Giuseppe's journey

What kind of work do I do here at HH?

I am working on my short memory matter by using my memory book and my email to reconstruct my past few days.

It is hard for me to recall exactly certain events, easier to understand when I do not get things properly done the way I am expecting.

I have already told the person in charge about my last grievance.

Well my phone calendar is helping me in following the matter that is important.

Anyway let's move on.

Last Monday I did my things and went to the gym.

I had Yoga so I had to go with CNS.

Not that I like to be shuttled around by CNS there is always something that is not appropriate or is not of my liking.
Anyway I did my thing at the gym and because there was no cycle I came back
I was expecting them to pick me up obviously the sups were late.
I am referring to Jose the short hair guy with eyeglass and the African american woman that has started following him everywhere

I started walking of course by myself I was alms arrived and they decided to show up cheerful and happy to be able to conduct business on their terms.

Last Tuesday it was the 4th of July. Big celebration for the American people.
I am sure that it is hard for them to know that it was the 214th anniversary since the signature of the Declaration of Independence. I believe here in Bakersfield and at CNS they are not much interested in looking at the things of life. They are concerned by much narrowed focus matter.
Of course no surprise over her.

As I had some wild Atlantic Salmon to use. I cooked it and consumed it before its expiration date.

I like to eat well and I consume my food well within the expiration date.

I made a light soffritto with Garlic and Coconut Oil

I dressed the Salmon with spice and squeeze some Lemon Juice

It cooked quickly for a few minutes per side. Not that much.

It is a fish that it is easy to cook.

Good lunch with the cooked Salmon.

My mother sent me a picture from her home in Verona Italy,
She told me that the little tomatoes plants in the balcony of her home have been producing a few tomatoes.

Some of them are ripe.

There was no clinic yesterday. I took the time to clean the apartment super well.
There is so much dust in the air in Bakersfield.
It quickly deposits inside the apartment and make it all dirty again.

So I am maniacally trying to keep it clean

As I had time I wrote a letter to my family.

In the local lingo of CNS it is called THP.

Short for Therapeutic Home Program

A lot of acronyms are used here at CNS.

I had fun cooking staffed heirloom tomatoes.

I first cooked the quinoa after rinsing it with a fine mesh colander.

I prepared the tomatoes by cutting it longitudinally.

I set aside the seeds in a large container. Minced a few cloves of garlic.

Mixed the garlic, seeds liquid and quinoa.

I seasoned the filling with salt, pepper, paprika and shredded Parmesan cheese.

I cut a few basil leaves in it,

Once it was well mixed and moist I filled the heirloom tomatoes

I put the filled tomatoes inside an aluminum container for cooking in the oven

Et voila ID (Indepence Day) cooking, or as you like to say

Presto... it does not mean anything in itself rather in Italian Presto means Soon.

Et Voila in French means " This is it"

You see you really need to understand all the different nuances of a language in order to be able to use it.

So Presto for the all of you it is.

Today I had the day of the receipt for my money management.

Over the weekend I had asked for a cash advance per CNS regulation I am entitled to withdraw funds for my personal account. I used it to buy food.
I had requested it last Tuesday when Deluna was nowhere to be seen obviously Deluna is a very bad IPC.
She lacks precision and lacks motivation.

If she were an employer of mine I would recommend letting her go with a blame letter. The cause would be poor performance and accountability.

Obviously Deluna is still around messing with CNS.

I learnt to have quick lunch at my desk because downstairs is filled by screaming kids apparently the kids run this place. Frankly I minimize the contact with those elements. Let them be. I am not much different from all the other workers here they all stay closed in their offices.

The difference is that I am no at all a workers. I do not consider my self in line of duty.
I believe they all sense it, because I am not at ease and I am frankly displeased.

I look at them with a suffering view. I am annoyed by their voices and their loud screaming.
I get as little as possible down in the kitchen.
Anyway most of the social workers here are staying segregated in their offices away from the kids.

I am following suit their examples.

Today I had time to compile my expense for Grocery Shopping since the beginning of this year.

It is charted in the picture below. I also added the average thus far.

The average comes to be $100.9. It reports 25 points corresponding to the total weeks of the year this far.

You see obviously I am very conscious about the food I eat. I like to eat healthy and a lot of Organic food. This is the reason I am constantly scrambling for money as the Insurance's rate is ludicrous.

The Insurance said what I am doing to deserve more money.

I would like to remind the Insurance that I am surviving at CNS with all the other issues and shortcoming that are plaguing CNS.

How much I have overspent, here is the real question.

If the math is correct a total of 25 times at an extra $25.91 makes $647.75
This is the amount that it has come out of my own Personal Account

Well it is what it is enjoy the math

This morning I received the two National Geographic Issue

Time to leave finally 2:30pm

Sincerely

Well, my shunt is doing better. All the Buspirone I am taking is making an effect.
As always in the morning it does hurts a lot. There is nothing to be done about it.

How I am doing... well ask the shunt how it is doing rather than me...

My Organic breakfast.

My sciatic nerve is also improving. I am using Salompas patch during the night time.
It is a medical patch that let the skin absorbs medication to help the sciatic nerve to recover.
I purchased by myself last Thursday. The only patch available at nursing is the small tiny type.
I purchased large patch about 5x3

I was given the following glass by my Nurse Melissa

She went to the Niagara Falls for a visit.

She noticed it had my family name and she brought it back to me.

Last Friday June 30 I took my weight.

It is 177.6lb

It is what it is right.

