My apartment manager probably didn't expect the notice to send me kicking and screaming...after all, they announced that they are replacing my kitchen and bathroom cabinets, countertops and faucets, kitchen appliances and sink, light fixtures, ceiling fans, electrical outlet and switch covers and door hardware.
I should be thrilled, right? Wrong!
Some of you already know where this is going. The rest of you didn't grow up with Depression-era parents.
For them to replace all cabinets, appliances, sinks, ceiling fixtures and outlet covers my stuff can't be in the kitchen or either bathroom, in the middle of the floors or near the walls. I can't have any more food in the refrigerator than will fit in a cooler while they work.
I use one of the bathrooms as a walk-in closet.
I have heavy furniture in front of six of the electrical outlets. When I moved in I immediately plugged in extension cords and ran them to either side.
The work in each apartment will be completed in less than 48 hours, unless additional "painting or flooring repairs" are required. Work in the complex starts in January; they'll let us know the dates for the individual apartments when it's closer to the time.
The notice offers, "Should you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us...." I don't think they want to hear what I think of their plan.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Got it! (found a source)
"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once."
Calvin Coolidge, American president
I've heard that quotation, by several different speakers and in several different contexts, but I never knew the source.
Calvin Coolidge, American president
I've heard that quotation, by several different speakers and in several different contexts, but I never knew the source.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thieves of Baghdad
Last night I went into our local independent bookseller to buy a gift and arrived in the middle of a talk / book signing. The talk was almost over, but I listened to the rest, and watched the presentation. It was both fascinating and compelling.
The author is a former Marine officer who served in Iraq at the beginning of the war. Whether by assignment or [?] [remember, I missed the beginning] he had a lot to do with the National Museum and other cultural heritage sites.
His photos were stunning, his story close to heartbreaking. 5000 years of antiquities, from the cradle of civilization, are in jeopardy because political games.
He has proposed a plan that would involve nations/governments adopting specific cultural heritage sites. They would send in trained security officers who would work for six months with Iraqi trainees. At the end of six months the foreign nationals would leave their equipment and go home, leaving a trained, equipped Iraqi force in place. He has committed the royalties from the book to helping make it happen.
To date only a handful of countries have stepped up. UK and US, but also places like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Spain...some European Union countries are notable by their absence.
I wish I had heard the whole presentation.
The book: Thieves of Baghdad.
The author is a former Marine officer who served in Iraq at the beginning of the war. Whether by assignment or [?] [remember, I missed the beginning] he had a lot to do with the National Museum and other cultural heritage sites.
His photos were stunning, his story close to heartbreaking. 5000 years of antiquities, from the cradle of civilization, are in jeopardy because political games.
He has proposed a plan that would involve nations/governments adopting specific cultural heritage sites. They would send in trained security officers who would work for six months with Iraqi trainees. At the end of six months the foreign nationals would leave their equipment and go home, leaving a trained, equipped Iraqi force in place. He has committed the royalties from the book to helping make it happen.
To date only a handful of countries have stepped up. UK and US, but also places like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Spain...some European Union countries are notable by their absence.
I wish I had heard the whole presentation.
The book: Thieves of Baghdad.
Misery!
I feel awful!
It's my neck, which has caused a sinus infection and headache in addition to the pain in the neck, itself. I whining, because I've gotten used to not feeling this way!
And I have three mystery shops that I put off yesterday because I didn't feel well enough, and now I feel worse! They are some of my favorite shops. The shops are easy, and the report is easy. I just don't feel like even leaving the apartment!
These are the shops that I was unable to print the paperwork for last week. Today and Thursday are the last days they can be done, and I have three scheduled for Thursday, too! There's a limit to how much gasoline I can put in my 13 gallon tank in one day, and six shops is too many!
I've drunk some caffeine, which usually helps the headache. I'm going to try some other stuff (legal and within prescribed limits!) and lie down for a little while.
Flo
It's my neck, which has caused a sinus infection and headache in addition to the pain in the neck, itself. I whining, because I've gotten used to not feeling this way!
And I have three mystery shops that I put off yesterday because I didn't feel well enough, and now I feel worse! They are some of my favorite shops. The shops are easy, and the report is easy. I just don't feel like even leaving the apartment!
