Neighborhood bank my ass

Saturday 1/11 turned out well after a rocky start. My session with my therapist was at 12:30 so I got out early to procure a money order to pay for my state employment insurance premium with direct deposit funds received from the donations of my co-workers. I hadn’t paid attention to the expiration date on my bus pass so the convenience store was beyond reach. I stuck my head in two banks (Wells Fargo, US Bank) within five blocks of my home to see if they’d sell me a bank check (with appropriate and exorbitant fee, of course) and they refused as I had no account there. I might be looking to change banks as I no longer work downtown but they didn’t gain any points with me. Banks are fucking Killing It as far as their profits and fees are concerned. To paraphrase Ernestine, “We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the bank.” I hit the Walgreens and ensured I have enough dried fruit for the next crumble. That, vodka and smokes, de nada. Meeting my therapist is now via VSee and I can’t recommend it highly enough. (He’s a keeper; if you want his email contact me at mryoutzy@lobo.net) I never got Skype to work even once. VSee is better, simpler, free and HIPAA compliant for privacy, although I’m confident the NSA gets theirs, if you know what I mean. Google VSee, watch the video. It loads in about two minutes and you have free face time using only the email address of another who has a camera as well. My web cam cost less than $50 years ago and is still more than up to the task. I shout loudly in the public square regarding therapy and the need to make it as natural as fiber and an oil change. Distance consultation means that even if you are in an area where you can’t visit a professional in person you are not alone. This includes medical advice regarding health maintenance, non-emergency. If you shop around therapists often offer a free consultation of thirty minutes or so to start to see if you click. Shopping around is natural. Not every professional is the one for you. Doesn’t make them bad, just not the correct choice for you at the current time. I found a “live wire” and he’s been instrumental in my survival, my avoidance of deep despair when it was all going out and nothing was coming in. http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/6817/ (cut and paste into your browser) Folks may be unaware the Library of Congress maintains a musical database you’ve already paid for. A pearl of great price. My buddy came by. He had something very kind to say to me. He’s been under a different duress. If you busted someone’s balls just because you had personal issues you can come clean and you will both smile. The short term disability benefits due from my employer arrived by post. Five weeks late but who’s counting? I wrote checks to those I owe for services rendered. This boosts the economy. My heart breaks for those whose UIB has been ended, for those whose SNAP benefits are reduced or eliminated. When the dicks (cuz the women by and large ain’t puttin’ up with it) in either party in DC quibble as to whether to cut Forty Billion or Nine, when they get home and go to the fridge there’s food in there, something they like and a glass of wine, bourbon or juice of their choice. Fuckers. It’s Killer Robot and Killer Crumble here my friends.