Monday, November 3: Ridiculous! Mike’s eye appointment in West Philly, Dentest, and Yoga

This morning I woke up after a decent night of sleep or I went to bed between 10:15 PM to 10:30 PM. I dreamt my ass off about weird stuff 

that I can’t really remember. I think got up around 7:30 AM and got myself ready and got a bunch of food stuff ready to drag to Mike’s. I tried to order at Mike’s and I wasn’t there in time this week. Looks 

like the kind of week that getting an order and being at Mike’s at the right time might be difficult so I dragged a whole bunch of stuff on the train and got to Mike’s around 8:50 AM. Mike had some

complaints about the guy who comes on the weekends. He ran Ted about me and complained about that and acted strange. He might’ve even stolen one of Mike’s OxyContin, but he’s not exactly sure. 

Anyhow, we got Mike to get ready and we took the Uber out to the Shea Eye Institute. Each you expected to get there at 9:45 AM for a 10 AM appointment. They finally saw Mike in the back at 10:53 AM. 

That place at one point was packed people waiting in line. All the people were 60 and a who went to this appointment. Lotta cataracts I guess. Anyhow, I then Walk to 40th St. and caught the market Frankford 

line at 40th and market. That was about a 2 1/2 block walk. Blocks are a bit long up that way. I saw one guy jumped to turnstiles like a big loser. Told the guy in the ticket booth and he just acknowledged me 

and that was about it. Anyway, I decided to get some rip off pizza at 16th St. near Chestnut. You know Joe’s Pizza I never go here cause it’s a rip 

off, but it was the quickest meal I could get that was easy to eat before the dentist appointment. I might be getting fluoride so I just wanted 

to eat while I could. Well, everything checked out at the dentist office. I did ask them about the $109.40 that I got billed online for their new 

computer system. They say they’re going to look at it. I then left the dentist office and decided I had to walk to Mike’s because I had 8% left on my battery when I got to Mike’s I threw out the bags from the 

Amazon deliveries he got and charged up my phone to about 26% it’s it’s now 1 PM. I’m gonna catch the train at Broad and lumbar and take it 

north to City Hall and then take the train to 40th St. and see where Mike’s progress is. I must’ve just missed one cause I think I waited here. 

The Market Frankford station for freaking 10 minutes. They did make some minor sign changes in the train station is now 1:19 PM. Mary at this time‘s 

getting a massage done so that’s good for her. The train eventually didn’t come and I got up at 40 Street around 1:26 PM. Still cloudy but it’s not raining which is a damn good thing considering

all the walking around I’m doing. To the hospital, Michael was waiting. He had been there for about an hour.. They’re gonna have two operations 

of one on each side. And they’re gonna call him when we’re ready to see him. P.m. we just got picked up by the Uber. 

Well, we got home and Mike made it in and we were settling in. I gotta get some drugs for him at the ready-made pharmacy the independent pharmacy that is. Just heard the news that the Trump administration 

is going to release SNAP for November but only half the amount for all the recipients. They’re saying it’s gonna take more than a week to get the benefits out according to this news article that I read from NPR. hi, I just 

picked up the Pharmacy stuff at the Health on South pharmacy which is an alternative pharmacy on South Street. It’s a funky little street with all kinds of stores, restaurants, and massage places. It is a 

knickknack of stuff here now I can notice the sun definitely lower by an hour how about that. Anyway, next stop is a CVS. Well, I went to the CVS and Mike and I each had one script. I had the Reva statin. I got 

some kind of drug and then I got back to Mike’s and lo and behold us 3:34 PM is trying to pack my stuff. My Gatorade isn’t as cold as usual because Mike 

had unplugged his refrigerator but it’s cold enough for a hot class. I signed up for class. It’s 3:50 PM. I’m just about to climb up the steps to the studio. Well, I went to the 4 o’clock class and then that room 

was hot today! So well attended class and a good class as well. Mary and I hung out at the studio for a while to rest up and socialize

a little bit. Period we then went back to her place. Talked about going to New York the weekend before Thanksgiving. So that’s I think we’re gonna do that for each other and we’re gonna 

give ourselves cards birthday cards. I’ve been went to the MONDAY Night Beginners and oh my God I first got really tired like I could’ve just lied down that couch and passed out. And then I got very hungry. It was hard to pay attention, but I did turn in the tokens and I’m gonna have to order more because they’re out of 3️⃣ month coins and they’re running low on others. Oh, I can’t wait to eat those samosas Yum Yum.

