Another diverse, active day. I contacted Blue Shield/CVS Caremark OTC section, as I'm having difficulty getting on the site. I finally called and it may or may not be working; will try again.
Met Julie out front and we went off to Yolanda's. Vera came soon after and we had a wonderful time. It was great for me to be back there, where Soaring Spirits met when I moved here six years ago. Of course, this wasn't an official gathering--Vera explained she wasn't supposed to be there without her assistant leader, Susan--so it was just three friends having lunch. We all had Margaritas to begin (yummy, yum, yum!) and I violated my usual rule of one drink at a meal by having a beer with my quesadillas, too. So what, I wasn't driving.
After that, Julie was kind enough to take me first to the supermarket for apples, then a farmer's stand where I got Brussels sprouts and grapefruit. She also dropped me at the cleaners where I picked up my jacket, then to BOA to get some cash to repay Lennie. She had picked me up a "tummy pack" (I hate the alternate expression), the kind she had bought to a T.O.P.S. meeting. I walked to the post office with it on and like it a lot. It's light and having my hands free when I walk is a bonus.
Sent off to Mr. K. in Tokyo some cardboard train cutouts that he can make into stand-up ones. I sent his Dad an email, asking that he look at it first to see if he thinks. K. will like it.
When I got home, Vickie called, worried about a rent raise. She has only a six-month lease and I'm surprised she didn't know that once it's finished, the owners can raise the rent with a one-month notice. Anyway, we talked together, then talked to Suzanne. Vickie and I went over to the office to ask manager Bianca our questions. Of course, SO-FI can and will raise the rent a certain percentage. Bianca had told me before that, by law, it couldn't go up more than 9 percent, but now 10 percent was mentioned. We stopped to tell Suzanne and she said she'll probably have to drop Net Flix, which I don't have and don't want. I can handle the rent raise, but it's a shame for Suzanne and a disaster for Vickie and Mary. But, hey, that's capitalism, the system people defend so ardently that regularly screws those who haven't made it to a particular income stratum.
When we walked back, we saw Patrick and Gordon excitedly looking at the sky. There was a passing thunder storm (I know there's some kind of meteorological reason why we almost never have them here) and they were like little boys exclaiming at the (very scarce) lightning strikes. Vickie and I, native east coasters (she, Maine), got a kick out of that.
2 comments:
Rosemary,
Other than capitalism what system do you think is better? I, myself, prefer a modified Socialism. I still like private ownership but I would like a system where more people in the world could share resources. I don't know how that could work.
BTW, tell Suzanne I can give her my PW to my Netflix account, and she can watch it. I'm allowed to add one more user. My nieces and nephews already have it.
Pat, I feel the same way about the political/economic system. Yes, keep some aspects of capitalism, but modify it to disallow the situation that has a small number of people profiting and many others barely able to survive.
As for offering Suzanne NetFlix--wow, that's such a generous gesture! I'd just as soon not tell her about my blog, but I can certainly say I mentioned to you the coming rent increase and how she'd have to respond. However, I don't know if she'd accept your offer--I suspect she won't. Will keep you posted.
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