Subj : Re: Various Things To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Fri Jul 23 2021 13:22:16 > I still have to make a co-pay, because I have Medicare only. The > government took away my SSI and Medicaid 15 years ago, because they said > "$1500 between > my wife and I was too much money". Don't get me started on that. Same here! I'm wqorking up a campaign to get spousal income only applied 50% to the disabled spouses monthly income. They did change things here & now it's a annual earnings exemption(still tiny) instead of monthly;' the problem with month by month, I said, was if I get a bonus one month that putsme over & they subtract 40% of my disability cheque, then I don't have that extra income (save the overage for a month? yeahhh, right!) I'm stable now; I get the occasional bonus $500 or $1K, but that's from income tax working disability bonuses, & is not counted against my exemption limit. Thanks be to God, a couple years I could even donate my time to help the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign. . . :) (previous years I'd been paid 50-100% of my hours) My wife & I saw no gain in working hard juds to donate it all to the government, who don't need my money! When it's those the Sallies help that DO need the help! > I have a TeleMedicine conference next week, and I'm going to bring up > depression. I hope I get the depreciation (around $900) after they finish > the bathrooms early next week, or I'm going to be in a world of hurt next > month. Is your incmoer still too high(at $1,500? JEEZE!) or has your income dropped since that assessment & booting yuou off the supplements? Chae everything, mate! What I do is meet in person with my local rep (whether of the ruling party or not) & get their sympathy by a honest rendering of my plight, then THEY do all the work, especially behind the scenes where I'm not yet allowed. . . It's worked for me enough that I always recommend it to people running afoul of bureaucracy. You're a taxpay9ing citizen-voter, you have the right to dignity & the pursuit of life, liberty, & happiness -- shw me howe thgat's done when livingin poverty, especially with a disability! According to the goal of the ADA, you should be able to live as comfortably as anyone else, able-bodied, of any adult age. Don't give in; if you do, they win & they'll do the same & worse to others after you. Stand & fight! [Nina Conti & Monk] > I think she has 3 boys. She had to do a deal for 6 weeks, where she > NEVER took the monkey off. If she succeeded, she'd get a large sum of > money to donate to the charity of her choice. Otherwise, she'd lose it. > Needless to say, it was very stressful for all concerned. Did succeed? Did she get anything for herself out of it? > It's like a biblical plague...but according to the Bible, this is mild > compared to what's coming. Yup, the next might not be man-made, with a vaccine in the readiness. . . [breakfast] > But, if I don't have an appetite, there's no point in forcing myself to > eat. Fsair enough; you're an adult; you'll eat as you prefer. . . :) I was justy saying thsat it's been working well for me o make the time & effort to eat breakfast; you can even make supper-type meals for breakfast -- no rules, unless you go to a fast food joint before 11h00. (some here are running both menus 24 hours, not 100% of all, but a few items that are best sellers.) > I haven't had bananas in a long time. I had such joy today! The banana was PERFECT -- perfect ripeness for me (not too over- or too under-) A wonderful way to begin the weekend! [Fox's worst diners expose] > I wouldn't be eating there...I'd report it to the Health Department, > and shut the place down. I suspect the story was got on the promise of confidentiality) The lesson I took was to be very awre that such sleeze exists in these places. . . :( Seriously: one cook puked directly into the chilil pot! > I've seen videos where they only order a glass of water, and leave a > huge tip. Too few of those around. I love that guy(MrBeast)! He has rstaurants where they don't charge, & they occasionally give away $1,000s in t he bag with the food! He began by going out with his paycheque & treatying a homeless guy completely -- fed & reclothed him; he oput the video up on Youtube & Youtube got lots of views & gave him a big chunk of money for ad revenue so he thgought up new waus to give away his money, as he was serious in wanting to give up some of his own monwey to help someone & gettingpaid for it would ruin the integrity of the gesture. YouTube keeps giving him more & more monety & he eeps giving it away, millions at a time. His big thing is giving away Lambourghinis. In one vid, he works as an Uber drive, using a Lambo, then hands the keys to the guy/gal who got the Uber ride! Some stuff he does just for his frends/helpers, like giving away an actual island to the one who passed the tests best. . I like how he bought literally everything in 5 different stores, then gave it all away to chaity! I did like that vid where he gave mini gold bars(& Xboxes & TVs) to waitresses who were gracious in serving him & his buddy just free bread & water. Q: It used to be free to fill up your car tires with air, now it costs $1.25 You know why? A: Inflation When my doctor told me my plastic surgery was free of charge The look on my face was priceless Q: How much free space does Europe have? A: 1 GB. A fisherman came to me telling me he had just reeled in the biggest fish hes ever seen, and that he was going to give it to me for free. I asked him, 'whats the catch?' I'm on the fence about the COVID-19 vaccine, but the free stuff you can get for showing your vaccination card looks really nice. I guess it's worth a shot. Knowledge is never free... You pay attention > GP> Nah, as I used to be one of them for a long time; It's just > GP> Nature--i.e. God's way of introducing variety into His Creation. > Tagline: How can you eat one of God's Creatures?? In a sandwich. > GP> Why eat a whole Mississipi Mud Pie (ice cream & cake, both chocolate), > GP> whewn I can enjoy the tastets by having a small amount & bringing the > GP> rest hmoe f or my family to likewise enjoy, or if I'm not dining solo, > GP> I split it with someone, save half the money & still get to enjoy the > GP> taste pleasures. > That is real rich, though, and I can't handle that anymore. > GP> Don't you love pie? > Pi are round and cornbread are square. :P > GP> My wife gave me an ultimatum. It was either her or my addiction to > GP> sweets. The decision was a piece of cake. > Never mind the cherry on top. > GP> Q: What do you call a snake that's 3.14 feet long? > GP> A: A "π"thon > That was in slithering fashion. > GP> Q: What do you get when you eat 3.14 cakes? > GP> A: You get fat. What, were you expecting a pi joke? > If you eat the entire cake at once, you're still only eating one piece. > GP> If you have a pizza with radius 'z' & height 'a', its volume is > GP> pi*z*z*a. > Does MNP-5 mean Modem Needs 5 Topping Pizza?? > GP> Q: What do you get when you cross a moccasin & a sweet potato pie? > GP> A: A pie-thon > It's poisonous to your waistline. > GP> Those are the Pie Rates of the Caribbean > Walk the plank, matey!! > Daryl > ... 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