Medicare keeps taking money out of my Social Security check even though I’ve enrolled in the State Health Insurance Assistance Program which is suppose to reimburse me for what Medicare takes out of my SS check. Well, the assistance program is a little slow on the draw so my Social Security is always short.
This situation has me trying to hold on to money for Friday night karaoke at Del’s Bar and Italian Restaurant in Bloomfield (Little Italy).
A flash fiction writer does not live by words alone. I need my karaoke. Well, the good news is the Department of Veterans Affairs sent me a letter saying it was moving ahead with my application for a military pension.
You can’t beat that with a stick!
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Now enough about the Old Soldier. I will soldier on. How are all my bloggers, readers, writers and my Flash Fiction Fanatics doing on this football Sunday?
There is a new editorial change here at the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette. I think from now on I’m going to stick three stories to the Home Page. The stories will be changed periodically. This should give my readers more exposure to the fine fiction on this blog.
And speaking of fine fiction, there is a Submissions tab for flash fiction at the top of the page.
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Getting Cozy With Hunter S. Thompson
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It’s not even 10:00 AM and this is already the second post of the day for the Old Soldier. Hello all my brother and sister bloggers, readers, writers and Flash Fiction Fanatics. The Old Soldier is on a roll.
The only thing on my schedule for today is to snail mail a small payment ($2.30) to AARP/MedicareRx Plans (UnitedHealthcare), my drug prescription plan.
I’ve already eaten breakfast (shrimp browned in extra virgin olive oil, a tomato and a slice of Italian bread) and done my breathing and stretching exercises. So, it’s a hot shower and clean clothes for me and some reading of Hunter S. Thompson while I stretch out on the sofa with a couple of fat pillows under my weary head.
Maybe later today I’ll go out for some beer, but I have several cans of green tea with honey in the refrigerator to keep me happy.
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