Anne N. Mouse: Blog

Err...ssn/'card'...

Why put that card in quotes? Everyone who has a social security card knows that it's a terribly fragile piece of paper.

Yet, for all intents and purposes in the USA it has become the universal ID. Even though it doesn't have your photo, and by law it's not supposed to be made of anything but the most flimsy paper short of tissue.

Why am I griping? Because my social security card which is supposed to be in a file folder in my filing cabinet, or in the box of stuff I keep for final job applications (they want to hire me and need a copy of the actual social security card....) Doesn't seem to be in either expected place. I'm terribly badly disorganized, so probably I put it elsewhere and simply don't remember where....

A somewhat organized partner would be helpful. But about as likely as pigs growing wings and flying.....

I'll keep looking but generally if I've not found something in the first few minutes of looking it can then take weeks!

And given ID theft being rampant the government in it's infinite wisdom has limited the number of replacement social security cards you can request.... See my original rant, because even without misplacement (mostly due to trying to prevent wear on a fragile piece of paper) normal wear if you carried the social security card with you would destroy it in no time flat.

Deprivation...

It would be nice if I could get to sleep more than an hour or so a night.

But it doesn't seem like that is going to happen. I maybe found a place in Klamath Falls Oregon. If it's still available I'm considering renting there. But I'm not busting my budget for it. Then again if I don't... I may not live much longer.... 😳

🤬 It's 🥵. And I've either got fleas or bedbugs eating me alive and keeping me awake.

I'm going to put flea collars on the cats and dog. But getting rid of them in my bed may mean abandoning all my clothes and car too.

So as mentioned earlier I'm looking into a second (at least) pair of shoes.

I liked the sketchers I had on today, except they were a half size too large.

The other style of sketchers' boots don't come in a wide width, do the pair I tried on was a half size too small... GRRR

Given those choices I may go to the farm and ranch outfitters and pick up another pair of Danner boots.

I'd hoped for something a bit easier on my wallet... But as the sole on my right shoe is separating from the upper I'm definitely going to need shoes as otherwise I have a newish pair of Danner boots and a very well worn (as in letting in the weather) pair of Danner boots.

Oh and slippers for when I don't want to wear boots.

Which all goes to the issue I discussed previously, of getting things out of order.

Never a good thing. But I was tired today and went to sleep early. This of course is the consequences.

I'll roll over, I may even take a Benadryl....

But still I'm awake now!

So, as noted in my last blog, I made a couple of large impulse purchases.... They were the 'Leatherman' knife/multi tool, and a pole saw attachment for my saw.

I regret one of those purchases more than the other.mostly because it wasn't at all on my disorganized list of purchases I intended to make this year.

The other one could have waited a while and probably id have ended up making it online from a different vendor than Walmart.

Anyway if I can spot the receipt the knife is going back and I'll pick up a small satchel from harbor freight which will get a couple or three separate tools that I believe will help me do a better job where I work.

Onto other thoughts, even the tool satchel should wait until I replace my phone.

I picked up an inductive charging pad for my phone, but it's hard wired to plug into a USB-C port...

I'm scratching my head, has anyone seen a wallwart that has a USB-C port? I haven't seen such. Or an adapter.