Senior saving

I like saying I am a senior. I've paid my" dues". Today, because I am now 62, I saved some substantial money. I no longer pay school taxes.I filed today and I will save about70% off my property taxes. I got 15% off my grocery bill today and 10% off gasoline for my car. I start receiving my social security check this month and I get a teacher pension from MI and another from GA. However, I will not join AARP.( They were complicit in Obamacare bs, for one thing.)

Winners and losers

Mia Love won; Joni ernst won; Tim Scott won; two young women (18 and 30) won. Well, this is Good for Republicans for sure! Minorities and women...what "war"? Give them a chance.We will see soon enough how they do. I just hope Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi will not be minority(ironic) leaders. I truly believe they are no longer good for the Democratic party and certainly not for the country. Dr. Ben Carson also encourages me; good luck to him. He's a smart, articulate African- American . I hope Minorities will support him like they did Pres. Obama, and not just turn on him because he is a republican. I like Obama's new pick for attorney general, too. She seems universally respected. Best wishes to all the above named. I pray that they will be unifiers and work hard for ALL. On the other hand, a divisive person that I am soooooo over is Al Sharpton. Please retire Al Sharpton; you do not help anybody...

Life happens, Part Two

Some current out- of- my- control stuff: I am having my heart checked because of an irregular EKG. I will be checking my blood pressure M,W, F until Dec. I have a Stress echocardiogram on 11/21, and I will be doing a sleep study by Thanksgiving. I get to do all of this so they can figure out I what's going on. Meanwhile I will be seeing a notable eye surgeon to determine if/ when I will have surgery to correct a 2nd or 3rd level "eye aberration ". I am not adverse to seeing doctors and getting procedures done, if need be. I just have anxiety over the " waiting " times. Next,our daughter is more away, than at home, and as that saga continues, she creates a lot of stress for us. If the above isn't enough right now, Al's regional position with Rojas Chemical has been eliminated,effective immediately.The company didn't fire him; they are consolidating his territory to inside sales people.I suppose that the silver lining is that he will be getting a recommendation letter from Rojas, so that should, hopefully, help him with getting another job. However,his age of 62 works against him. At least he will be drawing unemployment and my social security checks have begun. This will nix any upcoming trips we would have planned. I'm sure my family and friends will understand. We have half way paid for a trip through the Panama Canal for Feb. We just might have to cancel that, too, and lose money we already have put out for it. SMH ... I am more concerned about Al with all of his than myself.Life happens.I'm glad we have each other!