Yesterday, Friday, August 16, 2019, our new contract showing it began
on July 1, 2019, arrived via email. It was only a mere 46 days late.
Just a simple message: "Please review, sign and return as quickly as
possible." In my life as a blind man, 1965-2019, I have seen services
for the blind go full circle from careless and indifference to
indifference and careless. And saddest of all is the lack of outrage
by the Service Providers.
Back in 1965 I was 30 years old, and full of energy. But at 84 I am
not so fast to head out the door waving my flag and shouting my Cause.
I'll continue protesting from my office computer, but that only brings
replies from other old timers.
When I stepped out of leadership roles in the WCB, I said it was up to
the next generation to determine their fate. So be it with the
quality of services now being delivered...or not being delivered.
Carl Jarvis, just sitting around bitching and enjoying life.
On 8/17/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A lot of humidity here too, like 89%. Very uncomfortable. But it hasn't been
hot for the past several days. You're lucky to be capable of walking,
something I can barely do. Also, you have someplace beautiful to walk. One
of the things I'm grateful for is that I traveled to so many interesting
places while I still had some useable vision and could walk. By the way, did
the state ever send you your contract for this coming year?
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 11:07 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Mustafa
Back in the 1960's, when I embraced Full Gospel Religion...or whatever "Born
Again" folks called themselves, the approach toward '"spreading the Good
News", was aggressive, unrelenting and repetitious. It was embarrassing to
me, and eventually it was a piece of what drove me away from religion. I
see that I also have another message from Mostafa this morning. He is on a
religious mission, and there is nothing we can say that will prove to him
that his overbearing approach will turn more people away, than it will
"enlighten" them.
But his emails are easily handled, and are not nearly as irritating as the
Sex Spam I must delete every morning.
Of course I never open any of these pesky notes, and from time to time I do
look at Mostafa's ramblings. And I usually wind up asking myself, "Self,
why do you read this man's babble? He is incapable of carrying on a
conversation."
We've had interesting weather in August. From the mid eighties, it has
turned cool with morning fog that lasts well into the late afternoon and the
highs are around 70. A little rain, but not even much of that. Still, even
with 80% humidity, or higher, our weather sure beats the high heat in other
parts of the nation. Perfect weather for a nice, slow morning walk.
Carl Jarvis, putting on my walking shoes.
On 8/17/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've been receiving messages from Mustafa ever since he was banned
from the list. Interestingly, it's impossible to block the messages or
rather, I do block them, but he uses different email addresses so
he's, apparently, unblockable. Not to worry, I just delete them, but
it's weird. He must have been trained by a computer expert!
Miriam
