Checks, Balances, Guardrails.... GONE!

 I tried to sneak into the Antique Mall this Afternoon to work my Showroom and they saw me and thus I picked up Five more Fill-In Shifts for some Monday and Wednesday Nights thru December 10th.  I don't mind, could use the comped Space Rent to ensure I get some decent Checks for a change thru the Holidays.  Sales are still so Soft there that all the Vendors are complaining now.  It's the Economy mostly, this Administration has created a lot of Economic Hardship for a lot of average Americans.  They've made everything seem very unstable, anomalous, unpredictable, a lot more expensive and punitive to the masses, but better for the most Elite.  The obscenely Rich and the Criminally inclined are doing very, very well under this Regime, Greed and Capitalism run amok, corrupted and perverted by a corrupt Pervert.

I have Sold some better Merch for this Pay Period which boosted Sales some.  But, some of my Halloween Merch disappeared without showing up on my Sales Sheet.   I'm guessing they walked off with someone doing the Five Finger Discount, but, since they were larger, it could have been another Vendor and not a Customer?   A lot of Vendors take out their Halloween Merch after the Holiday and the Front Greeter Desk is supposed to check everything to ensure it matches the Vendor's Assigned Vendor Number, but, some get lazy and don't check everything.  So, if someone went out with a Cart load of Halloween with someone else's Holiday Merch tossed in there too, mingled with theirs, and just said I'm taking all my Halloween Merch Home, that's likely how they exit the Mall without getting busted.  Some Greeters just wave them thru and Trust them.  I Trust few People, except in my Inner Circle.  Most folks aren't all that Trustworthy.

Anyway, Que Sera Sera, I haven't had too much Loss Prevention Issues since moving to the Showroom closer to the Front, so, it's better than it was when our Showroom was at the Back of the Mall.   My Room #140 is a higher traffic Aisle going by it and near the Front so it's harder for the Slim Shady Types to not be seen Shoplifting and doing other Dirty Deeds.   Some Vendor Friends are now Renting Space at some of the New Antique Malls popping up in the West Valley.  I'm going to go check them out and see whatssup?   A few Vendors have kept their Spaces at our Mall and just Rented some Space at New Antique Malls on a Trial Run, which, is probably wisest strategically to Test the Waters.  The biggest new one has 45,000 sf and called "America's Antique Mall" and has National Locations.   Perhaps our Mall will step up it's Game if they have more Competition for Vendors?

The Kids put away all the Halloween Decor from the Front Porch, we left Harvest Themed Decor which will remain up thru Thanksgiving.  The Interior Halloween Decorating I'll slowly put away now, there's not as much of it and it's not bothering me to still have it up.   Since The Son is out of Work he helped his Sister with it all, many Hands made for light work of it.   And we'd enjoyed the Holiday tremendously this Year, being all together again and having more of the Family participate in Decorating and then putting it away afterwards.   I feel good about how things went for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos.  I'm looking forward to a nice Thanksgiving, The Daughter is gonna make her 2nd Turkey, since, the 1st one she ever did turned out so good.  So, she has confidence now in preparing a Holiday Meal and enjoyed doing it and taking charge of it.  

 

I did not realize Jeep Owners have some Rubber Duck thing going on called Ducking.   Placing Rubber Ducks on Jeeps they admire, which started in 2020 as a Social camaraderie of Jeep Owners.   Now it's become a viral Trend.    I have a Collection of Halloween Themed Rubber Ducks and always look for some that I don't yet have.  I've been a Jeep Owner, before the Trend began, didn't much care for owning a Jeep coz they have a lot of Maintenance Issues IMO, and were in the Shop too much, even when New, so I prefer my Nissan Trucks.   I've Owned and liked owning Toyota and Mitsubishi Trucks as well.   But the Nissans drive smoother.   Anyway, I just like having Halloween Collectibles and the Jeep Trend just makes them easier to Source now coz of the Popularity of the little Rubber Themed Ducks.

