Good old Ma Bell. We're most of us old enough to remember when it was the only phone company in town. I resisted going back to any of their service for a long time (I finally set up the Internet access a few months ago.)

The days of long distance bills are gone, but the monthly bill just to have a smart phone soars with those companies, so they're still getting their cash.

Shopping runs today, and waiting for a call from the doctor's office to see if I can stop taking the bone density monthly medication. I think it's beginning to cause a side effect (a low-level heartburn at times). Best to stop that before it becomes a bigger problem. A friend who took one of these meds for a while developed GERD that has caused her to drastically restrict her diet to avoid the symptoms. Another had the jaw problem of growing what her dentist calls "funny bone." The least time the better on this stuff.