The Invisible Woman Chronicles

I got my covid and flu shot this morning at Walgreen.  I hadn't thought about the flu shot.  I thought I was getting it earlier this month with a reminder call from Walmart but well, that didn't happen.  I said yeah, that's fine.  Pharmacist did not find me amusing when I joked about having a microchip in my brain.  Oh well.  My humor isn't for everyone.  He wished me a nice day.  I noticed I wasn't the only one with the same plan.  That's a little reassuring. I happened to park in Walmart's parking lot before I got there.  I was a little early so I thought I'd walk around and look at Halloween stuff or just get some steps in. I wanted to make one appointment this week and I thought I'd do it then.  I was looking to see if I had my insurance card in case I got asked and then I see someone by my car.  They're looking for money.  I shook my head and said not today. I got my seat belt on and drove off.  This is a nice Wa...

I did not start off my staycation well yesterday.  I wasn't going to go out to the east side in the rain when they warn of flash floods.  I stayed put until about 10:30 and went to the West Milwaukee post office and actually found postcard stamps.  Go figure. I had a light come on.  Every damn year when the temps dip, the air pressure dips.  I googled where I could get air put in. I wasn't going to drive to Glendale for that with gas so high.  I went to Goodyear on Highway 100 and they were packed.  I found a place farther up the road but I didn't know if they were even open or how to get in.  It looked like it was closed.   I pulled over in a restaurant parking lot in Hales Corners and googled some more.  I saw that Midas on South 76th Street would do it. I was on Edgerton and I thought I could take it all the way over to South 76th Street.  No, I was wrong.  So wrong.  I was lost in Hales Corners for a minute and it...

We are at the Humane Society a lot earlier than we normally would have shown up.  It generally takes us about a week or so to say Let's get a cat.  We're lonely.  We're sad.  The place has been cleaned up from memories of our beloved feline.  I remember when we got Precious.  We had to take Roxy in like mid August and we thought maybe when I was off in late September we'd go to a Humane Society or two or three . We wound up getting Roxy from Ozaukee years ago because Milwaukee didn't have a lot of female cats available.  I don't know how the hell I found my way home that day.  We were at the Milwaukee Humane Society that following weekend looking for another friend and we found Precious.  I didn't know about the name until she head butted me and flopped down by my leg. I thought, I get it.  She is Precious.   What happened with Precious was so devastating and horrible, especially for my mom.  I couldn't take her sobbing th...

I'm still mad about the rain tomorrow.  I know I have all week but I had my exciting plans of going to the post office and getting more postcard stamps.  I still might do it depending on how bad it is, just to get out of the house.  You suck Mother Nature. My mom is feeling discouraged by the news yesterday.  The interest rates being raised upset her and she was hoping she could have a little extra money after her annual raise.  I think I'll be cancelling my MSNow subscription.  They suck and were very misleading about their streaming service.  I also know that they are working on it and I don't have the heart to tell my mom that somehow the DOJ is involved with Roku getting licensing.  Sigh. The guys are in Thailand.  I don't even want to admit how I know.  I don't like looking at a social media page but I wonder when someone isn't here for a few days, like where did you go?  Are you coming back?  I'm fine with them being gone...

My mom is not doing ok tonight.  Too much news and I get it.  It's been maddening watching the news about that stupid fight over the Kennedy Center.   She shouldn't have to worry about this.   I resent people that voted for this.  How's it working for all of you?  Not so great over here. I'm tired.  

Another delete me post. Years ago, when I sold shoes in college, we would give our sales if someone's family member came in.  It was a little bit more of a courteous group back then where we would help each other out. I had someone come in when I was off and they let that sales clerk know that they were related to me.  They offered to put the sale under my number and they told them no.  I never knew about it until my co worker told me about it and they were adamant that I didn't get the sale.  It wasn't a big sale but you know every little bit helps with commission. It's moments like that where you wonder, if this person ever really wanted you to succeed in life.