Tallahassee Area Mensa
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Tallahassee Area Mensa a local chapter of the High IQ Society, American Mensa. The Tallahassee
area serves Florida from the Apalachicola River east through Taylor County including part of
Madison County and even a bit of Dixie County. Our area is also the only area in all of Florida,
Region 10 of American Mensa, to include a portion of Georgia. For a full view of the area we
cover, visit our map.
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Robin's Roost - rest your feathers!
August was challenging, as traveling across the country and visiting family often is. My podiatrist referred me to Mayo in July, but they do not take my insurance, so I requested a referral to Shands. After not hearing anything for more than two weeks, I called, only to learn that the woman who does the referrals was never given the message about Mayo not taking my insurance or my request to be referred to Shands. She was surprisingly unapologetic. She then wanted me to tell her what doctor I wanted to see at Shands and how best to contact them for the referral. Not surprisingly, given that I have never been there, I could not answer any of her questions. So she said her only option was to send it to the general fax number on their website and I would have to follow-up with Shands myself. This is the oddest referral I've ever endured. It took another two weeks, but I finally got an email from Shands saying they had received a referral and I was to call them for an appointment. I called immediately and now have an appointment on September 21 - a full nine weeks after this drama all began. I am glad for the progress and having an appointment, but my goodness what an ordeal! My ankle was a nuisance throughout the entire trip ranging from uncomfortable to intensely painful. There is a long flight of steps down to the beach from the family home and the increase of stairs, both with the RV and the steps down to the water, made my ankle most unhappy.
A gathering of over 50 people converged on my family home in Michigan for a 3-day festival celebrating the life of my first cousin, the first one of the 12 grandkids on my mother's side to die. They had a family tree on the wall so everyone could trace the family relations - starting with my grandmother, coming down to her four daughters, then their 12 children - of which my parents contributed half, and finally their children. I saw cousins I have not seen in decades and met next-generation kids I had never met before! It was a nice time, but I was ready for a reduction in crowd-size by the end of it.
My younger sister has written a children's musical for which I have been doing the music. She writes the melody and lyrics; I arrange them for harmony and write the accompaniment. It has been a lot of fun. My sisters and I also got together to taste the black cake which we all agreed tasted like nothing else we had ever had, and none of us have any desire to make, or eat, one again. I enjoy getting time with my sisters.
While I was in Michigan, I got yet-another sinus infection that landed me in the walk-in clinic. The z-pack helped, but my right ear closed up and has not yet reopened. This means I am even deafer than I usually am, not to mention the pressure in my ear is difficult. As my father used to say about my mother "Good heavens, she's falling apart!" I feel somewhat the same with the sinus infection, ear problem, and my ankle. One of my first calls when I get home will be to my ENT. I hate not having any hearing at all on one side! It leaves me off-balance and dizzy.
The trip had the usual RV adventures - the step broke, the RV Life GPS lost its mind and would show one thing by say the opposite, and we had to get a tire changed - thank goodness we already owned a spare! I expect we'll have it in the shop again for a while to get everything fixed again.
I am so looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
Robin
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