Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Roomies for a day...

I was lying flat of my back in Room 200, bed 2, watching the drip from hanging bags into the IV line - saline from the big bag, antibiotics from the small. The TV was on, mostly to mask the racket in the hall, to instill a sense of normalcy so I could sleep. For the moment nothing hurt; I was wide... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Menu for Tuesday: Hash

Mama used to make the greatest hash, left over baked potatoes & fresh onions cooked in fresh bacon grease from the drip pan, whatever bits of meat she had left over from the previous day's dinner, assorted veggies. I suppose these days they'd call it a hobo skillet and cover it with cheese, but in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Ripples on a pond

You've seen those amazing nature photographs, a single drop of water falls onto a placid surface, and the ripples spread even as the camera snaps. Maybe you've lain on your belly by a pool and studied the reflected sky. What you're looking at isn't always what your mind's eye sees. Triggers,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Close Encounters of the Mysterious Kind

It must have been 1959, I was living in a little town that was mostly a pit stop on the way somewhere - its outer neighborhoods mushrooming out of ground that had been cornfields the previous growing season. I had two little tykes, 3-year-old Lorrie, and 6-month old Dan, who stayed with my... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Nurse Mary Anne -

My last pre-dawn at dear old Anderson, time to wake up for vitals and my thyroid meds, and here's this tiny little blonde nurse, maybe 95 pounds soaking wet, chirping to apologize for waking me, filling in the new day's info on the wet marker board on the wall. Good morning, she says. Have they... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Caregivers: conversations before dawn

This cheerful little night nurse-tech came on with the RN shortly before midnight. She's late 20-something, African American with a dark complexion and beautiful smile. Donna. Checks my vitals: temp, heart rate, blood pressure, makes notes. How you feelin' sweetheart? I think I'm better. But the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

I'm ba-ack!

I missed you guys, and I've got a lot of catching up to do. Will get around & make comments as the energy holds out. Brain fog happens to the best, youngest, etc., so I should not be surprised to find myself feeling out of it... Can you spell relapse? Shortly after I posted last time, I got sick,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Nap time...

I fixed oatmeal for breakfast, ate about half of it. My taster's not working right. I also threw out 3/4 of my cup of coffee. My favorite raspberry tea tastes yucky, and even though I've brushed a couple times, my mouth tastes like the bottom of a bird cage. Got to feelin' whiney, took a pain pill... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Oscar Pistorius / "Blade Runner"

Unless you don't like track & field, the Olympics or human interest stories, you know more than I do about Oscar Pistorius, aka "Blade Runner." He's the superior South African athlete who qualified for the 400 meter race, along with many others who had trained long and hard, sacrificed other parts... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 3, 2012

Old joke

There I sat, morose and blue, when someone came along and said "Cheer up. Things could be worse." So I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse. Ta-dum dum... Sign in to see full entry.

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