Monday 24 October 2016

$8.76

$8.76

That's the total in my bank account this morning. I suppose I should be happy that I am not in the negative numbers with my bank, the way I am with my condo fees or my credit cards. I am happy enough to ignore my credit cards, but my condo fees, as of this month, will have to be paid. That's just the way it is.

$8.76. It's not the only money I have. Thanks to the generosity of supporters I have almost $400 in my PayPal donation account. This is my November money, not my October money. That $400 is being transferred to my bank account this week because the November bills have already started rolling in, things like my cell phone bill, my Telus bill, my electrical bill, they all come in before month end with the admonition that they are due on such and such date in November and payment on time will avoid interest charges. I can cover those bills, and my condo fees, and my groceries for November but I will do that in November, not now. It's only October; I've spent my October budget.

$8.76 is just enough money to cover the cost of one beer if I wanted to go to Trivia at Swan's tonight. But then I also need the $5,00 cash for the entry fee. Maybe I can scrounge around in my truck and pouch and around my apartment to see if there are a couple of Toonies floating around, that's the Canadian $2.00 coin. If I can find that $5.00, I might go out tonight.

$8.76 is also enough to cover a carton of milk, one that I can pick up, even one that is heavier than I can pick up. It might also cover a pint of cream, just in case I want to make another pumpkin pie. I have the dough in the fridge, ready to roll. I have the other ingredients in my cupboard. Making pie is a fun thing to do. It would most certainly fill my day and evening.

$8.76. I could just leave it there. I have to do laundry today. I have plenty of food in the fridge, plenty of wine in the rack, plenty of laundry to be done. I have laundry soap. The laundry is shared in my building but there is no charge. It's part of those pesky condo fees.

$8.76 is enough to get through this week. I'm okay. I'm not worried. Truth be told, I've already decided to steal $30.00 from my November budget for bit of entertainment this week. It will be in my bank account as soon as my November money is transferred from PayPay, probably on Wednesday. I have a full tank of gas in my truck; that should last for the month of November. I still have that $50 gift card for The Keg that Tonny gave me for my birthday. I'm not poor. I'm not even broke. I'm just making budget decisions like never before.

Soon it will be the end of October. I will begin spending my November budget, albeit a few days early.Then, suddenly, it will be the third week of November and I will be worrying about my December budget. Then January, then February, and on and on. This is not an ALS problem; this is a life problem. Perhaps I am, in an odd way, fortunate. I know that this will end fairly soon. I also know that as time goes by, I will be less able to spend. I will have fewer needs. Then, one day, I will need nothing. That is an ALS certainty.

10 comments:

  1. Hi Richard,
    I am trying to get in touch with you but can't seem to be successful at it.

    Sincere wishes for good health.
    Thanks.

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    1. Posting here is a good way to reach me.

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    2. Thank You Richard. Can we talk via mail?
      I would like to share something as well as want to ask about something.

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  2. If you wish to share your version of the Ayurvedic cure for ALS, please don't. There is no more scientific support for it than there is for the many others who want me to buy a cure from them. If you want to ask me something, please ask it here so others can learn from it.

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    1. Richard, you don't have to buy anything. I would rather be very happy to find out completely about it back here, and wouldn't mind sending the cure to you if it can be of help to you.

      The thing that I wanted to ask was about a url you owned.

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  3. Nitin, if you find useful information, I am sure my readers would love to hear it, especially if it is scientifically supported and reproduceable. My domain name, RAMA.COM, is not for sale. I have had it for 20 years and the amounts I have been offered for it are miniscule compare to the value I gain from having had the same email address for all that time.

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  4. Awesome. I would so much by my heart want to research and find out something that is scientifically validated as well as practically helpful for ALS fighters.

    Regarding the domain name, Is it a possibility if you get to use the email for lifetime, you'd consider selling it?

    Thank you so much for all your time Richard, much respect.

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  5. Also, as great poetry on your blog.
    If you'd like to read a couple of verses at my blog, feel free to visit :- http://deadpoet.blogspot.com

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  6. I would consider this approach. You can email your proposal to rmcbride@rama.com.

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    1. Great.
      I emailed you but did not fetch a response.
      I will mail again.

      And I will research around for any sustantiative info and cures on ALS in all sincerity.

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