the pretender

Welp, as we all know everybody on the interwebs is not who they claim to be.  I've had several horrible experiences caused by being too naive.  AI makes things that much more challenging.  I mentioned yesterday that I got a comment from someone pretending to be Sean Dietrich.  He is NOT on Facebook except with his business and blogs.  My first red flag was when I saw that this Sean impersonator had only one other friend...big clue.  The guy is followed and read by thousands.  And this dude actually used HIS personal photo to create a facebook page and try to dupe people.  He is blocked as well as the one who "accepted" my friend request that I didn't even send.  I am a seasoned old broad with experiences that include, but are not limited to, a short romance with a Nigerian prince and a whirl with sharks promising to fix my FB page for gift cards.  Lerd.

It is cold as a witch's you know what and getting colder by the minute.  Forecasts are for the snow going south....like WAY south which doesn't bother me at all.  The one we had was pretty but I'm ready for spring now.  The attic here is not insulated and I can actually see up into it when the sun is shining just right.  Insulation is in the planning stage as well as an attic door that I can maneuver.  

I live in a circa 1940is original log cabin that faces north.  All of the chinks are loose and air from that direction blows through the cracks.  Fortunately there is a fireplace in the living room to know that chill off a bit.  We are told that the only fix for that is to put siding outside on that wall.  The front and back logs were left exposed for aesthetic purposes.  Back?  No problem because it faces southwest.  I often sit out there on the screened in porch and watch the sun go down.   

I am trying to watch church online and there are some sort of technical difficulties.  I am such a cynic I blame other tech companies!  What the heck is a bad gateway??  I am not a TikTok person much so I won't miss it but I'll bet there are a lot of folks going through withdrawals right about now.  The sad thing is that so many small business people use that platform and they have lost their way to shine.  Trump was the one who originally proposed this long ago, but now he's changing his tune a bit.  And blaming it all on Biden.  Uncle Joe just said "Let him deal with it."  He is d.o.n.e.  I have a blue wave friend who actually got invited to some sort of inaugural and he went, just for shits and giggles.  ate some good food and took it all in.  And I don't blame him.  It was a rare opportunity to reach across the aisle, so to speak.

The two party system is the American way but not necessarily the best.  One is labeled as liberal and the other as conservative.  But within those two categories there is a wide range of extremism and refusal to meet in the middle.  The necessity of being right all the time without seeing the other point of view is the cause of a lot of political discourse.  I consider myself a conservative Democrat if that is such a thing.  I do not go far left.  My beliefs include anti-death penalty, pro choice, healthcare for all and many more issues that some consider radical.  They are not, by any means.  Healthcare is a human right and in this country it has been turned into a multi billion dollar business.  

Take specialty care, for instance.  Most GPs will see something or you tell them something and they will send you to several different specialists.  Part of this is to cover their asses, which I understand because malpractice premiums are sky high.  However, if you have seen said specialist for several years and are stable, there is no reason for a GP to not monitor the condition.  There is a paper, or portal, trail.

Back when I was working at the local hospital that was one of the things I thought I would never see.....connectivity between healthcare providers.  It took 30 years but by golly we have it now.  If the system ain't down.  Then you're all screwed.  One of the most trying experiences of my work life was being a front line installer during an LIS conversion following a sale.  Seven facilities in West Tennessee were purchased from Methodist Healthcare and to save money, the buyer drafted employees to do coding, etc for all of the facilities.  Each one had their own codes and there were procedure codes to be matched.  It was a nightmare.  When we went live for training at our facility, the installer told us that THEY usually did all the stuff that we did.  Hmmmm.

LP is in Jackson with Babygirl so me and Rosie are trying to stay warm up in here.  Facets are dripping already and will be until Wednesday.  Rosie slept with me last night in her usual spot up against my backside.  Later she crawled under the covers.  I hope that the neighborhood dog Bandit is not left out in the cold during this time.  We would take him in but he refuses to cross the threshold.  There is a crate on the front porch if he chooses to bed down there.  It's all we can do.

Keep those faucets dripping and cabinet doors open ^j^