Ahh... 'Twas the Advent of December 7th - All good seniors applaud, the hastened arrival of Insurance Clause... Who with a twitch of his ear, dumps the local Medicare Advantage TV spots, for yet another year.

I received a lengthy decision letter this week from the administrative law judge who determined my eligibility for disability benefits. I really couldn't remember the words I used in my testimony before the judge that day, but it's the first time I've ever recalled crying from reading my own words.

From the random anecdotes I always find during medical appointments. [2024]

My neighbors every weekend

Patient: "How are you doing today?" Security guard: "Excellent on purpose, ma'am." (Overheard just now in the waiting room of an area medical clinic, said in the most laid back, warmest, OG Detroit-style possible).

Accommodating self. Unaccommodating sun.

I apparently missed this part of the movie, where Lardass visits Hogwarts.

While I'm really hoping repairs for this are now underway since yesterday's neurodiagnostic exam in Westland, Michigan, this wasn't very convenient if you're using a cane, walker or wheelchair, @corewellhealth.bsky.social

This dude, who's chillin' better than me this morning. Belleville, MI.

Shopping cart last minute addition.

Sometimes it's all about perspective, gang. Sure, the summit was absolute shit. But on the bright side, there's an entire weekend of Gavin Newsom trolling content just waiting to be unleashed.

Yep. So, I guess the "7 pm All-Day" outdoor look is a thing, huh?

Hating the bitter ad targeting I face living without YouTube Premium: Irrelevant marketing SAAS promos or assorted, "See you in your nightmares".

Prison telecom companies and more than a dozen red-state attorneys have challenged imposing limits on the cost of phone calls from prison, arguing that they would deprive lockups of necessary funding. boltsmag.org/north-c...

Anyone else going blind by the tacky-assed gold gaudiness of these WH pressers? I swear the brightness is getting worse.

But hey..."Big, Beautiful Bill", right?

I have to hand it to CNN's courtroom sketch artist, they leave EVERYTHING on the sketchbook; Frickin' NOTHING gets held back.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Wealthy or not, just a reminder based on some recent interactions; Using others you already know struggling with homelessness or disabilities for free favors, because you assume we "have more time on our hands" than you do, isn't a charity flex. You're just an ass.

And for every 10th unsuccessful job app stands some random asshole, condemning you for not having "networked" hard enough.

Taken on an overcast day, outside the physical therapist's office in Ann Arbor. Fake tree, real robin's nest.

"I'm like, 'What the heck's the commissioner of Social Security?'" said Bisignano, who now oversees one of the largest federal agencies that's responsible for distributing retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 70 million Americans."

First time I've ever heard of a radio station switching to a "Hot Mess FM" format, but after the bloodbath this broadcaster has been through in this article, they are feckin' going for it.

Fucking perplexing, honestly. So much analysis thrown around about how appearing (or not) on one's podcast affected the results of the November election... And now, the convenience of forgetting the ones you frequented.

The communication towers at Mt. Wilson in Los Angeles. Yeah, that's not good.

An extra eight hours of sleep, at best. The caffeine I consumed alone should've qualified me for controlling interest of Starbucks.

Because Lord knows, they mustn't keep that Sugar Bowl revenue waiting much longer.

Although my primary care doc has been great at helping me control my A1C over the last few years, I'm fed up with his lack of empathy and half-assed care regarding my neuropathy pain. I'm at a loss for how best to find a physician who can address this condition better. Any suggestions? #neuropathy

I take it Canada is collecting on utilities early tonight at the motel. Lol.

ICYMI: “A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing ‘harmful’ materials to minors.” apnews.com/article/arka...

Walked across a puddle in a motel parking lot to reach my truck earlier, to turn over the engine (cold nights now & I'm paranoid about dead batteries since this summer). Note: black asphalt puddles - Part watery, part icy is great self discovery to see if your skating technique is STILL THERE.

Lexapro, table for one.

December frustrations of being homeless: [1.] the Catch-22 of waiting for disability benefits, while employers reject job applications for work I’m in too much pain to do in the first place…

I call BS on critic dismissals of AI language model tech as dead research, when announcements of ChatGPT’s Sora & others result in waitlist just to test drive them. Hell, somebody is creating short subject videos on mutant reindeer bodybuilders out there & I doubt it’s the critics. #AI

Yep. [Source: Andy Marlette | Creators.com ]

Whelp, that escalated quickly. Ah well, Happy Imperial Holidays, folks.

If only my previous employers had been as dedicated, persistent and as generous as the spam generated by LinkedIn to my inbox.

Per Associated Press.

🙂

Cool jazz in my medical transport Uber, gray Michigan morning. Physical therapy Wednesday.

Thinking back to my years living in Summit County, Colorado. I’m missing it.

Waiting room Friday. Some pretty snow this morning & medical transport dropped me off for my PT session *way* too early!

Yep.

Just completed a Social Security medical evaluation for disability insurance. Swapping horror stories with other patients in the waiting room about how much the medical transport automated phone support bot hates our guts. It’s unanimous.

yep.

I’m all about sweating the small stuff, like wondering if there’s ever been true resolution explaining why various January 6th Committee investigations were recorded in front a giant wall mural of Hampton of “Hamster Dance” fame?

I took this photo of an outdoor warning siren (I think) across from the guest home I’ve been staying at since October in a Westland, Michigan neighborhood. The precarious side of me wants to straighten the hell out of this thing leaning over the highway or avoid walking under it.

Whelp, writer’s block right on schedule. Shit, my most realistic experience here so far. lol.

And I’m here.