Same old, same old. in A small but passable life.
- April 16, 2023, 2:55 a.m.
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It’s been six weeks since I’ve scribbled in here. What’s new? What isn’t?
I found two new books by two favorite authors at the library. John Irving and Margaret Atwood.
The last trip to the weed store I found a half ounce of “Grapechata” at 22% THC for $35. I’d heard that the price of legal weed is dropping everywhere, but I never thought it would drop that far. I should have bought an additional half ounce, but since that half ounce will last me months I decided to wait.
Grocery deliveries are now costing at least $10 per delivery through Instacart with the “service fee” and the driver tip. I may start scootering to the store. I may be able to manage that if I go every week for a gallon of milk and a weeks worth of grub.
And I did have 102 4X6 prints made thru Walgreen’s at .38 cents apiece of the accumulated pictures Daughter had sent me of the Grandson Rowan. Only about $50. Delivered.
And I went to America’s Best and got an eye exam and two pairs of glasses for $99.
My Medicare card came in the mail yesterday. There was also a separate letter with a form to apply to the state for assistance in paying the $164 per month premium if you are poor.
I’ve set the Starlink (Hal 9000) to “sleep” between 1am and 7am, to conserve power. I was up at 6am to work on the grocery order. I couldn’t figure out how to turn it on so I had to wait until 7am. Also, the increase by $10 of the monthly fee hasn’t happened yet. It’s been a couple of months since they mentioned that.
The price of empty lots here in the park has more than doubled in the last couple of years, from 30k to $64,900. That is definitely encouraging. I called my sis-in-law and told her that our “investment” is doing just fine. Where else can you stash money at more than 100% interest?
Anyway, with the SS and now the Medicare I’m starting to feel more “retired”.
Jinn ⋅ April 16, 2023
:-) Enjoy both. Inflation here kills that for us . The government says it’s subsiding but I do not notice any improvement yet. We are just fortunate my husband has not retired.
I like Margaret Atwood too .
woman in the moon ⋅ April 16, 2023 (edited April 16, 2023)
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Which Atwood and Irving books do you have? Both are great writers. I've sorta moved on from them but I have kind memories of their earlier work.
Ah, money. How complicated is life? Pretty complicated. How far are you from groceries? Is there a co-op bus or weekly get together to shop group in your 'park'? Someone with a car should start one. How is the place for 'friends'? ie helpfulness? I would think you'd have a lot of 'tradeable' skills.
Neogy Titwhistle woman in the moon ⋅ April 16, 2023
The new Atwood is titled "Old Babes in the Wood", a little book (253 pages) of short stories, some of which were previously published in The New Yorker and The New York Times. The Irving book is titled "The Last Chairlift" a novel of nearly 900 pages. I'm only five miles from my grocery store, thus the reason I bought the scooter as it's too far to walk. I could probably catch a ride or Uber to the store, but that would just add complications to the process.