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Picked up my new glasses today and my first hearing aids tomorrow.Yes, I know, I am old...Grateful I have insurance and resources to do...

Picked up my new glasses today and my first hearing aids tomorrow.
Yes, I know, I am old...
Grateful I have insurance and resources to do these things.
I think everyone should be able to do these things.
It's past time for universal healthcare.

Walked 5.5 miles today and it is apparent, my laziness the past few weeks is talking it's toll.I think I need a nap, and it's not...

Walked 5.5 miles today and it is apparent, my laziness the past few weeks is talking it's toll.
I think I need a nap, and it's not even noon.
I continue to live la vida loca.
Yawn...

Today is Nurses Day. I will always identify as a nurse. I had no support to get my education and it took me longer to get there, but I never...

Today is Nurses Day.
I will always identify as a nurse. I had no support to get my education and it took me longer to get there, but I never wavered in my goal. Got my LVN so I could support myself to get my RN. I've been an RN for 45 years now. Retired 4 years ago, but I have kept my license current...because? Because through thick and thin, it brought me independence, pride, and a sense of self.
Happy Nurses Day.

I have a way to gauge how stressed out I am.I dream about work.I retired four years ago, yet I had a dream about work last night that woke...

I have a way to gauge how stressed out I am.
I dream about work.
I retired four years ago, yet I had a dream about work last night that woke me up.
In my dream, I was thrown into an emergency situation upon arrival and wasn't given report on my patients. I was several hours into the shift and I was running around trying to catch up. I was scared to death I'd miss something that would cause patient harm.
So yes, I am stressed out. 😱

I attended the San Diego Hands Off protest yesterday.Here are a few pictures. My son, his lovely wife and a dear nurse buddy were there as...

I attended the San Diego Hands Off protest yesterday.
Here are a few pictures. My son, his lovely wife and a dear nurse buddy were there as well. Don't have the official number, but the estimate has been as high as 20K.
1) My Son and I
2) My Son and daughter in law
3) A view from above the Protest at The Civic Plaza

@GottaLaff Oh shoot! No Lawrence tonight either!I hope he is OK.

@GottaLaff
Oh shoot! No Lawrence tonight either!
I hope he is OK.

I wish I could disagree.From Malcolm Nance on Substack."A war Is...

I wish I could disagree.
From Malcolm Nance on Substack.
"A war Is Coming..."

https://open.substack.com/pub/malcolmnance/p/a-war-is-coming-where-will-the-blow?r=6pms9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Boy do I feel foolish. I worked 53 years thinking I'd have Social Security as PART of my retirement. Life is complicated. I didn't...

Boy do I feel foolish.
I worked 53 years thinking I'd have Social Security as PART of my retirement. Life is complicated. I didn't plan on a divorce in my 50's or paying for a good deal of my mother's care, so funding my 401K was not on schedule when I finally threw in the towel and retired at 69. Joke's on me! I had enough with SS and my anemic 401K to pay the bills and take a vacation every couple of years when I retired 4 years ago.
SS is doubtful & my 401K is sinking fast.
Somehow, this benefits the wealthy as I try to figure out how to survive.
Good times.

Enough fun for me today.Going to figure out dinner and get ready to watch Rachel Maddow.Have to mellow out so she can rile me up.See you on...

Enough fun for me today.
Going to figure out dinner and get ready to watch Rachel Maddow.
Have to mellow out so she can rile me up.
See you on the flip side.

Talked to an old college friend who lives in New Mexico yesterday. She is attending a protest on April 5th there. My daughter in law will be...

Talked to an old college friend who lives in New Mexico yesterday. She is attending a protest on April 5th there. My daughter in law will be with me here in San Diego as well as an old nurse buddy. My youngest sister in a very red part of Virginia will also be participating in her neck of the woods.
Positive energy is building.
Let's get this done.

Gorgeous day in California. Up and doing chores. I'm zipping around (a 73 year old version of zipping), and my body is not having it....

Gorgeous day in California. Up and doing chores. I'm zipping around (a 73 year old version of zipping), and my body is not having it. OUCH says my right knee! TOP THIS says my back! My right wrist flips them both off and demands Voltaren gel. I start laughing and then my brand new, stress driven cold sore cracks open to remind me to tone it down a little.
Living la vida loca...

I retired at 69 and didn't take my Social Security until 70 to maximize my benefit. I worked 53 years and now my financial security is...

I retired at 69 and didn't take my Social Security until 70 to maximize my benefit. I worked 53 years and now my financial security is being raided to satisfy the never ending avarice of the wealthy.
The GOP mission statement:
Keep them sick
Keep them poor
Keep them uneducated

For some reason this is not showing up as a link that takes you to the substack article by Caleb Acarma.Basically, it reviews the affidavit...

For some reason this is not showing up as a link that takes you to the substack article by Caleb Acarma.
Basically, it reviews the affidavit that describes the gorilla warfare tactics used to access the SSA to raid our personal information and resources.

@GottaLaff Have you seen this?Looks like Social Security is next.https://bsky.app/profile/jesscraven101.bsky.social/post/3lji6kdubwk2u

@GottaLaff
Have you seen this?
Looks like Social Security is next.

https://bsky.app/profile/jesscraven101.bsky.social/post/3lji6kdubwk2u

Oh hell no! @msnbc grow a spine and do the right thing. Joy hasn't bent a knee, why do...

Oh hell no!
@msnbc
grow a spine and do the right thing. Joy hasn't bent a knee, why do you?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/msnbc-joy-reid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zE4.Q44W.wu16TQLk1p6M&smid=url-share

Rhapsody in Blue is one of my favorite compositions. It was the first piece of music that grabbed my attention when I was young (middle...

Rhapsody in Blue is one of my favorite compositions. It was the first piece of music that grabbed my attention when I was young (middle school). This is a long video, but so very enjoyable. I had no idea the Mayor of Boston was an accomplished pianist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omxAby8anJ0

I submitted my taxes electronically yesterday and they were accepted quickly, so we will see...while I was filling out my personal...

I submitted my taxes electronically yesterday and they were accepted quickly, so we will see...while I was filling out my personal information, I was tempted to enter, "Ask Elon".
Oddly, the protests are hardly mentioned on the news, but the sane washing of an on going coup continues.
The Fourth Estate is nonexistent.

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the...

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
—Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World

I'm going to go listen to my audio book.I need a bit of a break.And 10 million dollars.

I'm going to go listen to my audio book.
I need a bit of a break.
And 10 million dollars.

Calling a night.Walked 6.5 milesCoordinated care for a friend.Just trying to decide on whether or not to have a fire in the fireplace.TBDSee...

Calling a night.
Walked 6.5 miles
Coordinated care for a friend.
Just trying to decide on whether or not to have a fire in the fireplace.
TBD
See you on the flip side.