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goodbye, benefits

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Ottawa, 2017.07.19

It seems my drug benefits plan has expired - who knew my migraine drugs would cost $240! I found out the hard way by coming down with a migraine mid-morning while at the office while away from home. I have some of my meds stashed at home and at the office but somehow forgot to pack them for the trip. I called my pharmacist, he told me to give his number to any pharmacy in Ottawa, and in an hour my proverbial wallet was that much lighter.

rand()m quote

It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.

—John Steinbeck, Cannery Row