Howdy, Y’all
My peeps hang out at the VA clinic in Austin.
I know none of them. Prolly agree with very few about a lot of things. It’s okay.
It took six months to get two appointments coordinated
(it’s a long drive), but I like it here (not sure why).
(Almost) all the paid staff and volunteers seem nice
and tolerant (from what I’ve seen, they need to be).
Eye exam. Will I see an optimistic optometrist
or a pessimistic ophthalmologist? New script
and my cataract is ready for R&R (remove and replace).
The drop dead gorgeous (and friendly) young lady in the glasses shop said I looked like Bryan Cranston (showed me an old pic of him) from Breaking Bad.
Go ahead, make an old vet smile, and feel good.
Couple years back a dude came in, sat down to wait,
pulled out his gun and blew his brains out. Yikes!
I guess he wasn’t there to get new glasses.
Some of us got some serious shitty problems.
Later, about half-past noon I got some new hearing aids.
Rechargeables because I drain batteries binge watching House on TV
streaming on Bluetooth. Thank you. I like them.
I am a veteran eligible for most VA services, either alive or dead.
I’m a vet but no old fart hats for me.
I’m neither proud (okay, a bit) nor ashamed of that fact.
Like being old, bald, male, or a Texas Aggie,
it’s just who and what I am. No changes.
Look both ways and see it all.
Mind the gaps, some of us need more help than others.
Our Literary Journey 
And what you is, is a good sort, if you ask me 🙂
What a horrid thing for others to witness, though… damn…
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Thank you, Dale.
I had called there that day, but I was not in the building. For a while they did bag searches and such, but no longer. 🙂
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My pleasure.
It is such a sad world where we need to do bag searches… Glad you weren’t in the building.
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Oh, right. The church down the street has a sign, “Armed guard on duty during services.” “In God they (do not) trust.”
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Jesus…🙄
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And you know the peeps are packin’ LOL
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‘Specially in Texas 😉
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Yeppers.
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So not the hat for an old curmudgeon like you. 😉
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I have one (was a gift). Don’t wear it.
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I’ve had rechargeables for four years now and they automatically link up to any bluetooth device I choose. They’re great. I can even be out in the garden and listen to the TV, or music playing in the house. Ain’t technology marvellous!
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I agree, Peter. Cool stuff and I even know how to use it.
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