Journal Entry 88

I am on the express bus and somehow and for some reason Donald Trump and his followers came to my mind regarding health care.   I got a little concerned because for a moment I thought my thinking is like theirs.

When it comes to social services I think the United States should be a little more selfish.  Every citizen born in this country should be entitled so some form of food, clothing and shelter.  It shouldn't have to be grade A bit it should be standard.    People should be encouraged of course to have their own but some type of safety net would be there for those who don't.    Once again nothing extravagant or nothing the average person would aspire to have.  Just some place clean and free from the elements.  Not steak but the basics.

For legal immigrants something similar would be offeres.  Not on the level of what a US citizen would get but something substantial.   it would reflct the difference between a citizen and non citizen with status.

For illegals or undocumented aliens the bare essentials would be provided.  They wouldn't be homeless but any handout wouldn't be more substantial than a citizen or non citizen with status.

I know.  Pipe dreams.

JOURNAL ENTRY #87- One of those days

It's President's Day so I am off.  It's one of those days though where I don't feel like talking to anyone.

People handle being a caregiver in many different ways.  Unlike Dad I am not my mother's primary caregiver.  I talk to her every day and I visit as often as I can.  With Dad I lived with him.  It's not much less stressful though whether you live with your parent or not.  Some folks handle the stress by smoking, drinking or doing drugs.    A lot of people reach out to friends and family on the telephone.  I am not one of those people.  I actually avoid having conversations with people.  It doesn't hep with my focus and I find that it takes away my time.  Aside from my mother I don't speak to anyone on the phone.

JOURNAL ENTRY #86

I mentioned traveling more this year.  Here are the places I would like to visit:

1.  Sacramento, CA
2.  Atlanta, GA
3.  Providence, RI
4.  Washington DC
5.  Philadelphia, PA
6.  Portland, ME

JOURNAL ENTRY #85: Quick thought

Homelessness, Elder Care issues and hunger in this country could be eradicated if as a country we weren't so concerned about making a profit from it.

JOURNAL ENTRY #84:

Got rid of Cablevision. 

Actually got rid of it in November.  I had the combination of cable, television and internet service and paid close to $180 a month.  I only have wifi and phone service now and I just picked up Netflix.  I can stream my news.

JOURNAL ENTRY #83 RESOLUTION

I know it is late but here are my resolutions for 2017.  I tried to be realistic this year:

1.  Travel more outside of Florida

2.  Investigate more jobs

3.  Help my mother get the house

4.  Write more

5.  Take more pictures

JOURNAL ENTRY #82

A lot has happened since I last posted last year.  A lot of it stressful but none of it tragic thankfully.    I hate using the old cliche "I was busy". This is supposed to be something I actually like to do.  I will admit to not being focused  from the time I started blogging even though I have focal areas.  I guess the older you get the harder it is to focus on things outside of work and loved ones.

Admittedly, Mom has taken away a lot of my focus with her health issues.  Over the next few posts I will elaborate...somewhat.

For now I am going to focus on posting.  Writing like I said is something I enjoy.  I will handle this a little differently though.  My focus is still the same.  I would like to deal with homeless issues and elder care issues.  The difference though is that the blogs will be short.  By short I mean maybe a couple of paragraphs the most.  In time I will explain why.

Also I want to publish at least twice a month.  Same with my photography blog.  I want to publish twice a month.

Let's see what I can do.