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Spring of 2024. RIP Mom. Politics suck.
a year ago
Whoof. It's been a year and a half since I last posted here. huff.... It's been a year full of sadness and inconvienence.
I still have the charcot foot, and have been wearing a custom molded theraputic boot since march of last year. The blasted thing is the most expensive footwear I've ever owned. The copay after my medical insurance was $1037.00 But, my podiatrist has ordered diabetic shoes instead of wearing the boot, which should be a grreat improvement in quality of life. Unfortunately there is only one store in the entire state of massachusetts that will do the things, and the insurance paperwork is being very time consuming. Been almost a month and haven't even gotten in for the first actual appointment yet. Diabetic shoes are basically oversized shoes with an insert that is made from a mold of my feet to cushion and support them. From what I understand, I should plan on wearing them until my diabeties is cured.
Middle of January, my mom finally died. Funeral, house stuff, and dealing with grief pretty much consumed the next several weeks. It was no surprise, having been in hospice care at home for more than a year. But it still sucks... A lot. No way I can afford to stay living in the house, so we are slowly fixing it up and clearing it out in preparation for sale. Which means I have to find a new place to live. The foot makes me mostly useless for the moving and repair stuff. Hopefully the diabetic shoes will restore most of my mobility.
I'll be retiring in a few years, and once that happens, will be moving someplace way less expansive to live. I think I'll be doing the van life thing for a few years, while I'm still fairly able. Shopping now for a vehicle and trailer combo. Probably a small pickup or SUV that can tow a 5000 lb trailer. Thinking of buying a utility trailer and building it into a tinyhouse thing. Travel around the country, doing my bucket list. Finding an inexpensive piece of property and build a off-grid home around the core of the trailer. I'm leaning heavily towards arizona. Cheap land, lower taxes, and depending on the county, minimal hassle from government around building codes and the like.
Until retirement, just looking for someplace with a room to rent, a place to park and work on the trailer conversion. Hopefully close to work. hour plus commute each way has gotten tiresome.
The demopublican politics are getting more and more heated and contentious. Since the choice seems to be between the asshole and alzhiemers, I'm wondering if I'll vote for Wile E. Coyote for president. I hope that there won't be another summer of riots this year, or worse. But I'm stocking up on prepper foods and the like just in case the shit really hits the fan. Biden isn't mentally there to provide leadership for the democrats, and I don't see anyone else there to be an adult in charge. so they are balkanizing. Trump has continued his hostile takeover of the republicans, and all the lawfare being waged against him has made him appear the persecuted victim. Like obi wan kenobi, the democrats are striking him down, and he is returning more powerful than ever. They forced him to stay in NYC for the blackmail trial, so he has basically been campaigning in NYC the whole time. He might pull enough votes in NYC to win the entire state from the democrats.
if they try to pin him down in Georgia or Florida for the next rounds of lawfare, he likely will swing those states to support him in the election.
I still have the charcot foot, and have been wearing a custom molded theraputic boot since march of last year. The blasted thing is the most expensive footwear I've ever owned. The copay after my medical insurance was $1037.00 But, my podiatrist has ordered diabetic shoes instead of wearing the boot, which should be a grreat improvement in quality of life. Unfortunately there is only one store in the entire state of massachusetts that will do the things, and the insurance paperwork is being very time consuming. Been almost a month and haven't even gotten in for the first actual appointment yet. Diabetic shoes are basically oversized shoes with an insert that is made from a mold of my feet to cushion and support them. From what I understand, I should plan on wearing them until my diabeties is cured.
Middle of January, my mom finally died. Funeral, house stuff, and dealing with grief pretty much consumed the next several weeks. It was no surprise, having been in hospice care at home for more than a year. But it still sucks... A lot. No way I can afford to stay living in the house, so we are slowly fixing it up and clearing it out in preparation for sale. Which means I have to find a new place to live. The foot makes me mostly useless for the moving and repair stuff. Hopefully the diabetic shoes will restore most of my mobility.
I'll be retiring in a few years, and once that happens, will be moving someplace way less expansive to live. I think I'll be doing the van life thing for a few years, while I'm still fairly able. Shopping now for a vehicle and trailer combo. Probably a small pickup or SUV that can tow a 5000 lb trailer. Thinking of buying a utility trailer and building it into a tinyhouse thing. Travel around the country, doing my bucket list. Finding an inexpensive piece of property and build a off-grid home around the core of the trailer. I'm leaning heavily towards arizona. Cheap land, lower taxes, and depending on the county, minimal hassle from government around building codes and the like.
Until retirement, just looking for someplace with a room to rent, a place to park and work on the trailer conversion. Hopefully close to work. hour plus commute each way has gotten tiresome.
The demopublican politics are getting more and more heated and contentious. Since the choice seems to be between the asshole and alzhiemers, I'm wondering if I'll vote for Wile E. Coyote for president. I hope that there won't be another summer of riots this year, or worse. But I'm stocking up on prepper foods and the like just in case the shit really hits the fan. Biden isn't mentally there to provide leadership for the democrats, and I don't see anyone else there to be an adult in charge. so they are balkanizing. Trump has continued his hostile takeover of the republicans, and all the lawfare being waged against him has made him appear the persecuted victim. Like obi wan kenobi, the democrats are striking him down, and he is returning more powerful than ever. They forced him to stay in NYC for the blackmail trial, so he has basically been campaigning in NYC the whole time. He might pull enough votes in NYC to win the entire state from the democrats.
if they try to pin him down in Georgia or Florida for the next rounds of lawfare, he likely will swing those states to support him in the election.
I also hope that your own medical issues improve. Retirement is supposed to be the opportunity to enjoy a well-deserved break after all those years of working. Being able to just travel the country sounds like a really fun plan. There's definitely a lot to see out there.
Stay strong and keep moving forward. That's all any of us can really do.
Dems like a good victim story and they've woven a doozey.