Today I took a Nap at 5:00 p.m., don't even know why I was so Tired, but, I was.   We'd done some Environmental Cleanup, Traded in some Aluminum Cans at the Recycle Center, gone out for Lunch at "Appleby's" coz they have an Appetizer Trio Special going on which was just the right amount for  us as a Lunch, rather than a full Meal.  You get Three Appetizers of your Choice and Choice of Three Dips with them.  I Love their Wonton Chicken Tacos and Boneless Hot Wings, but this time also chose their new Spicy Pickle Fries, which were SO good, that now it's a new Favorite!!!   The Man had the Riblets, Shrimp and Onion Rings.

The Young Prince had left to go somewhere and didn't tell anyone.  So, nobody knew he'd left and thought he'd stayed in his Room all Day with the Door locked.  There's a side Door that is unlocked so I went in finally to check in on him to make sure he was okay and would get something to eat, he wasn't even there.  He's Grown so can come and go as he pleases, but I'd of liked him to have told someone he was leaving so we wouldn't worry when we didn't see him all day.  His Mom had kept knocking on the Door and not getting an answer so she panicked a bit.  That's when I went in the side Door just to make sure he was okay, with the Spider Bite and all, she'd just worried about his overall health, as have we all.  It's healing apparently but taking a long time to, even with medications.  I messaged him, so if he responds and doesn't go MIA and off the grid, we'll know where he is now?

 

When a Loved One has Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder it's not unusual for them to not want contact and want to be left alone, so we Honor that Need.   They can often go Off the Grid too for extended periods of Time and you just have to make your Peace about that too, and Dealing with the various Alters that they have, each with different personalities and habits.   I'm Surprised actually that The Daughter can Stay Put now for extended periods of Time, she couldn't for the first 30 or so Years of Adult Life.  It's 'New' for her to be content and stable enuf to not just disappear and go MIA, tho' she will sometimes still Need to just be in the 5th Wheel all day and we just do some Welfare Checks if her Boyfriend isn't with her to know she's got someone else present.

With our Grandson I also know he's got some unresolved Issues he's working on.   Not Self-Medicating if he runs out of his prescription Meds and can't get any more of them due to financially not being able to afford them, is a concern.   I know the Wellbutrin has likely run out by now and the Hospital just sent him a Letter about applying for AHCCCS to help with Medical Costs, which, I don't understand coz we applied while there.  So, I was expecting an Acceptance or Rejection Letter, not one saying, hey, you can Apply... when... we'd already Applied!  *Le Sigh*

  Lately it seems Administrative faux pas is the Order of the Day and it's frustrating to no end.   Did they lose his Application?  Is there more Paperwork to do?  They gave a Number to Call so I'll Call on his behalf.  But, since he's disappeared now they may not talk to me without his consent, I dunno?  Most places won't even talk to me about The Man even tho' I explain his TBI and Dementia, without him getting on the Phone and giving Approval first.

You'd have to get a Medical Power of Attorney to bypass that requirement and be their Advocate.   Or be their Trustee.  I was once The Daughter's Trustee a long time ago, but then The System deemed her "Competent Enough" to not Need one.  Well, of coarse she DID still Need one and that ended badly for The System coz she couldn't make any good decisions, let alone on a consistent basis.  *LOL*  But, Que Sera Sera.   And, when The Man first got his TBI and was REALLY Bad Off he couldn't give consent either, so The System learned quickly I'd abdicate being the Point of Contact quickly if they just wouldn't let me handle things and refused to Deal with me instead.  When they don't get Paid they have a fresh Revelation I've found.  *Winks* 

 If I'm the only one who can do the Paperwork to file for Assistance, if I'm the only one who can make the Payments on someone's behalf, you either Work with me, or against me, your Choice.  I don't Care, One less Bell for me to Answer, One less Egg for me to Fry.  *Winks and Smiles*  I'm not The Young Prince's Spouse and he's 25, but, his competency to do all this for himself, good Luck with that and I Hope it all Works Out for The System, which, it likely won't.   If the Hospital has any Hope to ever get Paid, they really Need me to be their Point of Contact.   And that was explained at the ER when they could see his Condition was sometimes lucid and sometimes switching Alters like a Motherfucker and not even knowing where he was!   Yeah, he Signed some Paperwork, but when someone is Non Compos Mentis, it's sketchy to be Legally Binding.

