Fitzy, count your blessings. These troubles pall compared to those souls on the sub Titan. All will soon be back to normal at home, the three flowers are solid proof.
Time for gratitude that you are being stretched financially by the house repairs. And your shock at the drug prices. I thought of those who have no $ cushion or even insurance for either expense. Do they get charged those high fees when someone like you and me pay nothing in Arizona for our medical supplement, but have the means to pay for coverage. Obamacare was a good beginning, but failed to take on the rapacious pharmaceutical industry.
Thank you for reminding us to give thanks for the beauty around us.
Your description of yourself as "a pseudo-Buddhist, a quasi-Zen master" reminded me of something I read recently in a funny book called "Utopia PR" by Adam Bender that you might enjoy: "My father is half-Jewish, half-Buddhist, while my mother is half-Christian, one quarter Muslim, and one quarter Hindu. In what I consider a stroke of pure brilliance, I synthesized all these contradictions into a single belief system known as atheism." Let's see ChatGPT write something that good.
Anything but hopeless. The stoic way: Perception. Action and Will.
Nice piece, David. Sorry about all that shiaaat that's been happening to you. Keep up the attitude. It's all about attitude.
What a gift, David! Thank you for reminding us that life is more than chaos and, as Peter, said, “shiaat.”
And I thought I had problems! Ha.
Fitzy, count your blessings. These troubles pall compared to those souls on the sub Titan. All will soon be back to normal at home, the three flowers are solid proof.
Time for gratitude that you are being stretched financially by the house repairs. And your shock at the drug prices. I thought of those who have no $ cushion or even insurance for either expense. Do they get charged those high fees when someone like you and me pay nothing in Arizona for our medical supplement, but have the means to pay for coverage. Obamacare was a good beginning, but failed to take on the rapacious pharmaceutical industry.
Thank you for reminding us to give thanks for the beauty around us.
Judy Holcomb
Straight ahead, my friend!
Thanks for the very Zen reminder!!
Wow! Love how you roll--thank you for so vividly portraying our comic but oh so precious lives
Real life struggles, real life joys. Sharing with the fam. The last column about the plumbing issues etc. had us LOL as it was so relatable.
Your description of yourself as "a pseudo-Buddhist, a quasi-Zen master" reminded me of something I read recently in a funny book called "Utopia PR" by Adam Bender that you might enjoy: "My father is half-Jewish, half-Buddhist, while my mother is half-Christian, one quarter Muslim, and one quarter Hindu. In what I consider a stroke of pure brilliance, I synthesized all these contradictions into a single belief system known as atheism." Let's see ChatGPT write something that good.
Love it, brother. Touche, ChatGPTT!!! (I'm a stoic at heart.)
So happy for your delightful find of the beautiful Queen of the Night!