7/27/2023 0 Comments Jibber jabber obama![]() Well, maybe one of these little vintage planters so I can clip roses and keep it filled all summer long. Back in the day, I could even wangle an Easter present but now I don’t need anything and I don’t want anything. There’s a lot of occasions coming in in the next few months – anniversary, Mother’s Day, my birthday – so I know people or at least one person will be pressuring me to come up with gift idea. I’m talking about things like Valentine Day gifts or anniversary presents. I’m completely turned off by the idea of spending money on anything for myself because I feel like I won’t live long enough to get my return on investment.Īnd I’m not even talking about major purchases. Still, I never throw away the stem end of a tomato and I could write my own sit com episode about how I can convince myself that it’s necessary for my future financial security to let go of no more than $20 per visit to the gas station.Īlso, I have no time or capacity left at the end of the day for blogging. Not a lot of money – just more than I ever thought I would make. I’m not irreplaceable but I’m uber productive and I make more money than I ever dreamed possible. I’m working like a beast of burden and my efforts reach almost 200,000 people – no kidding – on the first touch. That Father must have sold a shit ton of insurance policies while he was there. That’s pretty good for a single income family where the bread earner puts in minimal time. ![]() Pocket money for impulse purchases like pony pictures or money for college never seems to be a worry. Obama wins.Īnyway, the Anderson’s have a beautiful spacious home, belong to a country club, have tuxedos and party dresses and a gardener. A current victim of fear a future victim of winnowing the herd. ![]() Even though I am relatively issue-free now, it will only take one good fall or the discovery of one irregularly shaped mole to put me in a boxcar headed for the glue factory. Such is my demographic detail and my on-the-record party affiliation that Obamacare is not good for me. But I suddenly realized that I am too young for Medicare and that my work-provided insurance coverage is going to keep me tied to my job for years longer than I want to work. I’ve always fancied myself to have the freedom to manage my own destiny and stop working anytime I felt was right for me. Your faithful correspondent is a nurse by trade so that unemployment scenario is extremely unlikely but even so let’s not take any unnecessary chances. Granted, your faithful correspondent has always been afraid not to work, in case work dries up and she is subsequently locked out of work forever. Your faithful correspondent is at her station no fewer than 10 hours a day, often 11+. When do you suppose his workday starts? 9 o’clock? 8:30 at the very earliest.įast forward to modern times. Father always finishes his meal and then drives downtown to his office. The Anderson’s have breakfast together, a scene from which one or another of the children leaps up before finishing because they are late for school. ![]() If Father Knows Best is any guide, the patriarchy came home from work at 3:30 in the afternoon. ![]()
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