Oh, you had a Seriously Mentally Ill and Impaired Individual Agree to some stuff, did they have any Understanding of what they were Agreeing to?   Proving that might prove to be more hassle than just Writing it Off if they don't get him Signed Up for Medical Assistance thru AHCCCS Medicaid, but he has no Job and no Residence in Arizona, no Assets and often can't be found, I don't even know where he is right now.  And Yeah, I know right now Medicaid is being gutted, so the Hospitals better get used to people unable to Pay for their Services rendered for Medical Emergencies and otherwise coz there's gonna be a flood of it now.  About a 17 Million Person or so Flood, along with anyone not on Medicaid who will not be able to now afford the HUGE increases in their Insurance Premiums and have to let them lapse.  Just sayin', an Avalanche of Uninsured Americans is coming.  And they will get Sick or Injured.

And those that Can Pay are gonna be Paying out the Ass now, so, it's all quite the Federal Cluster Fuck created unnecessarily.  We'll just see how that all shakes out when the shit hits the Fan then?   According to Donnie Two Dolls just Yesterday, becoz he doesn't Like or wanna Hear the word UNAFFORDABLE anymore, it doesn't Exist to him now and he's Imagining he's Banished the Word from our Vocabulary.  So, what it means, he's telling the American Public, doesn't actually Exist and is no longer True, or even THEIR Truth they're actually Experiencing!!!  He just wants to Hear everything is AFFORDABLE, Okay America!!!?????   Got it?  HE SAYS the Cost of Everything is Down, so Up is now Down, like in Alice's Wonderland, and your Reality isn't "Real" to him.  *Eye Roll*  That's how fucking Mental he is and you can't make shit like this up!  

On a Positive Note, I got my Bank Dividend and it's way the fuck UP for Reals, which is Nice if you're a Stock Shareholder, but I know most Americans don't Invest in nor Own Stock.   So, for them nothing it Up in a Good way, just Prices and Costs for everything they Need.   When the Judges Rule that all the imposed Tariff's are Illegal, and they are, so, that's the Ruling I expect, then Stocks will soar again on Wall Street.  Won't Help most Americans, but Shareholders/Investors are gonna Profit.  The Market only Tanked when he imposed Tariffs, coz they actually know what a Tariff is and that it's NOT Good Economically to America or the American People and American Businesses.  Now, any Ruling would Expect the Tariffs Collected to be Paid Back.  *Bwahahaha*   

Shit, they've probably been siphoned to Offshore Accounts?  Nobody knows where they are or what anyone's actually doing with them.  There's no longer Checks, Balances or Guardrails.   And you have a 100% Corrupt Regime, so what and where do you think Tariff Revenue is actually going?   Congress allegedly is, along with the Judiciary and the Executive Branch, supposed to be the Checks and Balances on what is and has been Collected.  But we all know Congress Abdicated their Role in it all, the Judiciary has been corrupted and Stacked, and the Executive Branch is working like a Cartel now.   So... need I say more about how loads of Revenue is being managed and handled or converted into untraceable laundered methods to just disappear?   That's why he now Loves the Crypto and Bitcoin... untraceable and unregulated, lots of Dark Money can flow thru it effortlessly from and between Bad Actors.  A Scammers Wet Dream it is.  It will simply Disappear and America will be Ghosted like a jilted Lover.

It's almost 200 BILLION Collected so far, that's a lot of Dough to just be potentially Disappeared, just sayin'.   And America Paid for it, our Trade Partners sure as shit didn't.   And that's not even counting the obvious Extortion Fees being shelled out for preferential Deferments to Businesses willing and able to be Extorted and Shaken Down... going straight into the President's Pockets.   He's got quite a Racket set up now, in plain Sight and highly Illegal and Immoral, yet, he's not been Imprisoned or held accountable in any way for any of it... Sweet, huh?  Sure Approval Ratings are down to around 37%, but that's still higher than a Quarter of America still on Board his Crazy Train and Approving, isn't it?   Yep, more than a Quarter of the American Public is either that Brain Dead or that equally Corrupt, at least now we know.

