Why do companies have to make things hard
Looking to book airline tickets for this summer, but I can't get a handle on the prices.
For example, a site may list a fare as round trip for $1,100. When you click through, the return trip comes up at another $700 plus baggage fees. And what is the difference between economy, economy flexible, and economy plus? A lot of money, for one.
The same route by two different airlines leaves at the same time... but one lists dinner and the other says no meals. Do overseas flights not provide meals for the 8 hour flight? Same plane, but one fare is considerably cheaper because you pay extra for luggage and don't get food. Plus you sit in cramped seats.
I am a simple person. I prefer simple answers. If I ask how much a loaf of bread is, I expect someone to tell me how much the loaf of bread is. And when I go to pay for said bread, I know how much dough to lay out. (I thought it was punny.)
Why do companies have to make it so hard? (Cue the music written for whiners.)
It's enough to make me want to walk.
Speaking of whiners, I have been doing this little blog for 4 years and every t ime I type there is a spell check icon at the top. Granted, it was terrible at correcting. If I mistyped also as alo I would get alps, ask, awl, and several other options but never also.
Anyway...that option has disappeared. I am on my own for spelling. How hrad can thet be?
Peace and Love
Friday, February 7, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
winner, winner...chicken dinner
I won the Lotto
I found out I did not have to go to Springfield or Chicago to claim my winnings. It seems I can do that locally.
Every time a lottery jackpot goes above $200 million, I buy a couple of tickets. It was over that for quite a while, and one of the 20 tickets I played was a winner!
I could not believe it! I had to look twice to be sure.
After years of trying this game, I finally matched a number. I got the Powerball in one game and was thrilled to collect my earnings.
I even took a photo of me, the lucky winner.
I found out I did not have to go to Springfield or Chicago to claim my winnings. It seems I can do that locally.
Every time a lottery jackpot goes above $200 million, I buy a couple of tickets. It was over that for quite a while, and one of the 20 tickets I played was a winner!
I could not believe it! I had to look twice to be sure.
After years of trying this game, I finally matched a number. I got the Powerball in one game and was thrilled to collect my earnings.
I even took a photo of me, the lucky winner.
Yes, I am holding all my winnings...both of them. But I am wearing a stylish hat, right?
Another tech question. Today all the icons on my desktop are mini sized....can barely read them. Don't know why, don't know how......but I would like them restored to the larger size. How do I do that?
Never mind...I figured it out myself. so there. Just don't know how I did that in the first place.
I have to make a list of what to spend my winnings on....so it's an early night.
Peace and Love
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
questions
I have some science and technology questions
Let's deal with science first. (And for those of you concerned my fine Chicago Public Schools education did not stress sciences, I assure you I took science classes. We had an open house when I was in a biology class. The teacher had a movie she wanted to show. The shades in the room were not working. She wondered how parents would be able to see the movie during the open house because the sun would be shining in the west windows. I pointed out the sun would be set by the time the open house was, so that was not a concern.)
I bought some ice melter for the sidewalks. Pet friendly, says the label. I have it out in the garage except for a one pound can I have inside the front door so I don't have to tramp through the house to get salt.
Today I noticed the stuff had congealed in the container inside the house. It is now one block.
Why? Humidity in the house? Heat in the house? A combination?
Technology question. I checked my e mail about 5 tonight. One message. I checked again just after 9 and I had 14 messages, some from this morning that I did not see until tonight.
Where is the e mail hiding? Is it floating around in cyber space looking for a landing?
That's it. My questions. All reasonable answers will be read.
Peace and Love
Let's deal with science first. (And for those of you concerned my fine Chicago Public Schools education did not stress sciences, I assure you I took science classes. We had an open house when I was in a biology class. The teacher had a movie she wanted to show. The shades in the room were not working. She wondered how parents would be able to see the movie during the open house because the sun would be shining in the west windows. I pointed out the sun would be set by the time the open house was, so that was not a concern.)
I bought some ice melter for the sidewalks. Pet friendly, says the label. I have it out in the garage except for a one pound can I have inside the front door so I don't have to tramp through the house to get salt.
Today I noticed the stuff had congealed in the container inside the house. It is now one block.
Why? Humidity in the house? Heat in the house? A combination?
Technology question. I checked my e mail about 5 tonight. One message. I checked again just after 9 and I had 14 messages, some from this morning that I did not see until tonight.
Where is the e mail hiding? Is it floating around in cyber space looking for a landing?
That's it. My questions. All reasonable answers will be read.
Peace and Love
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
so close
I need to get into a training regimen
I found out today how far out of shape I am. Part of that is because of the pause button on the tv.
In the old days, we had to wait for a pause in the action to use the bathroom. Then someone developed a remote with a pause option, and my training fell to the wayside.
I went to see 1917 tonight. I have an AMC Stubb's membership, which is $15 a year. Every Tuesday is $6 movie and $5 popcorn and pop night. I got there just as the movie was about to start because somehow between the hearing aid place and the cinema, I lost my card. I looked everywhere, but could not find it. I asked and found out they can look up a membership using an e-mail. Amazing.
