[Thursday: 3.4 miles, Today: 6 miles]<\/p>\n
I was informed by the Social Director that our dance card was too full to go to the running club in Starkville this morning, so we are going to do our 6 miles here from home.<\/p>\n
At noon we are supposed to be at the Columbus\/Lowndes library in Columbus for an Artisan Fair to represent the radio station project.\u00a0 We’ve never been to this event, but it is free and we could really use the publicity.\u00a0 That lasts until 3 pm, I think.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we have church in the morning (Easter Sunday), then we have people coming over for dinner.\u00a0 Part of my job on Easter is to come up with a “hunt”.\u00a0 I think this year may be somewhat lame, I’m leaning toward a geocache.<\/p>\n
This week was a busy one.\u00a0 I had a job interview on Wednesday down in Jackson.\u00a0 I suppose it might be possible that my present (and\/or future) co-workers might be reading this, so let me say from the top that continuity of support at my current position is in the forefront of my mind.\u00a0 But given that, the new place looked very attractive.\u00a0 We will have to see what develops.\u00a0 One loss would be the luxury of working from home 100%.\u00a0 But I think maybe some of that would be possible still, we didn’t directly discuss it.<\/p>\n
We had a meeting with a radio station board-of-directors candidate this week.\u00a0 He said yes!\u00a0 That was the last one on our list of new members. \u00a0 So now we need to hold a small old-board meeting and elect the new board members.\u00a0 Then I can get rolling with our 501(c)3 application.<\/p>\n
I tell you, one bummer from the week was finding out that they changed our health insurance coverage in a way that messes me up a bit.\u00a0 Up to this year they had eye appointments, check-ups, mammograms, and other such-like things in a category called “wellness” which was paid 100% and was not subject to the deductible.\u00a0 My son went in for an eye exam and I found out that “out of network” wellness is now just like any other medical thing, 70% paid after the deductible.\u00a0 And since the network is only in Colorado, everything for us is “out of network”.\u00a0 Sigh.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am thankful for health insurance, and my family uses it.\u00a0 It is a great benefit. But it is still a bummer when there is another step in the inexorable push backwards in my pay and benefits.<\/p>\n
I went to the DMV yesterday to renew my CDL learner’s permit and the lady there told me that the rules have changed, I need a DOT physical.\u00a0 I knew that was going to happen when I got my real license, so this is just a bit earlier than I had anticipated.\u00a0 With the new health insurance change, that means I’ll end up paying 100% (not having met my deductible). \u00a0 Now I have to decide if I really want to renew it that badly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The neighbor with his new trucking company, and I had talked about it, trying to get me some time in the cab for training.\u00a0 But the winter went by and it never happened.\u00a0 I’m not so sure it will happen in the summer either.\u00a0 So, do I want to potentially waste $100 for a DOT physical and permit renewal?\u00a0 Just another decision to be made.<\/p>\n
This is why I need to go to church every Sunday:\u00a0 it helps give me some perspective.\u00a0 I have decisions because I have opportunities.\u00a0 I have opportunities because I have resources.\u00a0 I am thankful to God for the resources and the opportunities and I ask for help on the decisions.<\/p>\n
One other thing this week was my participation in the blood drive down at the Mennonite school in Brooksville.\u00a0 After giving blood they have cinnamon rolls from the country store.\u00a0 Good stuff.\u00a0 So that was a treat.\u00a0 (And it may explain why I am a little less perky these days.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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