And some might say, Oh, but even the Radicals like MTG have now turned on him.  But, has she REALLY, since, tho' she's making quite the Production NOW of squawking about the Loss of Medical for her Constituents, that has shut the Government down coz that's the most contentious issue between the Parties that's unresolved, she VOTED for the Big Ugly Bill that caused it.   Yep, she Voted FOR what she's now AGAINST, coz, well, either some Elected Officials are that Ignorant and Clueless, or, they know their Constituents now are gonna Eat them Alive for what they've Sold them Out for.   And the Impact once Felt, can't be really Denied as a Reality, no matter how hard you try to Spin it.  When people either get kicked off their Healthcare or the Premiums skyrocket to where they can't afford them.  Or even if they CAN afford them they're being fleeced and hosed by the Big Ugly Bill you Passed, they KNOW it, that's Reality any way you cut it.

We already got dropped by ours and had to scramble to replace it unceremoniously coz we were given no Options but to.  Pretty Sure everyone's now getting The Letters by now.  Reality is setting in as to what that Big Ugly, yet allegedly "Beautiful" Bill now means, to you and I.   And that's just the Tip of the Titanic Iceberg that will sink the whole Ship and send us all down to Davy Jones' Locker like the ill fated Titanic whose Captain ran them straight into the Disaster that befell them.  See any Life Rafts or Life Preservers being offered to the insignificant 99%?   Me either, only the 1% aren't Going Down with the Ship and are expected to Survive this Shipwreck happening in Real Time.  Better be a damned Strong Swimmer, that's all I gotta say about that for your chances of Survival otherwise.   Checks, Balances, Guardrails... GONE!!!

So, the Congressional Budget has been hacked, likely by China, Splendid!    Donnie Two Dolls Buddy Xi has been playing him like a Fiddle.    Well, any of the Bad Actors play him and I feel they have some Goods on him which is why he kowtows to them like he does.   Notice how his usual Bully demeanor flips in their presence to someone who definitely looks under THEIR Thumb and Control.   Putin must have some really solid KGB shit on him I figure.   Donnie Two Dolls has Paid Off a lot of folks to make certain Scandals go away over the many Years he's been embroiled in them constantly.  But, some things don't just Go Away.   Some of the heinous shit he's done is never Going Away, it will Haunt him, coz, it should!!!   And pretty damned sure some of it involves Underaged Girls, when so many of a Man's closest Friends are Pedos, he's one too.  The Average American has Zero Pedo "Friends", he has and has had slews of them.

Moving On, coz all of that will come out in The Wash, and when it does, those still in Asleep Denial will get Woke about their Boy.  *Winks*  A lot of Stores are Advertising various Christmas Themed Event.  I'll be in the East Valley this Weekend for a Cleaning Job that The Daughter has, so, I'll hit all the Events on that side of the Valley while there, including some of the Christmas Themed ones.   And it won't be long before I switch over Visually on the Blog to Winter and Christmas, likely just after Thanksgiving is a Wrap.  I linger in Autumn until then and the Holidays of that Season.   I'm not one to rush into Christmas, but I do enjoy some of the Early Bird Events to be duly Inspired for what I might do to Decorate for it this Year.  