Thursday, April 3: Dr. Appt. Schuylkill River Trail

This morning I got a pretty exhausted so I didn’t get out of bed till about 8:05 AM. I skipped breakfast went straight to Mike’s and awaited


 my Amazon order. Well, I got my Amazon order at the later end. It was supposed to come between 8 and 10 AM and it came Literally at 9:30 AM. The guy was nice enough to come upstairs with me. Sorry, unpacked 

my stuff had a little bit to eat couple blueberries strawberries, etc. I then jet it off to the doctors office doctors appointment and then I realized I had no battery life left on my phone which bummed me out. So I showed up here 

at 10 after 10 and it’s not that crowded but they still make you wait anyway that’s what they do. It’s been raining off and on all morning
 fortunately it’s the it’s only drizzle so it’s 

not too bad. I finished up yesterday‘s blog posting as well. I may go back to Melbourne to see what I have and also charge up my phone cause I’m at 3% capacity right now. I got 
back to the Millbourne 

 and I saw Pat. I also took a shower and ate some lunch, which is really good. I then caught the train just in time, but it was a slow moving train kept slowing down & stopping for no particular

 reason. I eventually got back to Mike not realizing that I had ordered regular Amazon super Coffee, icy drinks and headphones. The headphones were delivered at the wrong address, but everything else was delivered at the correct address fortunate

 somebody took it in so I got everything. I’m still waiting for my nutrition bars they’re supposed to come next Wednesday. It’s now 2:45 PM. I’m going

 to Fabio’s to get some miscellaneous stuff for Mike. Also gave him 

a hat that I had ordered cause I did. Anyhow, it’s the 345 just signed out and 

enjoyed not showing super coffee and my fresh food, etc. Meanwhile, 
back in the real world, the stock market crashed and had the worst day 
since July 2020 Dow sheds 1,700 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq have worst day since 2020 on tariff worries.. It looks like the Trump procession has officially started. It looks like 


we go through some bullshit. I read somewhere that this economy is like the going be like the Covid economy without the Covid! I did read some info from UPS where I have my retirement

 savings. You know this is the money that’s supposed to get me into the home if I need to go so I need to live to at least 85 to get my money 
back. I’m afraid so I have to pretend 

I don’t have the money to keep me sane! Anyhow, I went to Mary’s and we decided to go to the school River Trail and walk up there. 

We made it all the way up to the behind the art museum near the statue of Marquis de Lafayette. It was a nice long walk for sure. Got a few good


pictures in there and you could see the Philadelphia where Mike used to live. It’s a good day for a walk, a lot of people out walking 

and riding bikes. It was 76° when I arrived at Mary’s Well, we finished the trail and ordered from Royal Indian came back 

home and watch Conan visiting Greenland, which was very entertaining. It was 7:47 PM. It’s time for me to catch the 7️⃣ bus to my CODA meeting, 

which I haven’t been to in a couple weeks. The bus came exactly when Google told me it was. It was a little late, but that was fine with me. It’s very nice 
out right now. well, I went to a meeting and it was very interesting. We talked about boundaries internal and external
 boundaries. We did a reading and it was very thought-provoking. I must say. It makes me think about what I’ve been thinking about for a while,

 wanting the approval of certain people, but having the feeling that I never really get it. Anyway, it’s very nice at it, but I’m cool 

enough that I can wear my winter coat and my long sleeve shirt while others have shorts and T-shirts it’s very odd I must say. It’s 947. It’s nice to know that I already ate and ready to go back to the Dorchester. I did try to call a couple people and they were indisposed so so ends another Thursday.