I got a Workout in on Tuesday Morning just after 6:00 a.m., then I did some Environmental Cleanup until 8:00 a.m., some Essentials Shopping at 8:00 a.m. when the Stores opened, and Home to administer The Man's Meds coz by then he'd woke up, and I got him ready for his VA Nurse to arrive at 11:00 a.m.. The Cat and Wild Birds were fed before I left for The Gym, it looks like a Storm is moving in and we'll get some Rain so it's been considerably Cooler that Morning, barely in the 70's, and overcast, which, felt really nice for a change. I gleaned a whole Bag of Aluminum Cans, unusual for a Tuesday Morning, Monday Nights aren't usually when folks Party and throw empties all over the place.
I found a Dunkin' Donuts Medium Roast Blend brand new 30 oz. Canister of Coffee at the Park, they're about $24 at Wal-Mart, so, Score!!! Why someone just left it there I dunno, unless it was in a Food Box left at the Park, and that's the one thing someone didn't want from it and just set it out for whoever might want it? St. Mary's Food Bank often leaves Food Boxes at the Local Parks in Lower Income Neighborhoods and that's where I do a lot of Environmental Cleanup and glean Recycling coz the City doesn't really sort the Park Trash and Recycle, so it would all be Landfill bound. Plus, if someone doesn't pick up the Food Boxes left, Parks and Rec Staff have to just throw it away... so wasteful, when there is such need.
Even if I Worked for Park Services, I'd be inclined not to throw a Food Box out and just bring it Home to give to a Neighbor or drop off at a Church that helps with Nutritional Assistance in their Food Ministry Programs. I worked both Secular and Faith Based Food Ministries for Decades as a Volunteer, the need is constant for necessities like Food, so wasting it is inconscionable to me. I know they leave the Food Boxes very early, so if I'm there later and nobody has taken it, or, has rifled thru it and gotten what they need, rather than have it wasted, I'll always pick it up to ensure it doesn't just get put in the Trash by Park Services. To be sure right now my own Family Members can use it since they're trying to apply for Nutritional Assistance Help thru DES.
Would have been a shame had that expensive brand new Canister of Coffee been trashed. People leave a lot of things behind at the Parks and also at the Nature Preserve, it's amazing sometimes what you find discarded or just forgotten. Anyway, it's only 9:30 a.m. but other than now waiting for his Nurse's visit, that's all we got on the Calendar for Today. So, later on I may take some time to myself and have The Son or The Grandson watch him for me so I can get out in the nice Weather and Nature, it Restores my Soul even if it's just for a couple Hours worth of Me Time Outdoors. I Love being Outside and if I wasn't stuck Home a lot Caregiving, I'd be Outside most of the time and doing Nature Walks and such.
Nurse Remi gave The Young Prince tips on helping me with his Grandpa's Medication every Sunday when we have to prepare it for the whole Week. She's very instructive and patient, saying Believe it or not, he's not on half as many Medications as some of her Clients!!! Yowsah! Everything was good for this visit, his BP and his Diabetic Numbers were great now, whew. She was pleased with how well he's doing after Two Medical Emergencies, she thinks his Support System and Care at Home is making all the difference. That encourages us that we might be doing something Right that promotes Healing for him. *Smiles and Whew* You second guess yourself when someone is really Sick and you're not Professionally Trained Medically to Care for them.
I Cribbed a bunch of fabulous Images from an Algorithm Feed that showed up on my Book of Faces Page Today saying I might like it, they were right, I was enamored. It was a Vendor called "The One Legged Rooster" in Kansas City, the Owner, Penny, is a Woman after my own Heart when it comes to Junquing Barn Finds in the condition she Displays and Sells them in. *Swooning* So, off and on I'll be Sharing a tonnage of those Images for Blog Fodder since I'm not out and about very much anymore and Junquing in Arizona is abysmal now anyway and not my Aesthetic. I fell deeply down Penny's Rabbit Hole and must have spent over an Hour going way back for Years on Imagery she Posted of her Space at a Shop that I think is called "Good Ju Ju"?