 I've got some ideas and leanings of the direction I'm likely to go.   And we put the Big Tree up in front of our Living Room Window.  So, that Space will be cleared for it.  We have a smaller Tree for the Sitting Room by the Fireplace, which in the past we've put the Big Tree up in that Space.  We kind of like it in the Living Room tho' to sit by most often in the glow of it's Lights while watching Christmas Specials on TV.   The Man and I are likely attending an Event Today with a Christmas Theme, their Online Coverage of it look Festive and Uplifting, we could all use some of that these days and a little Escapism.  It will give me some good Future Post Blog Fodder as well.  *Winks*  I don't wanna be all Doom and Gloom Content on the Ole' Blog.  *Ha ha ha*   

Pretty sure most of you are Stressed Out enuf and despondent about America's current Reality already?   Longest Govt. Shutdown in American History, he's Two for Two for that now on his Watch.  Same Guy who said on the Record that any Govt. Shutdown means the President is Weak.  Humnnnnn.   Yeah, he's so Addled he forgets what he's said in the Past that will come back to Haunt him as it's brought to Light again coz he said it Live on TV, Radio or various Interviews he's done over the Years.   So much for his Strongman Image, out of his own Mouth saying Govt. Shutdowns display Presidential Weakness.   And, he was at least Right about that, I Agree, it IS Weak and NOT Good for the Nation or it's People, EVER, for any Reason or Excuse made to do it.

We went to HIGHLAND YARD VINTAGE and MERCHANT SQUARE ANTIQUE MALL Today.   There was still a lot of Halloween and Harvest Merch and Vignettes, which, I was glad to see.  And of coarse the Event and several Booths in the Antique Mall were Full On Christmas now.  It was so Festive.  One thing I like about their Antique Mall and Event is that you always know what Season and Holidays it is by the Merch offered.  At our Antique Mall, not so much.   And of coarse our Antique Mall doesn't do anything Special either anymore during the Holidays, neither for the Vendors or the Customers that is indicative of it being the Holiday Season.  There it FEELS like the Holidays and so the Atmosphere and Vibe attracts Customers and people were Buying. 

Prices were great too so we did some Retail Therapy.   I bought the Above Vintage Flannel Altered Art Shirt from my Vendor Friend Mary.  She has the best Booth, Display and Merch, I Buy from her often.  She's altering Vintage T-Shirts and Flannels into Wearable Art Wardrobe.  So comfortable this Shirt is and I'll wear it instead of a Jacket on the Cooler Days now.    I also bought a half Dozen Vintage Kerr Canning Jars with Zinc & Milk Glass Lids for only Four Bucks each.   Some Hand Dyed Seam Binding in Two Colors.   Some Antique Hat Hooks for The Man's Hat Collection he has on our Bedroom Wall.  A Gun Cleaning Kit for him.  

 A 1931 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Movie Poster, Framed that had been marked down to only $15!!!   A 1918 Yard Long Group Photo of what looks like Graduated Doctors or Lawyers in front of a Courthouse or University Building, Framed in an Antique Tiger Wood Frame, for a ridiculously low price.  {I don't know why The Man wouldn't Open his Eyes for the Photo?  Le Sigh}  And an Old Black & White Halloween or Party Picture of Children dressed in Costumes.  And a very unusual Vintage Red Crystal Bead Rosary.   I got a Military Discount on everything.  We had some Bakery items while there, I had a Berry Scone and The Man had a Chocolate Chip & Caramel Cookie.   We'd had Breakfast at "The Tipsy Egg" beforehand.

Our Benedicts were good, The Man had a Salmon Benedict and I had a Chorizo Benedict on Jalapeno Cornbread.  The only disappointment was mine was supposed to come with their usual good sized Bowl of very nice Mixed Fruit as the Side and all they brought me was a small Bowl with a small Cut Up Cutie Orange, WTF?!   Usually it had Orange, Pineapple, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Boysenberries.   I would have asked for a different Side {you get to choose from several Options One Side with your Meal}, had I known it wouldn't be the usual nice Fruit Bowl I'd be getting.  You can Buy just a Side and they charge Five Bucks each for them, so that meager Orange is not Five Bucks worth for anyone that would be ordering Fruit as an Extra Side they have to pay Five Bucks for!