Apparently it does matter for CNS.

I made myself a good insalata russa.

It is easy to make and healthy to eat.

I cooked brown rice, a lot of sliced veggies a couple of boiled eggs.

Organic Mayo

Nothing new the usual well proven preparation for it.

The family is back home at Simona's home in Rome, Italy.

They are having a good time over there.

Visiting the beautiful city so much full of history

Lapo shows his dabbing skills everywhere.

They all are having a good time

The boys enjoy the view from the stairs of Trinita' ai Monti

They had time to eat Arancini among different local foods.

It consists of a large ball of rice with Saffron, filled with mozzarella and peas.

The arancini are then well browned in Olive Oil or something like that.

The family had time to go to the beach in Rome.

The boys are having a good time.

They can swim in a safe environment

Lapo is playing with the sand

Last Saturday July 1st for me it was the usual routine. Cleaning and shopping.

I cleaned and walked to my favorite shop

Here is the shopping part

Jamie

Molly

My shopping bags filled with good food.

It is worth $126.1

I used $75 by the Insurance and $51.1 on my card

Here is the list I am compiling on Thursday to be used for the next Saturday morning,.

By the way I rushed eating and putting away everything because at 2pm there was a meeting with my IPC Deluna.

I rushed at 2pm at her office. Nobody around nobody knew where Deluna was...

No message nothing of nothing clearly as if she did not exist.

And indeed she did not exist on that day.

The only recourse left was to leave a paper rail of her unjustified absence.

My complaint form was duly filled. Posted for the CNS Case Manager Jolanta Baranoski.

Obviously I called her at the clinic and left a pissed voice mail.

They are paid no matter what. I have already been there and done this procedure at no effects.

At the end of the day they all get the same amount of money and nobody gets hurt.

C'mom CNS this is not the way to conduct your business.

All she is supposed to do is do give me my money because this is not De Luna Money it is in fact my own money.

So here is the email about it.. (for what is worth it anyway)

I expect and demand you to make the money available by early this week

It is not your money. It has been given to you by my wife based on good faith.

CNS you are not delivering on your commitments. Perhaps you should start holding accountable your employee

Deluna broke the trust she was enshrined with.

Deluna should be punished for gross incompetence and negligence

I am Furiously annoyed by your lack of accountability

Sent from my iPhone

I did not go to the movie.

There was nothing to watch nor I like to be told what to do and what I can or can not watch.

So I abstained and used the money for church instead.

I read my latest Economist magazine instead.

Far more interesting than any other stupid show available at the Theater.

Because there are a lot of stupid movies around.

The current landscape suffers of creativity.

The studios are deploying a low risk approach. It is based on the approach of running sequel movies.

Because the studios like to have a return ensured so they have a lot of reiteration of the same genre.

On Sunday July 2nd I went to church.

I was taken by CNS very late at church.

Apparently you do not care to provide a service on time.

Apparently church is an option for CNS...

David was the driver and he is the responsible for being late.

I hold him responsible anyway.

All he was capable of saying is mumbling "I am sorry...." well David you might be sorry.... perhaps you are not cut for this job either.

By the way you should shave in the morning before coming to work.

In my opinion your look is not professional like that.

And my opinion is what matters after all dear David.

Apparently CNS accused the poor service because Angie told me she would be the driver next Sunday.

At church Rose was fine, she mentioned that her son Ron is doing better and that it will take months for him to get stronger.

This time no Angie to bug me at church. She was very inappropriate last week

I hope she had realized she is not a welcome person to bug me.

I had a quick byte and went to the gym.

I signed out at 1:25pm and by walking- pedibus calcantibus-

arrived there at 2pm.

I followed the work out program from June 25

Leg curl

Leg extension

Legg Press

Chest Press

Shoulder Press

Compound Row

Seated Row

Vert Chest

crunch

rotary torso

All these are 3x20 reps

I stretched very accurately before leaving.

I left at 3:25pm and signed back in at the apartment at 3:50pm

At the gym I met many familiar people.

Suzy and her husband Leon.

I showed them the picture of the family in Rome.

Suzy was interested in understanding what Simona is doing in life. She was very receptive in lessening what I had to day about it.

I greeted Brandon. He said that as I am doing better and working out better. he told me I am inspiring him in life.

I take it as a great compliment.

Before leaving the gym I greeted Ashley, Keila and AJ.

They are all nice girls at the reception at the gym.

I walked back.

The pedestrian walkway in Bakersfield are littered with trash.

It is Obvious the city does not care about maintaining a clean environment for pedestrian.

In fact hardly anybody walk in this place. Everybody drives big SUV gas guzzlers.

Day after day there are the same piece of garbage on the pedestrian walkway. It is a sign the Bakersfield city does not spend a dime in caring for pedestrian.

After all this place is all about big gas guzzler, possibly with the American Flag in big display.

So much different from back home in La Canada.

There is a world worth of difference between this country side attitude and the refined life in La Canada.

After the gym I made a healthy Quinoa salad

A lot of healthy veggies, mixed with cooked Quinoa

I boiled a couple of eggs to go with it.

So I cooked my salad and had the eggs.

Quinoa is full of plant based protein, eggs are full of proteins.

In the quinoa salad some cubes of Manchego cheese as well.

After eating I spent my time cleaning

Of course I like it to be clean.

Today I had a quick lunch her at my desk as the other normal people here at the House they tend to stay away from the kids area. I learnt from the adults at this place. They all consume their lunch at their desk away from the actual reality of things.