What she Displays and Sells is what my Home and my RV Garage Mahal and Art Studio are Decorated with and I Love the Aesthetic of. It's not as Popular anymore here in Arizona, so most Events have gone very "Crate & Barrel" now or "Import Store", which I like, but, I don't predominantly Collect or Decorate with, so, I don't Buy it all that often. There's many Aesthetics I can appreciate but I don't Collect or Buy, nor do I surround myself with it coz it just doesn't resonate with me as much, even tho' if it's done well, I can dig it Visually and Editorially, even Admire it. But, it wouldn't be for me to Style with, I have my Sensibilities and Style so I know what rings my Bells. *Smiles*
So, I do wanna give all Credit for most of the newer Cribbed Imagery to "The One Legged Rooster". I had so much enjoyment with their Vignette Visuals, it's how the Events here used to be and I do miss that and what used to be offered and now has gone very Pedestrian and underwhelming. I'd like a Shop nearby like this one, tho' I'd be Tempted to spend too much Money at one, Truth be told. I can see numerous items in their Inventory that I'd be Jonesin' for and Think I NEED. *LOL* With the current Shops and Events locally being lackluster in my Aesthetic, I'm hardly Tempted at all to spend any Money now. Even my motivation to attend is waning each Month now and some I've quit making Pilgrimages to altogether.
I find it Ironic that this Regime is trying to pretend and convince us that all of the waste, fraud and corruption is due to the Voters and the Poor. Meanwhile, any strong Accusations being an Admission of Guilt by this Regime coz all of the epic fraud, waste and corruption is due to their Grifting, Extortion, reckless Spending, Conflicts of Interest, Cronyism, and various Money Making Criminal Activities. It isn't the Poor or Social Services responsible, it isn't the American Voter or the Immigrants causing any of it at the levels the Elite are causing it in plain sight. So, I don't know who they think they're fooling, to me it's a "Tell" they commonly end up displaying that points the Finger directly at and incriminating themselves.
But, some gullible folks might fall for the Smoke and Mirrors, it's why this Regime LOVE the Uneducated and the easily Manipulated they can so effortless weaponize for their sinister Agendas. Their rabid Base wanna Believe it all, coz it seems they can't handle the Truth or actual Reality, and desperately cling to their Alternately Fabricated Fantasies and distorted Reality they Invented. Racist Lyndon Johnson once famously openly said and admitted way, way back {well he said a LOT, a Mouthful of Hateful rhetoric... and he wasn't the only one} and it was commonplace in them "Good Ole' Days" to voice shit like this out loud too, it's why this Regime wants to take us backwards, their Base too, even if who they speak of IS THEM and they're too uneducated or ignorant to understand that!!! *LOL*:
"If you can convince the lowest White Man he's better than the best Colored Man, he won't notice you're picking his Pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his Pockets for you."
Yeah, that was pathetically True then and is now. So, it's not as if we haven't had blatant Racists, Homophobes, Misogynists and Corrupt Politics that sought to fleece the American Public in our Past, we've had plenty of them. This one is just more open about it in Modern Times, but, hey, some of them in the Past were flagrant about it too and smug about putting one over on the American Public, using many Voters own biases, hatreds, brand of Religion, and lack of Education against them. Give someone anyone to look down on and they tend to then elevate themselves becoz those types of folks generally have compromised Self-Esteem so feel easily threatened or 'replaced'. So they Fear differences or taking accountability for their own decisions or barriers causing their hardships, condition and Anger. Easier to project that outwards on some Scapegoat.
The Son is making us some Burritos for Breakfast before we leave for The Man's Cardiologist Appointment this Morning. It Rained last Night so everything is Wet and very Cooled off now, it's lovely outside. The Desert smells glorious after a Rain. And the Cooler Weather is appreciated after their fierce early Heat Spell which was deeply concerning being it was 22 Degrees above average and sustained for Days on end like that, smashing previous Records and making Spring and Summer seem like, if it stays this high above average, we all might perish?! Our Utility Bills will certainly be higher than usual, and since everything else has gone way up in price and is still going up exponentially, it's concerning on a lot of levels. We got a 2% COLA Adjustment but that's not keeping Pace with Inflation and a looming Recession.
