Life on the Computer Farm: Upgrading Again

The Library Table, Home to "Duckpond"

  This is  not a good setup.  The table is magnificent in its way, but

Who Are the Poor?

H.K. Bennett is an Indiana lawyer working in eldercare.  i list his On Guardianship post in my RH sidebar.
Today he writes powerfully about Medicaid and Medicare.  While he writes, as always, from the eldercare perspective, but his points are valid from the standpoint of considering our kids'care as well.
Plus, many of us have parents to consider, as well as not knowing our own future needs.

More About PCP

  In the continuing saga of our little computer farm, i've written of the addition of a digital signature key to my main email account.
  Usually it works.
  Sometimes the encryption fails and i can't send a message.
  Sometimes

Tomorrow and Friday the finals of the 

are being aired.  You may want to catch them if you can.
Not only do i simply find Jeopardy! a fascinating program, but i believe one of the finalists is a young woman on the autism spectrum.

Wordless Wednesday: Whitefish Point Lightstation

A remote area, Whitefish Point is where Lake Superior narrows
into "merely" a large bay.

SSI, Speech, and Max's New Mattress

  Max receives Supplemental Security Income.  It is considered a welfare benefit, to be used for his support.
   MyGuy and i together are his legal guardians, but

Lost in the Fuzz: Other People's Computers

  Last June Max visited one of his doctors.  Acording to my calendar, he had another scheduled for Tuesday morning.
  When we got the BDDS paper asking for a doctor's confirmation of his disability (necessary before 22nd birthday), i figured i'd drop the form at the doctor's office today.  That would give the doctor a few days to get to it, and it would be ready Tuesday.
  Seems so simple.