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Doctor! Doctor! Give Me the News!

Yesterday I had my first appointment with a primary care physician in longer than I can remember. I haven’t avoided it; I didn’t have insurance then COVID-19 hit and couldn’t find a recommended doctor who would accept a new patient. I finally gave up and let the Montefiore Hospital system, the system I go to […]

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Keeping Cool in the Heat

Give me the Al Gore environment award; I went the first day of the heat wave without using AC. My prewar building deserves some of the credit. I rushed to put the AC in the window and didn’t need it. By the time, the heat wave is over I’m sure I will. The building has […]

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The Love For Three Oranges

I said in my last entry that my KN95 masks were arriving Tuesday. I was wrong, they came yesterday. Once they were in my hand I felt safe to go shopping. I put a new mask on, put an old cloth mask in my pocket to wear on top while I was on the bus […]

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My Endorsement is Warrented.

Last night I went to the big Elizabeth Warren rally at Washington Square Park. It ostensibly started at 7 but they announced that doors were at 4. Doors at Washington Square Park? Apparently the closed off the park as they set up. You had to register or check in to go. I registered as soon […]

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Betsy and Tacy Teach Us About Climate Change

The topic of today’s parable is global warming. The story you are about to read is true, only the names and a few details have been changed to protect the innocent. Climate science will not enter into it. Read on to resolve that conundrum. There were two friends Betsy and Tacy. They grew up together […]

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A Climate of Conspiracy

I was on the train, homeward bound, when I last wrote. I made it the rest of the way without incident, i.e. something I can use as blogging material. When I got in an alien intelligence possessed my body and proceeded to unpack immediately. It even changed the cat litter before sitting down. This productive […]

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Mugs, Joints, and Electronics

I want to stop by WFUV and drop off some CDs before I go to therapy today so I have to leave a half hour early. I better get started writing. I’ll start with something from Wednesday I neglected to talk about yesterday. I went back to the rheumatologist. My MRI and x-rays results came […]