So, I really NEEDED some Fresh Visuals that sustain me during stressful times like this, since, nothing Locally is doing it much anymore. Many Thanks to "The One Legged Rooster" for Today's Imagery for this Post, please go give their Social Media Page a visit to see even more of their fabulous Inventory and Mastery of Displaying it in Vignettes. I spent so much of Yesterday looking back thru their Photo Archives and Cribbing Images to Save in my Inspiration Folders of Industry Visuals I Keep in my own Archives to enjoy again and again. It not only Inspires me, but it helps me to Create better Vignettes myself using what I have. The Art of Display is something I appreciate a lot and some folks are so skillful at it, I bow down to their Talents. The Image Above is what came in on my Algorithm Feed and drew me in, Hooked to their site now! *Smiles*
LATER: Just got back from the Cardiologist, they're pleased with how well he's doing but it seems every Doctor is in disagreement about the Newest Med List some other Doctor prescribed and wants to switch things up more. It's too confusing to me to have this happening in rapid succession when it's confusing enuf to keep straight if it stays the fucking same! It's a lot of Meds and changing it constantly messes us up coz each Doc is overriding the other Doc and so I'm not sure which Doc to Trust the Judgment of if they're not even in Agreement about the Meds he should be on, or how much of it?! Two now wanted him off Aspirin, but Two wanted him remaining on Aspirin. One thinks he should take less of another Med that he's on, whereas others wanted him on it 3 times Daily! Some wanna switch Meds entirely AGAIN!!!
I'm getting not only confused but irritated coz I don't feel particularly confident as it is administering so many Medications and not having formal Training about any of it. Especially when they keep handing me New Lists completely different than the last List, and we've got Meds we've still got and now are discontinued, New Meds they want him on that the VA hasn't yet even Approved and filled. And then to change it all up again even has his Pharmacists questioning the decisions coz it's a lot of Meds barely prescribed, not used, but the Patient still clearly has access to. Do you dispose of them, keep them just in case they change their fucking Minds again? If we were paying out of Pocket for all this Medication we'd be going broke, wasting Meds is even worse IMO.
We hadn't even gotten Home from the Cardiologist when our Provider calls the House, talks to The Son, and now HUMANA is questioning the Meds he's on?! HUMANA doesn't even approve or provide his Medications coz we have no Part D Prescription Coverage so it's all handled thru the VA for The Man, exclusively, with the exception of a few temp Meds like the Antibiotics I just had filled at a Civilian Pharmacy and Paid out of Pocket for. Unless that's what HUMANA is calling about? Coz it was only 7 Days worth of each and the Pharmacy only charged me less than Two Bucks, so perhaps they Charged HUMANA and shouldn't have, I fucking don't know, don't Care either. I told everyone we've got TriCare For Life and he's Retired Military, but, everyone keeps screwing up with the Medicare Coverages anyway.
