "what now" parts. Many states have medicaid expansion, and putting pressure on governors and state legislators may also help move senators in those states -- which will end up hugely burdened by all that this horrible awful no good bill intends to do. Time is short! This may not work in some states, but no down side to trying!<br kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-72298049634021919322017-06-23T16:04:11.857-04:002017-06-23T16:04:11.857-04:00Liz, I'm livid for you. Such absolute incompet...Liz, I'm livid for you. Such absolute incompetence!Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78925548489278523692017-06-23T12:31:28.882-04:002017-06-23T12:31:28.882-04:00I will be contacting the state if I have to go the...I will be contacting the state if I have to go the attorney route.<br /><br />And yes, I am ragingly furious with the GOP. The cruelty of their bill is what they love about it.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-30286304123505524582017-06-22T22:03:58.850-04:002017-06-22T22:03:58.850-04:00I'm watching the news from Canada, and feeling...I'm watching the news from Canada, and feeling so angry for all of you, about that healthcare bill! I wish I could phone/fax senator offices as well. Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-35641988912571223252017-06-22T21:27:31.348-04:002017-06-22T21:27:31.348-04:00Oh, yeah. Extra socks and sweaters cannot hurt. ...Oh, yeah. Extra socks and sweaters cannot hurt. For one field trip to Muir Woods with maybe 3rd graders, right after it had rained, I just packed all the extra socks I could find (lotta sox, with 2 kids and the idea that there can never be too many), and most of the kids needed dry socks. Because, dampness! Creeks and puddles! <br /><br />Probably all the U.S. Pixies are getting "do thiskathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79616763772376364212017-06-22T20:31:32.717-04:002017-06-22T20:31:32.717-04:00My perennial weather whine: it's the second da...My perennial weather whine: it's the second day of summer, and it is cold and dark outside! Rainy and 56F. I had to turn on the lights at noon! I'm wearing long sleeves! So wrong. <br /><br />AW: E is going camping (in a nice camper) tomorrow night, for one night, with her grandparents. She's excited for an adventure, and we're going to a movie tomorrow!<br /><br />W: this was Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-10650068813419187682017-06-22T19:37:37.266-04:002017-06-22T19:37:37.266-04:00But everybody should complain away, anyway. We do...But everybody should complain away, anyway. We do not know what might get one person or another. If you have any connection at all with a particular critter, or a story that might link to something they say they care about, mention it. The secrecy of the process, the dire results, those are both plenty to complain about.<br /><br />Plus, from a college friend -- "If the newly proposed kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36169647527910518652017-06-22T17:34:29.628-04:002017-06-22T17:34:29.628-04:00Yeah, I get what you're saying about any oppos...Yeah, I get what you're saying about any opposition is good opposition, but....I'm worried that it's a staged and planned opposition--like what happened in the house--the bill got meaner in order to appease the right wing fireplacers. I further doubt that these four clowns would actually vote against it, should push come to shove.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36136643507626401042017-06-22T16:33:06.174-04:002017-06-22T16:33:06.174-04:00Liz, does your state have a department of insuranc...Liz, does your state have a department of insurance? Consumer affairs? Maybe one of those could help, should you and your lawyer need to take a next step.<br /><br />I've contacted my senators again, even though they are all over this mess, and will probably keep contacting them just to keep their "people care about this" numbers up.<br /><br />This is supposed to be the worst daykathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41961456186580370812017-06-22T16:11:22.169-04:002017-06-22T16:11:22.169-04:00Speaking of health care, I got ANOTHER bill from L...Speaking of health care, I got ANOTHER bill from LabC0rp for $1515 because they keep sending the bill to the wrong insurance company, so it keeps getting rejected.<br /><br />Called in November, "We promise we'll fix it!", new bill in January. Called in January, "We promise we'll fix it!", new bill in May (billed to a DIFFERENT wrong insurance company. Sent a letter inLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-90182911068418040102017-06-22T15:32:11.974-04:002017-06-22T15:32:11.974-04:00For this particular place in time, opposing it for...For this particular place in time, opposing it for the wrong reason is OK by me. (Although, yeah. What a fireplacing fireplacer.)kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-87894247417398343082017-06-22T14:56:52.805-04:002017-06-22T14:56:52.805-04:00My junior senator has come out against the bill. I...My junior senator has come out against the bill. I allowed my heart to leap--perhaps my phone calls have made a difference? But no. He opposes it because it isn't mean enough. Fireplacer.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-52061621372090075692017-06-22T13:56:10.978-04:002017-06-22T13:56:10.978-04:00A draft of the health care bill is out -- it is no...A draft of the health care bill is out -- it is not the final, mind you, so it could get worse, but so far it is as bad as predicted. All these cuts, all this heartless action to deprive people of health care, and for what? To give rich people even more tax breaks?? That really is the bottom line. <br /><br />There are a lot of losers here -- anybody needing medicaid; anybody depending on PP kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-3587627877218313022017-06-21T23:41:48.056-04:002017-06-21T23:41:48.056-04:00Eh, a little 3.3 never hurt anybody! I do, howeve...Eh, a little 3.3 never hurt anybody! I do, however, still have scars from mosquito bites in the 1980's.<br /><br />This health care thing is making me kind of insane. There is supposed to be something released tomorrow, but it won't be the actual bill -- more like a summary or something. The actual bill will be snuck in at the last moment before voting is called. NO hearings. Craftedkathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-49907777130661148812017-06-21T17:26:09.389-04:002017-06-21T17:26:09.389-04:00mosquito bites are from my own back yard, last nig...mosquito bites are from my own back yard, last night. Flip flop troubles began when we were at the beach, with sand rubbing in apparently tender spots. But you're right, camp probably aggravated it. <br /><br />However, we have not had an earthquake today!esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-81388061537959838802017-06-21T16:28:35.122-04:002017-06-21T16:28:35.122-04:00Update: I am a terrible fire builder.
Esperanza ...Update: I am a terrible fire builder. <br /><br />Esperanza outside on the phoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-82869795408263092842017-06-21T15:59:15.787-04:002017-06-21T15:59:15.787-04:00Esperanza -- Ouchie on the flip flops and the skee...Esperanza -- Ouchie on the flip flops and the skeeter bites! Between the heat and the activity last week, why wouldn't your feet object? All I've got on the bites is that b@ct1ne has a topical painkiller, which helped me when I lived in mosquito country; and it also helps prevent infections. Ice might help all of it, too, except the part about getting your work done.<br /><br />QWP, kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-20705503287934747662017-06-21T15:17:30.615-04:002017-06-21T15:17:30.615-04:00I suspect that the flip flop pain and the mosquito...I suspect that the flip flop pain and the mosquito bites are both side-effects of camp last week? You were probably on your feet, outside, for longer last week, as well. <br /><br />W: I can hardly see straight right now, because I only slept for the second half of last night. I was wound up for a number of reasons, and had sore muscles from all the outside work I was doing, and Mr. Q was soundlyQueen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75691700207694703012017-06-21T14:28:55.588-04:002017-06-21T14:28:55.588-04:00I am full of whines today:
W: the store did not ha...I am full of whines today:<br />W: the store did not have my regular deodorant scent, so I chose another one. It is not objectionable in and of itself, but since it is unfamiliar, I keep noticing it. This is the most Old Skool whine ever, perhaps. (Side note, I was messaging with a friend the other day, and was using "old school" as an expression and came very close to misspelling it, esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.com