Making a long story short..it is a 2 hour movie. I made it about 1 hour 54 minutes before my bladder actually started yelling at me through my intestines.
I think that's because I am so used to hitting the pause, I have not maintained my ability to drink a lot of liquid and hold it, resulting in my being forced to jump out of a car and urinate on a UNESCO world heritage site at least once. I digress.
Luckily, I did last until the message was delivered and disaster averted, both on screen and off.
I need to start watching movies nonstop at home to train myself. Either that or give up the popcorn and pop special on Tuesday.
Peace and Love
I found out today how far out of shape I am. Part of that is because of the pause button on the tv.
In the old days, we had to wait for a pause in the action to use the bathroom. Then someone developed a remote with a pause option, and my training fell to the wayside.
I went to see 1917 tonight. I have an AMC Stubb's membership, which is $15 a year. Every Tuesday is $6 movie and $5 popcorn and pop night. I got there just as the movie was about to start because somehow between the hearing aid place and the cinema, I lost my card. I looked everywhere, but could not find it. I asked and found out they can look up a membership using an e-mail. Amazing.
Making a long story short..it is a 2 hour movie. I made it about 1 hour 54 minutes before my bladder actually started yelling at me through my intestines.
I think that's because I am so used to hitting the pause, I have not maintained my ability to drink a lot of liquid and hold it, resulting in my being forced to jump out of a car and urinate on a UNESCO world heritage site at least once. I digress.
Luckily, I did last until the message was delivered and disaster averted, both on screen and off.
I need to start watching movies nonstop at home to train myself. Either that or give up the popcorn and pop special on Tuesday.
Peace and Love
Monday, February 3, 2020
feeling feet good
We got pedicures today and it feels great
You reach a certain age and trimming nails becomes a chore. I can't trim my nails, let alone Jackie's. So for the past year or two we have been getting our nails done in a place in Sycamore.
It's a process.
It took four of us to get her up the small step and into the chair. But getting her down is easy, because she gets up and I put the wheelchair right behind her. Then I roll it backward very gently until we bump down to the main floor. It scares the bejeebes out of her every time.
I also dropped my broken hearing aid off at the hearing center. Please feel free to repeat or speak loudly for the next few days.
Next I said I wanted to stop at a framing shop. I had seen on in downtown DeKalb, so we went and drove very slowly....like old people are supposed to do on clear, dry days.
I was looking for a place called the Framing Spot. I swear I had seen it a few months ago. But when we drove past where I thought it was, the sign said The Gaming Spot. So, I might have been a bit off.
When I googled it at home, I discovered until last November there was a framing place in downtown DeKalb.........so I am a bit late.
Not to worry, there is a shop in Sycamore that does good work.
Jackie's grandfather, (along with my dad...think of that) were stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford during The Great War. I never think war is so great, but it turned out not to be the war to end all wars so we renamed it WW I.
Sorry, I digress.
Jackie had a picture of her grand pappy's company. It is about 30 inches long and 10 inches high and rapidly disintegrating. About 5 years ago, maybe longer, we went to Danny Williams and he made a digital copy of the picture, filling in the torn and missing spots. It looks pretty good for 102.
I was supposed to get the remastered one framed. Me, being a procrastinator, put it on the top shelf in the closet. I found it when we emptied out the closet for the flooring.
I vow, within the next two weeks, to take it in for framing.
I'll bet a chicken dinner I get it done, too. At least it will be taken in, the framing may take longer than two weeks.
It's not easy being me.
Peace and Love
You reach a certain age and trimming nails becomes a chore. I can't trim my nails, let alone Jackie's. So for the past year or two we have been getting our nails done in a place in Sycamore.
It's a process.
It took four of us to get her up the small step and into the chair. But getting her down is easy, because she gets up and I put the wheelchair right behind her. Then I roll it backward very gently until we bump down to the main floor. It scares the bejeebes out of her every time.
I also dropped my broken hearing aid off at the hearing center. Please feel free to repeat or speak loudly for the next few days.
Next I said I wanted to stop at a framing shop. I had seen on in downtown DeKalb, so we went and drove very slowly....like old people are supposed to do on clear, dry days.
I was looking for a place called the Framing Spot. I swear I had seen it a few months ago. But when we drove past where I thought it was, the sign said The Gaming Spot. So, I might have been a bit off.
When I googled it at home, I discovered until last November there was a framing place in downtown DeKalb.........so I am a bit late.
Not to worry, there is a shop in Sycamore that does good work.
Jackie's grandfather, (along with my dad...think of that) were stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford during The Great War. I never think war is so great, but it turned out not to be the war to end all wars so we renamed it WW I.
Sorry, I digress.
Jackie had a picture of her grand pappy's company. It is about 30 inches long and 10 inches high and rapidly disintegrating. About 5 years ago, maybe longer, we went to Danny Williams and he made a digital copy of the picture, filling in the torn and missing spots. It looks pretty good for 102.
I was supposed to get the remastered one framed. Me, being a procrastinator, put it on the top shelf in the closet. I found it when we emptied out the closet for the flooring.
