I walked out the door this morning and it was 32 degrees. 7:00 AM and it is already 32 degrees. Who needs the warmth of Florida or Arizona? Whoopeeeee!
Tomorrow Grasshopper No. 1 returns to the hospital In Wausau. The rapid heart beat has returned but not to the extent it did before. So for one, two or three days (whatever it takes), the doctors will try different medication combinations to control the heartbeat. Here is hoping they find the solution soon.
Tomorrow Nana enters Rocky Knoll outside of Plymouth until she gets fully enrolled in a new assisted care program. Depending on how long the bureacracy takes to get her approved for the new program will determine how long she stays at Rocky Knoll. It could be a day, a week, a month or several months. The promise is that everything will be expedited and she will be back in Kindred Hearts shortly. Anytime the government says they will take care of you, I get nevous. Here is hoping the process goes quickly.
Tomorrow I will do my taxes using Turbo-Tax. Interesting enough, the biggest job is calculating the medical deductions. First there is Medicare A that we don’t pay for. Then there is Medicare B that we elect to receive and pay around $100 per month per person. Then there is the prescription drug program that we pay for on a monthly basis. Then there is supplemental personal medical insurance to cover what Medicare doesn’t cover. And then there are the things not covered by the insurance programs such as dental procedures, deductible amounts for prescription coverages and the cost of eye glasses. When you get done filtering through all the receipts, you only get to deduct the costs in excess of 7.5% of your income. It almost doesn’t seem worth the effort.
If you notice, there is a medical pervasiveness to this blog. The message is don’t get sick. Don’t get old. Don’t get stuck on government programs. I guess there is something to “living it now”.
To continue my cynical view of the world (it is what I do best), I want you to know that the Wisconsin Badgers are rated the No. 1 basketball team in the nation for the first time in their history by the AP poll. They play Michigan State on the road tonight and the Badgers will lose. The No. 1 rating is like a curse. The Badgers are still a very good team and could go far in the NCAA tournament.
I grew up around baseball. It comes with promise each year. It means weather will be getting better. It means that you can get out the gloves and toss around the “pill”. It means a potential championship as teams work with new players and young rookies. It conjures up visions of hot dogs, popcorn, soda and even a brew. It is America. Yep, and the Brewers will still suck!
Love,
Dad