YOU WANTED TARIFFS ON SHRIMP, WELL GOOD LUCK FINDING AFFORDABLE SHRIMP

What I said would happen happened, Gulf Shrimp distributors raised the price once the price for imported farm raised shrimp went up.  I am not paying $12.00 a pound for medium Wild Gulf Shrimp.  HEB did not have any Gulf Shrimp or wild caught shrimp from Argentina.  Walmart had very little choice.

I had fully planned on cooking 4 pounds on the Blackstone, to go with Nicaraguan rice.  I love cooking my fresh vegetables on the Blackstone.  I cancelled dinner, I am also tired from 2 doctor appointments.

Not all of this is because of tariffs.  I think some companies are just raising prices thinking we will blame tariffs.  Rao Marinara sauce was up $2 a jar yesterday, and today I saw it up $3 a jar.  The tomatoes are imported from Italy [side note tomatoes were taken from the Americas to Italy.]  The sauce is actually made here in the US.  So, who knows.

I charge everything on one card to get my AA frequent flyer miles.  Before the election I averaged about $2,400 in charges per month.  I now average about $3,600 a month.  It is not all tariffs.  I blame a lot on price gauging.  My shopping is a lot more targeted in the last 2 weeks. 

MY HEATH STATUS 

Today I had the PICC line removed.  We are going to try 3 weeks on a pill antibiotic linezolid 600 mg.  My doctor prefers the Daptomycin IV, but knows I am completely wasted after 14 weeks of IV therapy.  If the Linezolid does not work in 3 weeks, it may be back to the IV.

I basically have the worst bacterial infection possible.  It is very difficult to treat.

My frustration right now is, I was repeatedly told a culture of the ear infection would not be helpful.

My outpatient infectious decease doctor ordered the culture.  The report clearly indicates I have two bacterial infections.  For each it lists IV antibiotic options.  It then says if I am resistant or if it may work.  I am resistant to both antibiotics I had taken for 14 weeks.  

Linezolid is listed as an option I may respond to.

It is mind-numbing to me everyone opposed the culture which specifically named which antibiotic I should be on.