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Effects – Nyoze Ka – Part I – August 13, 2018
Medical Insurance
Today I was notified that the company provided health plan made a mistake in billing for my account for the past year and I now have to ‘make up’ the difference. Grrrrr……. I guess I wouldn’t mind as much if it weren’t for the fact that the deductable is so darn high that when I had surgery in July of last year virtually none of it was covered, yet I had to pay insurance. On…
Number Six
Yesterday Patrick McGoohan passed away. I can’t say I was a big fan of Mr. McGoohan, but I was captivated by the character he played in the series “The Prisoner”, Number Six. I can’t say specifically why that show caused such a lasting memory, but it did. Perhaps because when I was growing up in the 60’s it was the only TV show that I really enjoyed watching. For many of my years growing up…
Lotus Sutra – Reflection
Last night, was the first class on Lotus Sutra Chapter 2 – Expedients. Every month I am giving these classes twice in one week. The same material is being covered on both nights, the intent being that if someone is unable to attend on one evening then there will be another opportunity for them to catch the material. When ever I talk about the Lotus Sutra I continually remind people of the relationship that exists…
Microlending/Microcredit
From Wikipedia – Microcredit is a financial innovation which is generally considered to have originated with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. In that country, it has successfully enabled extremely impoverished people to engage in self-employment projects that allow them to generate an income and, in many cases, begin to build wealth and exit poverty. I recently have made several small loans using Kiva at Kiva.org. At Kiva you as a potential lender can select from…