{"id":53,"date":"2014-05-03T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=53"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:36:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:36:19","slug":"whines-gripes-and-thankfulness-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=53","title":{"rendered":"Whines, Gripes, and Thankfulness this Week."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>I&#8217;ve redone this post. I dashed the original post out this morning before we started our crazy Saturday. As I thought about it, I realized how selfish I am so I&#8217;ve redone it. I&#8217;m still selfish, just a little more thankful for my blessings than what I was this morning.<\/i><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13903843430\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"R1-03867-0014 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"R1-03867-0014\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13903843430_dce67f62b1_z-300x202.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My Favorite Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It has been a frustrating week. I don&#8217;t know where to start.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">First I guess is the botched execution that we had here in Oklahoma. A total fiasco from the word go and the condemned man was basically tortured to death. Many of my fellow Oklahoman&#8217;s think it was just deserts and it doesn&#8217;t bother them. There is a new line among some that executions are not supposed to be pain free. Aren&#8217;t we better than the ones we convict though? I don&#8217;t get it.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">Our governor is investigating. She is a nice lady but she is going to run for re-election and she is scared to death of getting outflanked on the right.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>You know something though? I&#8217;m thankful to live in Oklahoma. I have been here 28 years and I love the State and the People. They are the most generous, most down to earth people I have ever met. We&#8217;ll get through this execution fiasco.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/14090892844\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"R1-03867-0012 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"R1-03867-0012\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/14090892844_9fe1367741_z-300x202.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My Favorite Tree&#8217;s Shadows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On another note, I went on a business day trip to Houston this week. Made my own reservations, messed it up, all my fault, so I ended up daisy chaining on standby back to Tulsa. Kind of stressful, but hey, I love Southwest Airlines. They may herd us like cattle but the employees are helpful.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>I may have been a little stressed about getting home but I&#8217;m glad that I had great home and wonderful family to come home to at the end of my journey.<\/b><\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>And I wasn&#8217;t being sarcastic about Southwest Airlines. They gently showed me my mistake and then went to work figuring out a way to get me home. What more could I ask for?<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/14090893554\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"R1-03867-0004 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"R1-03867-0004\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/14090893554_61ff77ecd5_z-300x202.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My Favorite Kid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">Oh yes, we have to us OptumRx for our maintenance prescriptions. Their employees are nice but they don&#8217;t have much to work with. It took 20 minutes on the phone to get a new prescription going. I told them that it takes three weeks to get medicine to me. They denied it. So we went over the calendar.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">Two days for a prescription to be entered into their system. Starting the day after they get it. So yesterday was the second, and so Tuesday the sixth they will have it in their system.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">Then they call me to confirm that I want it. They call me the day after it is entered. So we are on the seventh.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">Then seven to ten days to deliver. Starting the day after I confirm that I want it. So that is the eighth.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">So I&#8217;ll get it maybe somewhere on the 15th to the 20th.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, you are right OptumRx. It is only about two to two and a half weeks. I beg your pardon, I&#8217;m sorry.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>You know, I&#8217;m just glad that I work for a company that provides insurance. I just have to do a little more planning on the online pharmacy thing. And the cost is ridiculously cheap. Three months worth of medicine for $11. Are you kidding me? Lots of people spend more than that per dose.&nbsp;<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/14087314782\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"R1-03867-0002 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"R1-03867-0002\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/14087314782_b17d3b8bf2_z-300x202.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My Favorite Tempietto&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This week wasn&#8217;t so bad, it was good. Next week will be better. I&#8217;m watching you OptumRx!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>What&#8217;s irritating you this week? What are you thankful for this week.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve redone this post. I dashed the original post out this morning before we started our crazy Saturday. As I thought about it, I realized how selfish I am so I&#8217;ve redone it. I&#8217;m still selfish, just a little more thankful for my blessings than what I was this morning. 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