Kind of a hot humid day today, so I pretty much stayed inside. I did manage to put the new seat on the bicycle, so here is a photo of that:
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| Upland Beach Cruiser with comfort seat and removable basket |
Monday Nov. 24
Another hot and humid one today. I googled a list of thrift stores within a 10-mile radius of me, and figured out the most efficient route and drove to all five of them in the hopes of finding some furniture, but came up empty. One place, the Blessed Pope John XXIII Thrift Store, was like a boutique with prices to match, which I found ironic in that sort of "poor-people-can't-afford-to-shop-here" way. Another had a nice overstuffed chair with ottoman, but it was $125 which I thought was a bit pricey, and I really want a recliner. One store was closed, so I will return to that one tomorrow, which according to plan was right next door to Planet Fitness. So I got a nice workout for the day, and afterward I was hungry for Dim Sum. There is this place rated highly on Yelp called DJ's Chinese Restaurant. It's in a rather inauspicious location, in a strip mall on Tamiami Trail, but the food was delicious. I was a little dubious arriving at 3 p.m., thinking they might slip me some leftover dim sum from the lunch hour, but everything was fresh and hot. I selected three dishes: pork dumplings, teriyaki beef on skewers, and shrimp spring rolls. I was so thirsty from the workout that it took two 12-ounce cans of Diet Coke to wash it all down. But the whole bill came to $17 and change, which I thought was very reasonable, and I left the restaurant truly full, and it's five hours later as I write this, and I'm still full.
So no furniture today, but my big accomplishment for the day was enrolling in a health plan for 2015 via the healthcare dot gov website. I'm sticking with Dean Care, the same company I'm with now, but with a few minor changes in the plan. My premium costs $542 a month, but with a federal tax credit of $420 a month, my out of pocket for premiums will be $122 a month. I'm pleased and relieved that I will be covered.
I understand the Madison area got some significant snowfall today, so I hope everyone is doing OK.
Bruce
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