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hummingwolf) wrote2007-02-02 08:37 pm
hummingwolf) wrote2007-02-02 08:37 pm
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Today we've had the kind of weather my family always used to refer to as "gringy," as in "a dingy gray, gringy day." Cold and overcast shading to rainy, it's the kind of weather best spent in your cozy home, drinking tea and reading a favorite book. So, naturally, I went out to deal with bureaucracy.
I know people who are worried about the government collecting information on them in some grand conspiracy to find out all about everybody's private life. If there is some vast government conspiracy related to our information, I believe that in reality it is a conspiracy to make sure that no two governmental organizations have the same information about you. Or maybe they're just trying to make sure that no two offices will have accurate information about me. Seriously, on January 30 I was talking to the nice people of the Social Security Administration about what paperwork I need to turn in in order to get my benefits, and today I find out that the state of Maryland thinks that my Social Security appeal was denied on January 30. No wonder I hadn't heard anything about the medical benefits I'm supposed to be getting along with the SSI, eh? Sheesh.
I've already got 1.5 of the 3 pieces of paperwork the SSA wants from me, so here's hoping all the local & federal benefits stuff can be straightened out soon. We live in hope.
In other news: On Wednesday, I went to the library & to Stitch & Bitch, enjoying myself rather a lot in both places and walking about 2.5 miles total during the day. Thursday, I never left home, spending the day resting, reading various things, and making some necessary phone calls. Today I walked a little over a mile, sniffling and sneezing all the while. (I didn't plan to make previous sentence rhyme, but it decided to anyway.)
I know people who are worried about the government collecting information on them in some grand conspiracy to find out all about everybody's private life. If there is some vast government conspiracy related to our information, I believe that in reality it is a conspiracy to make sure that no two governmental organizations have the same information about you. Or maybe they're just trying to make sure that no two offices will have accurate information about me. Seriously, on January 30 I was talking to the nice people of the Social Security Administration about what paperwork I need to turn in in order to get my benefits, and today I find out that the state of Maryland thinks that my Social Security appeal was denied on January 30. No wonder I hadn't heard anything about the medical benefits I'm supposed to be getting along with the SSI, eh? Sheesh.
I've already got 1.5 of the 3 pieces of paperwork the SSA wants from me, so here's hoping all the local & federal benefits stuff can be straightened out soon. We live in hope.
In other news: On Wednesday, I went to the library & to Stitch & Bitch, enjoying myself rather a lot in both places and walking about 2.5 miles total during the day. Thursday, I never left home, spending the day resting, reading various things, and making some necessary phone calls. Today I walked a little over a mile, sniffling and sneezing all the while. (I didn't plan to make previous sentence rhyme, but it decided to anyway.)