These are the shops that I was unable to print the paperwork for last week. Today and Thursday are the last days they can be done, and I have three scheduled for Thursday, too! There's a limit to how much gasoline I can put in my 13 gallon tank in one day, and six shops is too many!
I've drunk some caffeine, which usually helps the headache. I'm going to try some other stuff (legal and within prescribed limits!) and lie down for a little while.
Flo
Wow! (mp3 player)
I just received the mp3 player I ordered last week. Wow!
The sound quality is outstanding. It's in stereo. (Which I expected, but didn't have before with my CD player.)
The pros: small, lightweight, excellent sound quality, earphones that I can use. (Almost a first.)
The cons: no manual, no CD. The controls are going to drive me nuts.
I knew that I was buying a refurbished product, but I expected something that would tell me what to do with it! I was able to load and play the (only) song that I've purchased online, Nightshift by the Commodores. I searched for and starting reading a manual online. I experimented with loading the scriptures. I successfully loaded 1 Nephi from the free version offered by LDS Audio. I think it's read by a computer with voice synthesis software, however, and greatly prefer the recording I purchased from the distribution center. Those are much larger files. I think that I have software to convert them to mp3 files, but I don't feel like messing with it tonight.
I read many reviews before I decided to purchase this. I knew that controls/menu structure got a lot of complaints. The comments regarding playback quality, capacity and durability were very good, however, and I decided that, for the price, I could learn to live with the controls. I'm sure it will be fine once I learn them. The manual would have helped. Oh, well.
I haven't played with the memory card yet. I've had it for several days. It's still sealed in plastic, however, and I don't feel like going to get the scissors. I'm fine listening to what I've already loaded.
The sound quality is outstanding. It's in stereo. (Which I expected, but didn't have before with my CD player.)
The pros: small, lightweight, excellent sound quality, earphones that I can use. (Almost a first.)
The cons: no manual, no CD. The controls are going to drive me nuts.
I knew that I was buying a refurbished product, but I expected something that would tell me what to do with it! I was able to load and play the (only) song that I've purchased online, Nightshift by the Commodores. I searched for and starting reading a manual online. I experimented with loading the scriptures. I successfully loaded 1 Nephi from the free version offered by LDS Audio. I think it's read by a computer with voice synthesis software, however, and greatly prefer the recording I purchased from the distribution center. Those are much larger files. I think that I have software to convert them to mp3 files, but I don't feel like messing with it tonight.
I read many reviews before I decided to purchase this. I knew that controls/menu structure got a lot of complaints. The comments regarding playback quality, capacity and durability were very good, however, and I decided that, for the price, I could learn to live with the controls. I'm sure it will be fine once I learn them. The manual would have helped. Oh, well.
I haven't played with the memory card yet. I've had it for several days. It's still sealed in plastic, however, and I don't feel like going to get the scissors. I'm fine listening to what I've already loaded.
Friday, November 2, 2007
So much for the SSA No Call list.
Anyone receiving Social Security disability benefits is subject to periodic medical review. The time between reviews generally ranges between 18 months and three years, depending on whether improvement is expected. A very small percentage of recipients are exempt from future reviews.
The last time I was reviewed the process itself was traumatic. The questions made me realize how much I had withdrawn from social contacts, how much community service I had given up, how much of my life, in general, I had lost. I finally had to ask a friend to help me complete the forms.
I felt tremendous relief when I received the determination. The agency had decided that I was still disabled, and that I was, in fact, disabled enough to be exempt from future medical reviews.
I was therefore surprised to find in my mail today a notice requesting my input for a medical review.
Oh, well. They didn't know about the leukemia, anyway.
The last time I was reviewed the process itself was traumatic. The questions made me realize how much I had withdrawn from social contacts, how much community service I had given up, how much of my life, in general, I had lost. I finally had to ask a friend to help me complete the forms.
I felt tremendous relief when I received the determination. The agency had decided that I was still disabled, and that I was, in fact, disabled enough to be exempt from future medical reviews.
I was therefore surprised to find in my mail today a notice requesting my input for a medical review.
Oh, well. They didn't know about the leukemia, anyway.
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