I don't wanna go Deep into the Weeds with another Dark Post tho', so, Moving On... *Winks and Smiles* It's such a lovely Day, only 75 Degrees, so I did drive around up there at Verrado around where the Cardiologist has their Offices, lots of nice Development going on around there. Plus, The Man felt up to being driven around with the Windows down and enjoying Fresh Air, it did him good to get out for a while and doing something. They had a brand new GOODWILL opposite his Cardiologist's Offices so we popped in. I haven't Shopped at a GOODWILL for quite some time now, coz I no longer receive E-Mails so don't get the 20% Off Coupons to use. But, that new location had some good Books, Cheap, and I got Six Cookbooks, Hard Cover, for only $20. Most had a Retail Price of more than that per Book and were New. I am a Cookbook Fanatic, one would think I actually Cook. *LMAO*
I have just as many Decor Books but I actually DO Decorate at least. *Winks* I rival any Big Box Bookstore in how many Decor and Cookbooks I have accumulated, I just LOVE my Book Collection and it give me endless Hours of Visual Enjoyment. I'm not a big Reader, so most of my Books are Photo Heavy. Not that what they say isn't relevant, it is, I just have trouble sticking with a Book and Reading it all the way thru unless it's exceptionally Written and holds my Interest. My Attention Span is that of a Toddler, I am not even being hyperbolic about that. I can't even pretend to Pay Attention once you've Lost me and can no longer hold my Focus or Interest. I was that Kid who fortunately was smart enuf to get excellent Grades without paying an ounce of Attention and before they had diagnosis for the ADHD or Bipolar Child. *Smiles*
My folks were Wise beyond their time, gave me Watered Down diluted Coffee and sent me on their way hoping they wouldn't get Calls from any Teacher. *Smiles* My Parents just were Observant and noticed if I had copious amounts of Caffeine, it slowed me down instead of acting like a Stimulant. My Mind wouldn't Race as much and why I still consume a lot of Caffeine otherwise my Thoughts would be racing like the Indie 500 and trying not to Crash at the Speed I'm Thinking. The only thing I can do faster than Think is Type, I can actually lock up a Keyboard with how many Keystrokes per Hour I can get up to, I can Type faster than I can even Think, which is pretty damned fast.
My Thoughts are quick, which is why Slow, Indecisive or Hesitant People are so fucking annoying to me. I was Successful in my Corporate Lives coz I could Solve Problems so quickly. Mostly becoz I am too Hyper to Hold and Sit with a Problem for long, so I want good Solutions fast, so I don't have to bog down with a Problem. Granted, I can be very dismissive if you aren't Solutions Oriented and just become part of the Problem, coz I don't Deal well or patiently with Problem People, I want them removed from my Orbit, coz they're like Dead Weight to me. I will Swipe Left with you just so you won't be in my way. DO something, Lead, Follow, or get the Fuck out of my way is how I tend to React. How they may React to that, I hardly Care... Okay, Honestly, I DON'T Care. That's their Problem, I don't have to make it mine. *Smiles and Winks*
Okay, so True recent Story about how Impatient I can be when someone isn't with The Program and didn't get Ready in Time. The Son had asked for a Ride to the Plasma Center, coz he's Selling Plasma to afford his Beer and Cigs, coz I won't cover Addictions. He can't walk there or he gets his Pulse Rate up too high to give Plasma. So, I'd told him at about 8:15 to be dressed and ready by 9:15 coz we had to leave by then to get his Dad to the Cardiologist by 10:15, due to commuting time. Well, wouldn't ya know he's JUST getting Dressed by fucking 9:15 and yelling that I'M getting his Pulse Rate up too High by "Rushing" him and his Dad!!! Getting this Show on the Road on Time is hard enuf with how Slow, Distracted and Forgetful The Man is... let alone with 'Rain Man' in Tow too with his Autistic Self! *LOL* He's ADHD too, so at least can Snap it into Gear and into the Groove once his Autistic Tendencies get unstuck and he Processes Info you gave him Hours ago to do.
Then we're ready to go and The Man, already now in the Truck says, Oh, I forgot my ID again and they NEED that coz I forgot it last time too!!! Oy Vey, having to be HIS Memory with my own diminishing by the Minute is a particular Challenge and then The Son couldn't find his Dad's ID right away either!!! So, now his Pulse Rate is fucking High coz he had to rush around looking for the ID his Dad couldn't even recall where he put it last??? Yeah, Fun Times. But, I got them both there by the Pre-Menopausal Hair on my Chinny-chin-chin *Smiles*, so all was Well in spite of it being a 3-Ring Circus Act, on a Tightrope, while juggling and riding a Unicycle, and without a Safety Net, with Lions and Tigers underneath the Tightrope, to devour you in case you fall and don't instantly Die from the impact. Now there's a Visual for ya that perfectly explains my Life. *LOL*
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