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Wednesday, February 8, 2006

I've Reached The BEST Time of the Week!

I work four 10++++ hour days/week, Mon-Tue-Wed and Fri. I say +++ because my days frequently stretch to 11 hours and beyond, but that's OK since I have Thursday to do as I please. So why is Wednesday evening my fav? Well, let's see. All chores are done, the mutt is in bed, the house is quiet and I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 4, 2006

Cool Facts Regarding the Human Body . . . . Did YOU Know This?

Did you know...? Babies are born with 300 bones but by adulthood we have 206? There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin? Every person has a unique tongue print? Every human being spent about half an hour as a single cell? Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 2, 2006

Eight Scripts Written For ONE Family -- Strep Has Arrived!

The most my sister's doctor had ever written in one sitting. Yes, it would seem that the fearsome bug is making the rounds at my sister's house. She brought to the doctor two of her three youngest or, as we would say, two of "the three little boys." Caleb had strep, Blake did not. But here's the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Ladies, Might I Encourage YOU . . . .

to check the air in your tires? I have been noticing for the last few weeks that my gas mileage seems to be worsening. I don't laboriously keep track of such things (i.e. write down the odometer, the price, how many gallons I buy) like my dad does; rather, it was more of an observation that the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Odd Dreams and other Weirdness

I was just thinking, last week, how odd it was that I generally do not recall my dreams, and then, lo and behold, the last few nights I have been having the most vivid dreams. Strange! Two nights ago, I dreamt that I was to meet my friend, a hospice nurse, at the hospital. She was going to help me... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Regarding the Bright Pink Lipstick . . . .

It really wasn’t that big of a deal, at least to me. But I think it meant a lot to this one little old lady. Never in my life had I heard someone experience such incredibly real delusions as this poor, sweet lady. She was suicidal for fear of her life. Rather than live with these people staring at... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Just a Minute, Let Me Rub that Pink Lipstick Off My Cheek!

I had just come from the bathroom at work, after looking in the mirror and making sure I’d cleaned all the pink lipstick from my face when who should be waiting for me but a very cheerful (very handsome) drug rep. I won’t tell you which medication he was peddling, except to say that it’s becoming... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Such a Grand Feeling . . . .

The green snot is receding, my coughing is less, my chest wall muscles are recovering, I'm off today (usual day off) and the sun is shining! What more could a person ask for? So often we take health for granted. I know I do. How bout you? I think I can honestly say this was the worst case of... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

I Always Dread Calling in Sick . . . .

It's a frustrating experience, and one that I dread doing every time it has to be done. Not only do I have to call my own boss (who is off site but thankfully very reasonable), but I have to call the Administrator or Director of Nurses (DON) for both facilities. For one facility, it's never a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 16, 2006

Does THIS Make any sense to YOU?

(Excerpted from an email I get from Health Sciences Institute): A recent series of New York Times articles addressed the repercussions of the sharp rise in type 2 diabetes cases in New York City. An installment that appeared last week noted that three of four centers designed to be "boot camps" to... Sign in to see full entry.

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