Fall around here is absolutely beautiful.  In spite of the fact our leaves are falling before they turn red, it is still beautiful around here.

The Temple from the Smith Farm on a Fall Day

I gave up and had to go to the Smith Farm and take a walk.  I took some photos for my church assignment while I was there, but I also took a lot of photos for myself too.

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I’ve tried on and off all day to get registered on the state health care site.  What a joke this is turning out to be.  I stopped because I got this message:

Attention:

We apologize for the inconvenience. The Marketplace is currently undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance. Please try again later.

Who does IT maintenance at 7pm on a week night?  I would have lost my job at AT&T had I done something that stupid.  But, we’re dealing with the government here.

You have to wonder about this.  So far, I have not heard one single person say their insurance went down in cost.  I’ve heard a couple people say it stayed the same but their deductible when up.  Everyone else has been reporting massive increases in rates.

When it comes down to it, if it is too expensive, they are not going to get blood from a turnip.  There’s a mind set out there who think those living in poverty will now have insurance.  Well, they did before, and if they didn’t, it was because they didn’t go in to the welfare office to apply for it.  And, if they didn’t qualify then, they most likely won’t qualify now.

It’s a crazy state of affairs this country is in.