Thursday, June 22
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Sunny today, though moderate temperature.
I talked with my nephew for a while (TW's oldest son), mainly to let him know that I had talked to several different people/groups hoping one of them would give me some idea how to deal with TW, as in to go some legal route like her place is a fire hazard or she is harming herself, but that none of it panned out. He wasn't surprised. He's had to deal with such mazes too, and all of those people must just be paid to work at a desk and say that they can't help you.
He has lots of his own issues, he has one daughter who is just plain messed up, and no one knows why. He and his wife are doing their best, and talking with doctors about it, but nothing seems to be helping.
That guy has had a rough life. He's not a kid anymore, but he always seems like one. He lived with me and Mom when he was little for several years, and he's like my little brother.
I decided to talk with TW today, but resolved to shut it down if she even TRIED to whine about her living conditions. I don't want to hear it any more, she can make things better if she wants to, but I don't want to take on ANY of the emotional burden for it anymore.
Thankfully, I think she's aware of that, and we mostly talked about the rain, and how our Aunt and Uncle are doing.
I went to town today, for groceries and recreation.
I picked up the mail, deposited a check.
I went to the thrift store, and took one bag to donate to at least off set today's intake.
I found a few nice things. It's nice to have the time to just browse.
They no longer have change rooms, which sucks, but apparently it's a decision made for all their stores because in some locations they are having problems with people locking themselves in there and doing drugs, and then no one can get them out, and the police don't even seem to want to get involved. Sigh.
Then I went to Micheal's for some new watercolor shades. Yay!
I went to get groceries, and while I am always very grateful for the means and ability to get groceries, I am often angered by the incredible climb in food costs. There are some items that now cost double what they cost less than three or four years ago, and this particular store seems to not carry the bigger sizes of things like hummus or coffee etc. (the bigger sizes usually mean cheaper by volume), so the store makes more money. This is the same chain that I shop at in another town, and they carry similar items, and It seems like overall, the items cost more at this store.
I went to the checkout, and since they have put in a few self-check outs they put almost no one on the ones with people, to create long lines.
The guy I got was very angry, because the check out he went to open, the computer wasn't working, so I had to reload my cart and move to another check out. He says now it seems that management won't maintain the regular check outs, probably another ploy to force people to use the self-checkouts.
He was burnt out and frustrated, and he vented about his cheap boss not hiring any new staff but still expecting all the work to get done, etc.
What a shitty store. I don't shop there often, but today it just sucked.
I hate it when you can see how badly they treat their employees, and how little they care about their customers.
Seems to be a real trend lately with stores that just laugh at you, because they don't NEED to care about anyone.
I came home, and I noticed that Wonder looks sore on one front foot. Very likely an abscess, as she has had a few before. Usually when things are wet and muddy. It was a dry spring, but now with our recent downpour everything is sodden.
So I changed my clothes and went out to look after her. I soaked her foot for a while, cleaned it all out well, put an Epsom salt pad on it and wrapped it, and put on a boot to keep it clean.
I will keep an eye on her, but usually the abscess drains and when it does, the pain is mostly gone. I still soak and protect the foot for a while.
If no improvement, then it's a vet to see if it's something else.
I learned that in 2010, the Colombian army created the pop song "Better Days" with a hidden message for Colombian soldiers held captive by FARC guerrillas. Hidden in the chorus is morse code reading "19 people rescued" "You're next" "Don't lose hope". The song was then played on over 130 radio stations.
https://youtu.be/2xTYQcugD1c
Sunny today, though moderate temperature.
I talked with my nephew for a while (TW's oldest son), mainly to let him know that I had talked to several different people/groups hoping one of them would give me some idea how to deal with TW, as in to go some legal route like her place is a fire hazard or she is harming herself, but that none of it panned out. He wasn't surprised. He's had to deal with such mazes too, and all of those people must just be paid to work at a desk and say that they can't help you.
He has lots of his own issues, he has one daughter who is just plain messed up, and no one knows why. He and his wife are doing their best, and talking with doctors about it, but nothing seems to be helping.
That guy has had a rough life. He's not a kid anymore, but he always seems like one. He lived with me and Mom when he was little for several years, and he's like my little brother.
I decided to talk with TW today, but resolved to shut it down if she even TRIED to whine about her living conditions. I don't want to hear it any more, she can make things better if she wants to, but I don't want to take on ANY of the emotional burden for it anymore.
Thankfully, I think she's aware of that, and we mostly talked about the rain, and how our Aunt and Uncle are doing.
I went to town today, for groceries and recreation.
I picked up the mail, deposited a check.
I went to the thrift store, and took one bag to donate to at least off set today's intake.
I found a few nice things. It's nice to have the time to just browse.
They no longer have change rooms, which sucks, but apparently it's a decision made for all their stores because in some locations they are having problems with people locking themselves in there and doing drugs, and then no one can get them out, and the police don't even seem to want to get involved. Sigh.
Then I went to Micheal's for some new watercolor shades. Yay!
I went to get groceries, and while I am always very grateful for the means and ability to get groceries, I am often angered by the incredible climb in food costs. There are some items that now cost double what they cost less than three or four years ago, and this particular store seems to not carry the bigger sizes of things like hummus or coffee etc. (the bigger sizes usually mean cheaper by volume), so the store makes more money. This is the same chain that I shop at in another town, and they carry similar items, and It seems like overall, the items cost more at this store.
I went to the checkout, and since they have put in a few self-check outs they put almost no one on the ones with people, to create long lines.
The guy I got was very angry, because the check out he went to open, the computer wasn't working, so I had to reload my cart and move to another check out. He says now it seems that management won't maintain the regular check outs, probably another ploy to force people to use the self-checkouts.
He was burnt out and frustrated, and he vented about his cheap boss not hiring any new staff but still expecting all the work to get done, etc.
What a shitty store. I don't shop there often, but today it just sucked.
I hate it when you can see how badly they treat their employees, and how little they care about their customers.
Seems to be a real trend lately with stores that just laugh at you, because they don't NEED to care about anyone.
I came home, and I noticed that Wonder looks sore on one front foot. Very likely an abscess, as she has had a few before. Usually when things are wet and muddy. It was a dry spring, but now with our recent downpour everything is sodden.
So I changed my clothes and went out to look after her. I soaked her foot for a while, cleaned it all out well, put an Epsom salt pad on it and wrapped it, and put on a boot to keep it clean.
I will keep an eye on her, but usually the abscess drains and when it does, the pain is mostly gone. I still soak and protect the foot for a while.
If no improvement, then it's a vet to see if it's something else.
I learned that in 2010, the Colombian army created the pop song "Better Days" with a hidden message for Colombian soldiers held captive by FARC guerrillas. Hidden in the chorus is morse code reading "19 people rescued" "You're next" "Don't lose hope". The song was then played on over 130 radio stations.
https://youtu.be/2xTYQcugD1c
