I convinced myself, vaguely, that the orange crossbody Bendel’s bag Moki bought me way back in 2016, and which I’ve been photographed with a few times, was thrown away by me sometime in 2017 or 2018.
6 November 2016 in subway, reversed (I think it was)
But I have no clear recollection of that. I certainly still have the Bendel dust bag that went with it. And I seldom toss handbags. I may have thrown out an orange Longchamps pliage bag way back when, but that’s about it. I have that 2004 brown leather tote from Anastasia’s in Hoboken, the blue pliage, almost certainly the brown Jil Sander (or was it a green leather Longchamps?). I have the 2016 Bendel sky-blue Jetsetter backpack (last used when M and I drove to Lebanon PA in early 2022 for the Colin memorial), and the orange leather microbag from Michael Kors, also 2016.
I’m thinking I should look through those clamshell suitcases where I store excess sacks and footwear.
Must start in on a load of laundry in a few minutes. Sunday night and I again missed Mass. I have not been outside in two days, since the snowstorm.
Saw Liz phoned me a couple days ago. Toni is incommunicado. I’m thinking about lending her the Moki phone, but that is fraught with problems.
Made chili yesterday, after buying eat and soaking beans the day before. Over three pounds of meat, chuck and pork. I rather like the result, following two Chasen’s Chili recipes. Been eating nothing but that and some Stollen for the past day. I bought the Stollen thinking I’d give it to Rem, but forgot it. Also brought her a Christmas dinner to share, but she wasn’t eating.
I am remembering that it was last week, or rather the week before Christmas (it is Sunday the 28th now) that I suddenly had the mad emergency to find a copy of the countersigned copy of the new lease so that I could qualify for SCRIE and send that to HRA. Well, Patricia Warren (and James Horahan, manager downstairs) really helped me out producing that. Emailing, faxing, messengering. I got it sent to the SCRIE people and HRA and the Mobilization for Justice folks (that would be one “Fanny Chan,” for the One-Shot Deal where I beg for emergency money, which I may not need at all if my SS comes through in a few days). It was a week or so later I learned the SS back benefits would (probably) be coming in.
I mention this episode now because it blew over so quickly, and got eclipsed in the tide of other events, such as that hilarious 24-hr shift I took with Rose Stalzer out in Glendale, off Woodhaven Ave in the most remote part of Queens. An adventure not to be repeated.
Though I still might hie myself out to Zum Stammtisch in the Ridgewood area. Even more impossible to get to than in Ana Schroeder days.
I had a nice two weekends of no nruns commitment, have the first in a week. At least I now have that knit Carhartt toque. Warm and snug. I’m going to have at least 2, maybe 3 or 4 hellish races between now and end of Feb. Warm mittens and maybe HomeDepot electric toe warmers are in order.
Last race I can’y really remember. Dec 13th. Two weeks ago yesterday. Start at the Big Apple Half in Central Park. Shift began at 3:30am. I think I was still packing up after 2pm. Edwin A and D Halloran?
On Friday the 2nd I should have about $275 from that and perhaps $850 from Anchor (Stalzer from Dec 19-20, Grimm, Toni, Rem). Wild estimate. And possibly $2000+ from SS benefit and the 41k lump sum. I have $1900 in WF right now which means I am richer than I’ve been in 10 years.
Chase is offering me a settlement for about $2600 (on a $11000 debt they think I owe, but half of that is their fraud). I will talk them down
Laundry now.
