Satanic Gargoyle Day 2019

October 31st is now known as Satanic Gargoyle Day (aka Day of Samhain). Sinister Kahuna Day occurs way too frequently, only to cause massive confusion. And, Saturnalia will also be known as Molech Day. Isn’t that great? And, no, there was no participation in any Satanic Gargoyle Day events.

The transition to Medicare, specifically Medicare Advantage, has been fraught with problems. Currently, the Humana® on-line account is locked for no particular reason. So, there’s no way to change any aspect of the plan except by phone. The premium for the plan has already been deducted (a month before activation). Austerity measures will be invoked to offset the new $136 monthly expenditure. Supposedly, a Silver Sneakers® benefit will cover gym membership, eliminating the $37 monthly expenditure. At the end of November when the age of 65 years is attained, a senior citizen yearly bus pass will be purchased for $35 in lieu of the current $70 monthly expenditure. Switching to the other fast food joint for morning coffee would save $15 per month.

The only remaining expenditure to cut is the $30 T-Mobile® prepaid monthly wireless plan. There are some related issues. The old wireless number would not be ported over. The new assigned number would not be revealed to anyone including family. Thus, contact with the latter would be mummified. Anyway, switching to Tello® would save $23 per month.

Austerity measures are justifiable considering the latest interest rate cut by the central bank of empire. QE (“quantitative easing”) acquisitions of dodgy “paper” have also increased and will remain a permanent fixture of monetary policy. Negative interest rates are “right around the corner.” Yeah, Convergence 2019 is shaping up to be a shitty time for all.

There have been steady, almost daily, conversations with Randy, the contractor. As always, there’s a lot of discussions about the old days back at the Sand Island homeless shelter. Of interest, though, have been a few details about the organization that manages the shelter(s). Confirmed is the fact that homelessness is really just a business model. Homelessness is just a tool for acquiring funding and creating jobs (mostly social workers). The homeless themselves? Nobody cares.

The book, “Falter,” by Bill McKibben was read to completion. There was even a reference to the Great Prophet, Ernest Becker. The book is guardedly recommended. The new breed of books have been disappointing, mainly because of the “hipster” style of writing so prevalent these days. Of course, what is really getting tiring is the endless “politically correct” editing that is evident in all current books. A generic person is referenced to the female gender by default, obviously in capitulation to radical feminism. Note to editors ... please end that practice. Come up with a unisex or androgynous pronoun instead. Sheesh!