Month: October 2019
Writing #1 (Cash Flow)
My spending catches up with me, creating a delicate situation at the end of October
Some procrastination, things that could have been accomplished far in advance
But the critical day arrives and Patou negotiates a series of financial manuevers
-direct payment of card
-advance and then shuffling funds
And the banks let him down.
One Credit Card did not make the payment
The second credit card saw two transactions for the same amount to the same account, then flagged and deleted the transaction
A call to the Big Bank explained they couldn’t do anything (and that paying their Credit Cards with their Advance was not allowed (and could be negated or not allowed in the future)
So Monday arrives with disappointment
The payment to the Credit Card rushes through
Although the advance from that same bank, never arrives
Patou’s account with the small-bank is over-drawn
So he calls that bank
They answer the phone and address him by his name
(no Social Security Number or Account Number)
And they may charge him $35 and let it fly
So . . .
Why do you patronize these other Banks?
-Pay $95 to Chase
-Use the Air France Card for mileage and rewards that will never materialize
Consider
-American Express
-Capital One Cash Rewards
-Discover Rewards
And Save for Later:
-Bank of America
-Chase
-Citibank
Winterization
Plastic on Windows
Plant Bulbs
Winterize Geraniums
Conifer Boxes
Red Coach House Door
Mouse Traps
Patches in the Walls
Old Man
Ageing More Gracefully
Weight
Health
Fitness
Mind
Body and
Soul
Issues:
Agitation
Responding
Physical Exam
Eye Exam
Oral Hygiene
White Shoes
Hair Cut
Water Filter
Change Razor Blades
Change Tooth Brush
Take Out the Garbage
Clean the Dishes
Launder the Clothes
Suitcase (011119)
January 11th
Wear
AV
Running Kit
Eye Glasses
Travel Desk
Morgue
He was one of the most forward thinking, creative and intellectually energetic people. He was brilliant, eccentric, a sweet gentle soul and a humanitarian.
Paul Obis, who started Vegetarian Times magazine, dies https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-paul-obis-obituary-20180705-story.html
Paul Obis’s Vegetarian Times thrived partly by including profiles of meat-shunning celebs ranging from Madonna to Killer Kowalski https://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-obis-gave-up-meat-founded-vegetarian-times-and-later-had-second-thoughts-1530888748
Breakfast Tour
Third Coast
Two Eggs Over Easy (Runny)
Fruit, No Hash Browns
Marble Rye, Dry and Burnt
Sausage Links
Cup of Tea
Sandwich Tour
Traveling the World w
without leaving Chicago
Chicken Sandwich
Tortas
Lachet’s Inn (2119 W Irving Park Road)
http://www.laschetsinn.com/menu.html
Friday at Noon
Music of the Baroque
Bach & the Italians (Harris Theater)
Monday, November 25, 2019 at 7:30 PM ACD
There are too many excuses to stay home on a freezing Monday weeknight
Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts (St. Michael’s in Old Town)
Friday, December 20, 2019 at 8:00 PM ACD
So many things to do that I ended up doing nothing
“Tired by doing nothing”
Alison Balsom Plays Haydn (Harris Theater)
Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 7:30 PM ACD
Out to St. Chuck
A Perfect Failure
Lessons learned,
Need a seat partner a space holder
Lookingglass
The Steadfast Tin Solider ACD
Ate Cardboard – moved tickets from December to January, skipped January 23rd on a messy day there where I biked to work without a much needed fender and sat in wet clothes (stinging flakes of snow in the eyes)
That part of winter which gets messy with a combination of cold, wind, snow and ice
Topped by a bike accident, where the bike slid-out-from-under me on wet concrete foyer at train station (fairly minor, hugely symbolic)
Her Honor Jane Byrne
Lookingglass Alice