I vow, within the next two weeks, to take it in for framing.
I'll bet a chicken dinner I get it done, too. At least it will be taken in, the framing may take longer than two weeks.
It's not easy being me.
Peace and Love
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Super Bowl Sunday
I had mixed emotions about the game today
I am in a football pool, and way back in September I picked Kansas City to win the Super Bowl. Now normally, I would be counting some green right now....but, not going to happen.
The pool has three levels. I played level one and picked the Patriots. In level 2 I picked Kansas City and ...... the Bears. You earn points for every win. A couple of other people picked KC, but they picked the Packers and the Patriots and other teams that had better records than the Bears, so they earned more points.
So, I was rooting for the 49ers because of the Chicago connection. Robbie Gould, the best kicker in Bears history plays on SF. Jimmy Ward, a defensive back, played at NIU. An offensive lineman #75, Robinson but I can't remember his first name, moved from Haiti to Chicago and grew up in Rogers Park. He went to Lane Tech High School and eventually Duke. He overcame poverty, language barriers, an unstable home life, a difficult commute to school but played well and got a scholarship. He intends to become a doctor. And of course the running back Mostert was actually on the Bears for a couple of games back in 18 but was cut.
I am glad KC won though, they are a darn exciting team.
During the game, we went through a box from our closet.
Check these out.
Hope you had a great Super Bowl Sunday!
Peace and Love
I am in a football pool, and way back in September I picked Kansas City to win the Super Bowl. Now normally, I would be counting some green right now....but, not going to happen.
The pool has three levels. I played level one and picked the Patriots. In level 2 I picked Kansas City and ...... the Bears. You earn points for every win. A couple of other people picked KC, but they picked the Packers and the Patriots and other teams that had better records than the Bears, so they earned more points.
So, I was rooting for the 49ers because of the Chicago connection. Robbie Gould, the best kicker in Bears history plays on SF. Jimmy Ward, a defensive back, played at NIU. An offensive lineman #75, Robinson but I can't remember his first name, moved from Haiti to Chicago and grew up in Rogers Park. He went to Lane Tech High School and eventually Duke. He overcame poverty, language barriers, an unstable home life, a difficult commute to school but played well and got a scholarship. He intends to become a doctor. And of course the running back Mostert was actually on the Bears for a couple of games back in 18 but was cut.
I am glad KC won though, they are a darn exciting team.
During the game, we went through a box from our closet.
Check these out.
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| Proof that Jackie graduated from elementary school! |
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| We have been saving this since , well, forever. Any idea what it is for? |
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| After 20 plus years I guess I can toss this |
Peace and Love
Saturday, February 1, 2020
you bought what?
We went to a benefit tonight
Jackie, Emily, John and friend Nadine along with three friends of Emily and John had a table at From the Heart.
This is a yearly benefit. Tickets are not cheap, and there is a silent auction, raffles, a live auction and games that raise money for local charities.
Jackie was interested in a picture, and said I could bid $175 on it. So I did. But it was a silent auction, and someone outbid me. I also bid $125 on a pack of Packer stuff, but someone overbid me on that too. I was not upset about that one.
Came time for the live auction, and they sold bags of wine in groups of 10. So I ended up buying $165 worth of wine, which seemed to get someone a bit out of shape. Granted, I have 30 bottles of wine in the basement. Another 10 will just give me some extra to fall back on during wine drinking season. Seems the thinking is I could have bought the picture and still made a contribution.
But the neat thing was I sold tickets at a raffle booth. My friend Curt bought some from me and he won a 72 inch big ass tv! A young lady bought some from me and won a necklace that she really wanted. It was valued at about $1,200!
I should have sold myself some tickets....because I did not win on the games I played.
But it all goes to charity. So I am willing to put out a little cash for a good cause.
It does make for a long night.
Sweet dreams and happy awakenings.
Peace and Love
Jackie, Emily, John and friend Nadine along with three friends of Emily and John had a table at From the Heart.
This is a yearly benefit. Tickets are not cheap, and there is a silent auction, raffles, a live auction and games that raise money for local charities.
Jackie was interested in a picture, and said I could bid $175 on it. So I did. But it was a silent auction, and someone outbid me. I also bid $125 on a pack of Packer stuff, but someone overbid me on that too. I was not upset about that one.
Came time for the live auction, and they sold bags of wine in groups of 10. So I ended up buying $165 worth of wine, which seemed to get someone a bit out of shape. Granted, I have 30 bottles of wine in the basement. Another 10 will just give me some extra to fall back on during wine drinking season. Seems the thinking is I could have bought the picture and still made a contribution.
But the neat thing was I sold tickets at a raffle booth. My friend Curt bought some from me and he won a 72 inch big ass tv! A young lady bought some from me and won a necklace that she really wanted. It was valued at about $1,200!
I should have sold myself some tickets....because I did not win on the games I played.
But it all goes to charity. So I am willing to put out a little cash for a good cause.
It does make for a long night.
Sweet dreams and happy awakenings.
Peace and Love
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