Meetings accomplished/meetings still waiting for.....

 It drizzled overnight.  It drizzled enough this morning to warrant staying at home - making our later evening visit to CVS (and later, to Trader Joe's) fortuitous!

On Wednesday, 11 November, at 2pm (not the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th year), 7 of us (6 employees an me, the volunteer) were honored as veterans.  For the second year in a row, I was the eldest, both in current age and when I served (1964-1970) was well before anyone of the others even started in the military.

And then last night (the 12th) was the annual Community Council meeting at St John's Hospital.  Katherine went with me last night.  I was there, a year ago, when I stated that I became a volunteer because of Juan Marquez, the security guard at St John's who befriended us...and who was shot when he was trying to prevent his car from being stolen in south-central LA.

Someone/somehow screwed up my Micardis prescription at CVS and UCLA has been non-responsive in trying to expedite a refill....and I do not think I was the one who screwed up.  Last night I got an 'emergency' 10 pills - one a day - of Micardis, which I have been taking seemingly forever and ever and ever and once - 15-20 years ago? More?  I experienced withdrawal symptoms going from Guangzhou to Hong Kong to belatedly refill a lapsed prescription.   I wrote UCLA Health again, asking them to expedite.....and if they don't act by early next week, I will go to UCLA get this settled, in person........frankly, this has been a UCLA pattern - they have really become abysmal at communications speed and relations......

Regardless, it is 16C outside at 10:18am and the ground is well from recent drizzle.  It is crap outside today and while I might go out later on today, right now it is comfy indoors, listening to WQXR and an hour of baroque music.

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