The Son has had a shitty Week, first his Car broke down, then he got Laid Off from his Job, then his Girlfriend Broke Up with him coz she's going thru a lot too and a Relationship right now is just too much.  She had gotten Laid Off too and is a Single Parent, so she may have to leave Phoenix and go back up North to the Navajo Reservation to live with her Family.   They don't want to have a long distance Relationship and both of them are going thru so much that maintaining a Relationship is just hard for each of them right now.   They've been Friends since they were very Young Teens, so may just revert back to being Friends instead.  But, he's feeling like so much has gone to shit in a mere Week that it's rather Emotionally and Mentally overwhelming.   He's cancelling anything he pays Months for that isn't absolutely necessary.

The Above Four Pixs are my Vendor Friend Mary's Booth at the Antique Mall, I just Love her Aesthetic and her Spaces.   That Antique Sofa showing benign neglect I almost bought before she bought it for a Prop Display for her Booth.  *LOL*   I didn't have the ability to Suspend big Furniture off the Ceiling of my Showroom tho', so, I Passed on it and she Bought it instead.   I like decrepit Style like she does, we both Channel our Inner Miss Haversham and probably why we 'Get' each other and like the same things.  *Smiles*   Her Partner is another Woman that I don't know real well, but she's very Nice too and knows I Buy a lot from their Spaces and especially her Partner's Art.   Mary is a Talented Artisan and Creates some Beautiful pieces, especially OOAK Decor and Jewelry.

The Man did have Fun pretending to be Santa Incognito and sitting in Santa's Throne Chair at the Event.  {See Below}

Well, a Judge Ordered the Administration to Fund at least Half of Nutritional Assistance thru SNAP and to fully Fund it soon.  The Administration complied with the Half Funding, tho' they didn't want to do it, but are Appealing the Full Funding for Millions of Americans who rely on it to Feed their Families.   So, Mando got half of what he's allowed Today and was relieved, coz, we feed him but he doesn't want to not contribute something towards stocking Food Supplies since he's eating every Meal here almost all of the time.   He does all our Yard Work, Irrigation and Handyman Repairs, so I don't mind feeding him on our Dime, it's the least I can do since he won't accept Payment for helping around here.   He stays here almost all of the time rather than going Home and being Alone. 

  When someone is very Unwell with a Serious and potentially Terminal Illness, I can see why being Alone would be rather scary.   He's been Approved for his Nutritional Assistance for a Full Year and not just 90 Days that The Daughter previously only was allowed during 2024.  She's re-applied but we don't have any answer yet on whether she is approved for another 90 Days for 2025?    And we got a Letter from the Hospital for The Young Prince about applying for some Medical Programs if you're Uninsured.  I thought we already did that when we were in the ER, their Patient Advocate did the Application Process for him and I thought we were only awaiting Review and Approval?   So, I called the Number of this Program that the Letter said provides their Services for Free to Uninsured Patients... just got a Voicemail. 

 He has no way to pay and no actual Arizona Address to send Mail to that he Lives at, he can't Work, not even a McDonalds will hire a Schizophrenic whose not stabilized Medically.   He's basically Homeless while in Arizona and is Couch Surfing with us for now while he decides if he can even move back here?   If he can't Qualify for any Resources here he's decided to stay in New Mexico and just go back after Thanksgiving.   At least there he's still sharing a substandard Rental with Allen even while they're Estranged Relationally, so, he wouldn't be Homeless there.   He told me the Cottage they're Renting is very Old, doesn't have proper Insulation and is so draughty that Bugs get in and they have infestations all the time of various Insects.

He has been having a Psychotic Episode Today and can't be around people and then so did his Mom, The Daughter.   Once they knew Mando had gotten half his Nutritional Assistance she and Mando said they'd go to the nearby Grocery Store and get some things we needed.  The Son went with them coz he wanted to pick up some Groceries he wanted and his Car is not working, so, them going was the transportation he'd Need.   Well, while there she had a total Psychotic Meltdown out of the Blue!  She used to have those pretty often when Younger, not so much now, but, I could tell Today she was really on The Edge of potentially having one and getting Squirrely and Psychotic.  So, I wasn't Surprised really, I kinda saw it coming.

