songbird's crazy world

 Make it make sense.  I have a credit card that will expire May 31.  Last week I got an email indicating my new card had been mailed.  A few days later I got an email telling me to activate the new card.  But the card never arrived!  I called the company —the new card hasn’t even been printed yet, and won’t be mailed until the first week of May. Wegovy problem resolved, manufacturer’s coupon makes the drug affordable. What a relief.  But now I have another issue.  Remember three years ago, I wrote  this ?  I take medication for a relatively minor condition.  Three years ago I had to switch which medication I took because the insurance company refused to pay for the one my doctor preferred.  Well, my current insurer won’t pay for the one he prescribed in 2022, so I’m going to have to switch things up again.   For me this is a minor inconvenience.  But can you imagine if it were life saving treatment? No wonder Luigi Ma...

 Busy weekend. Great concerts by Tommy James and Micky Dolenz.  I now have inspiration for two new “Music Monday” posts. Laugh out loud moment of the day.  I went outside to pick up our newspapers (I read the news online, but Drew is old school and likes real newsprint).  I was standing on my driveway when a lady and her dog walked by.  The dog started barking at me, as if I were invading its territory instead of the dog walking past mine.  Did I mention that Drew wants a dog?  A small dog, like a dachshund.  I think acoge would be interesting … Duchess and Shadow would unite against a common enemy. McMansions have become controversial in my town.  What happens is a developer buys a house, tears it down and replaces it with a much larger, modern house.  The neighborhood discussion is that: (1) no one wants to live next to a construction site; (2) the new houses are ugly, sterile, and don’t mesh with the neighborhood style; and (3) half o...

 Another free choice week. When we saw Herb Alpert a few weeks ago, he spoke about his wife Lani Hall, who was the lead singer for Brasil 66.  And of course he talked about Sergio Mendes. So today we’ll hear from Mendes, Hall and Brasil 66. And of course  Bonus hit, a duet by Alpert and Hall

 

  D rive My Car Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: Drive My Car (1965) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here .   1) Who would you allow, without hesitation, to drive your car?   My significant other, my older daughter, two of my sisters.  Younger daughter and my other sister don’t really drive.   2) When you're riding in the backseat, do you use your seatbelt?  Always .   3) In this song, a young girl tells her boyfriend she wants to be a movie star. What were your aspirations when you ...

 I think I’ll avoid Eisenhower Park for awhile …there was a …situation …there Wednesday night. A shooting, gang-related, leaving one dead and two wounded. There was a “barbecue”, all of the attendees were from out of town. A lot of gang members. Scary.  With half the county’s police force in the park now, I’m sure it’s very safe.  But it just didn’t appeal … So I stayed in my own neighborhood for my walk.   The weather felt like summer, but the trees said “spring!” Summer weather … but it’s going to be cool again next week.  Jacket weather.   Just in time for our brief escape to sunny Florida. Bring on the palm trees, manatees and alligators. I really need some time away.  And when we come back … we can start preparing for actual summer.  I’m going to try to be more active this summer. I’m working on building my strength and endurance. I’m not just walking, I’m also doing chair yoga and the strength-building exercises I get from the on line physic...