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Making the case for Saturday Postal Delivery

Every so often, Grandma does want her voice to be heard. So I will be transcribing today.
“Everyone does not have access to a computer or email.”
“Even though phone calls are nice, there is something to be said about receiving a hand written note. It says that the person took the time to think about you.”
What [...]

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Why do they wait til the last minute?

I admit it. I brought this on myself. Gram waited until the last minute to tell me that the painter was coming. I asked her why she didn’t tell anybody. She said she thought she could move everything herself.
Of course, I couldn’t drop everything because of client work and not to mention the weather in [...]

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Forgot Grandparents Day

Ok, I goofed big time. I forgot about Grandparents Day this year. Believe me, it wasn’t intentional. We had a lot of birthdays this past month and it got lost in the shuffle. Grandparents Day normally is not a “big deal” in the family, but for me, it has risen in importance ever since 4 [...]

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Why a mailing address is not complete

One thing that Gram is adamant about is the local post office.  She’s had a lot of issues with the post office. Well who hasn’t.
She once had a mail person once who would not deliver the mail because the address was not complete, i.e. didn’t have an apartment number on it, or the name of [...]

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Why we have retail tax?

Three words: World War II.

Recently I went to an organization store to get some supplies and I noticed when the cashier said the amount that the typical price was a bit higher. This is because the retail tax went up.
Grandma recently gave me a talk about taxes and how they started, as a way to [...]

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T-minus 4 days until DTV converter day

DTV converter

Originally uploaded by PBS Hawaii org

I was going about my business online like normal, when Gram insisted that I watch the show about how to install a DTV converter. I already installed one for her like 3 months ago, but she somehow thinks that I can learn something else.
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Happy Mother’s Day Gram.

Happy Mother’s Day Gram. Without you there would be no me and certainly no blog.

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A Loaf of Bread

They say that a slice of pizza is the barometer of NYC transit fare. What about a loaf of bread?
I am Forbidden (yes, that’s a capital F) to get bread for Grandma that’s above $2.00. She says that it doesn’t make sense to just give away money.
Often I am lectured about back in the day [...]

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Seniors doing the “hustle” to survive

This blog post comes from a guest source, my Dad.  He is semi-retired in Florida.  Even though he does have to work, he enjoys what he does.  Dad says that he knows of other seniors have to work either for medical reasons or to make ends meet.
Could this be a sign of the times, or [...]

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Paper vs. Electronic Billing… the debate continues

Every month like clockwork, I hear from Grandma “What if people don’t have their own computer?” Then I say, “That’s how come you have me.”
Of course, she means that everytime a bill comes in that says “switch to paperless billing”, she snickers and says that everyone doesn’t have a computer.
What is being done for people [...]

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