The Son didn't see it coming and felt bad for his Sister going Mental in a Grocery Store, to the point they called Security and then called for Police Backup!  Oh Hell!!!   The Cop that was there was decent about it, The Son didn't know what to tell him, neither did Mando, they didn't want her getting Arrested or being involuntarily taken to Psyche Lockdown either.  But, there was no de-escalating her and The Son was so embarrassed and upset about it, he walked Home, he just couldn't watch things potentially escalate or risk getting in Trouble himself if the Police had to try to restrain and Arrest his Sister.  He knows how combative and irrational she gets when she's Wheels Of The Rails and unraveled.  

 So, when he got Home he was nervous about what might be happening and told me about the Episode.   He said the Cop was being so decent and just telling them they had to leave becoz it was making other Customers and Workers nervous due to the disruption on the premises.  

The Man and I were just about to drive down there when Mando pulls up with her in the Car.    So, apparently the Police were Fine with him just getting her into the Car and driving off, which, is a Relief.  He still didn't know what to do when he got here, I suggested he give her some Space, and he agreed and was gonna leave and just go Home.  They hadn't even been able to buy the Groceries before being asked to leave the Store.  But, she insisted he stay... and I just Hope she can Calm Down and De-Escalate on her own?  *Le Sigh*   Fun Times!  It's a Full Moon and perhaps that has Triggered her and The Young Prince, I dunno?

I had made some Chili and Princess T's new Supervisor, Gabe, had heard so much about my Chili that he asked if he could have some next time I made it?  So I brought him some at Dinnertime with a little Bag of Cholula Cheese & Minced Onion for Garnish.  He was Happier than a Clam at High Tide and all the Gals that work for him said it put him in a Good Mood and less Cranky.   *Smiles*   He's a Nice Young Man and he really Likes me so that made me Smile.   Two of the other Nice Young Gals in Supervision who work there and really Like me got a bit jealous.  *Ruh Roh*  They ALL wanna be my Favorite, and vie for that Temporary Title, just like at Home.  *Bwahahaha*

 So I Promised them I'd bring them some too. *Smiles, it's like Surrogate Grandkid Rivalry going on, ha ha ha*  Well, I put theirs in little containers to bring in the Morning and during the Night someone in the house got into one of the little Bags of Cheese & Onion... arghhhh!   At least they didn't get into their Chili, there was still some left in the Crockpot.  *Whew*  So, I had to make up another little Bag of Cheese & Onion then put the Chili and those Bags in Princess T's Fridge for Safe Keeping.  *LOL*  Disaster averted.  In the middle of the Night there's always someone sneaking around the Kitchen eating.  They're like Hyenas!!!   *Smiles*

My Shoulder Blade is still hurting me on the Right Side and my Ear on the Left Side, so I haven't had much REM Sleep lately.  I doze off early for lack of Sleep at Night and then wake up in fits thruout the Night due to the Pain.  No comfortable side to be on since the Right and Left have something Painful that's hurting right now.   I can Mentally override Pain during the Day, but during Sleep apparently my Subconscious feels it and can't... dammit.   I need to get into The Gym this Weekend and ease the Shoulder Pain with the Hydrotherapy and Cryotherapy Machine Beds.  Pretty sure all the Physical Activity and Lifting I've done just aggravated some, Muscle, Tendon or Ligament?  Or, it's Bursitis?   I need to Ice the Area, but the Cryotherapy Bed does that with strategic Heat and Cold.  It's in a position I can't reach myself on my Back Shoulder Blade.

I feel lately like I'm rather falling apart Physically.  *Le Sigh*  Any time now when I overuse something it hurts like Hell for a while and takes me a while to recover.  Yet, I think being sedentary would be more detrimental at my Age, so, I'd rather be over active than under active.  The level of fitness of my Muscles and Strength maintained is vital to keep doing what I need to do and if you don't use it, you lose it.   So, I opt to hurt and be sore rather than sedentary.  But, I do notice the tendency to hurt more even when I'm doing less to make it seem like over use.  *LOL*   Rather pathetic really and I'm not yet ready to acknowledge physical defeat.  *Winks*   So, it's 2:24 a.m. and I'm up Blogging due to Shoulder and Ear Pain waking me... dammit!

The Ear I get seen for on the 11th by that Dermatologist Cancer Specialist.  I'm Hopeful it's not even THAT, but, I don't know what it is and that seems a likely possibility after over 50 Years of living in Arizona exposed to this Weather.   Due to that Lump on my Forehead I can't wear Hats comfortably either to Screen Out The Sun and protects my Head, so, they'll have to address the Lump too and whatever the Hell that is?   I'd like to at least know what both are and have a diagnosis and Treatment Plan possibilities for each?   And I'm already hearing Horror Stories Media are covering about people losing Health Care or it becoming unaffordable due to insane Rate Increases due to the Big Ugly Bill and loss of Subsidy.  So, I feel Blessed we still have some and tho' I don't know what they're charging us for it that might be more yet, having it is vital with our circumstances.

So, there are no Options to NOT have Paid Healthcare for us, I'd have to find a way to Budget for whatever the Premiums will be now?  Pisses me off since The Man's EARNED Military Benefits were Guaranteed FREE Medical for he and I FOR LIFE.   And that was rescinded and no longer Contractually Honored by our Government too, some time ago, and has only worsened over Time in what isn't covered by our Military Healthcare now and what we're Charged.  *Grrrrrrrrrr*  So, Civilians are now getting a taste of what our Military/Veterans got Hosed for their Healthcare and the loss of Benefits EARNED, not just GIVEN freely. 

 When Contractually you entered into a Contract with your Government upon Enlistment and Honored your Part, Earning the Benefits given as Promised, then they don't Honor theirs, there's nothing you can do about it.   The Contract handily becomes Null and Void coz the Government can just screw you over like that on their end Legally, usually without consequences.  Yes, some have successfully Sued the U.S. Government for Breaches in Contract like that.  But, being embroiled in lengthy expensive Legal maneuvers against an Adversary with unlimited Resources is beyond the Scope of most Veterans.   Especially the Disabled Veterans and their Caregivers, who already have way too much going on to Battle to take on another one.  They've allegedly Retired from having to go to fucking War and fight Battles anymore.   Battling for Disabled Loved Ones becomes a full time Job for me.

What slays me is the amount of Die Hard MAGA being Interviewed who have been hurt the most by his Policies that screwed them over and yet, they remain Loyal and "Political" to an Extreme Right leaning dogma anyway?  It's like someone who stays in an Abusive Relationship, or any Cult, it really is.   I dunno, seems to me that by the time someone causes you to lose your Job or the Family Farm, makes it so you can't afford basics like Food or have Healthcare, and shows they don't give a Fuck about you or what happens to you, that would be enuf to End that fucking "Relationship"?!   Of coarse Donnie Two Dolls is still trying to lay all Blame on Biden, which, how long on YOUR Watch can that really Fly before YOU gotta fucking Own it dude?  *Huge Eye Roll*   And how Donnie is calling it "THE Affordability", like the Word and Term itself is so fucking Foreign to his spoiled and Privileged Self that he's Clueless about the Meaning or that its actually a Word!?  *Another Huge Eye Roll*

 

Since nothing has been Unaffordable to him his entire Spoiled Life and even when he's Owed people Debts, he's stiffed them his entire Spoiled Life and just Filed numerous Bankruptcies and NOT Paid, so I guess the Word has NO Meaning to him or relevance.   He doesn't Pay his Taxes, no repercussions there either when he's committed Tax Fraud, or Bank Fraud for that matter... among a Laundry List of other Serious Crimes all the way up to and including Treason and Sex Offenses.   He really has expanded upon the moniker of Teflon Don, way beyond Gotti, who eventually did have his Charges Stick and Serve his Time.  Even Capone went Down for his Tax Fraud, but, Donnie Two Dolls has evaded even a Day in Prison that he deserves, actually a Life fucking Sentence, for all his myriad of Serious Criminal Offenses and ridiculous amount of Felonies committed and Victims left in his Wake.

    

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Death or Imprisonment would be the only Justice Served... Dawn... The Bohemian