Rants & Rambles

My daughter's friend hasn't been feeling well for a few days now. While at our house the other evening she looked very pale and was definitely running a fever. Later that night, she was so sick her parents had to bring her to emergency.

I was sure she would be admitted to the hospital.

Pfft...who was I kidding!

Last night she showed up at our house. With an IV in her hand. YES you heard right...AN IV ....All taped in place with hospital tape.

At first I thought she must be joking...but oh no...IT WAS NO JOKE!

Apparently, her tonsils had swollen to the point she could not breath. Yet, when she went to emergency, they popped in an IV, gave her some drugs for a couple of hours, and as soon as she could breath freely, they sent her home.

Her IV is to keep antibiotics going for a few days. She has to make a couple of trips to emergency daily to have the drugs pumped into the IV, and she is responsible at home to keep her IV clear (with some sort of solution they gave her).... She has to pump this solution into the IV herself.

Can you believe that!!! *shakes head*

I know health care has really gone downhill........ but seriously, THAT takes the cake.

What the heck is next?

If she needs her tonsils removed are they gonna give her an instruction booklet and a butterknife..

CHRIST!!!

Heart in Hand

The other day, while Drew and I were shopping, we happened to pass by an exercise department. We stopped and had a look through the exercise equipment...and there it was....an elliptical trainer.

I have always wanted one.

It was beautiful. It was exactly what I wanted. And...It was 50% off!!

But even at 50% off it was a little more than my pocketbook could handle. So instead, we looked at it for awhile. I dreamed a little. Then we came home.

That night after dinner, Drew went off to the firehall, and I cleaned up the dishes. About an hour later Drew returned.

He came into the house. I was sitting on the couch. He had a piece of paper and a booklet in his hand.

"I found this on the ground outside" he said. "It has your name on it"

"Mine? What is it"

"I dunno...Come get it", he said.

I walked over, took the booklet and paper from him.

It was the receipt and booklet for the elliptical trainer we had been looking at.

"Surprise," he said.

He had bought it for me.

I didn't know what to say.

As we loaded it out of the truck and into the exercise room, I asked him how he could afford to buy it.

"I took the money I was saving to rebuild my motorcycle. You are more important." he said

" But you spent months saving that money"

"I know...but the smile on your face when you looked at that receipt meant more to me than any bike rebuild"

I was floored.

As I looked at the elliptical trainer I couldn't help but wonder what meant more to me. The fact that he went out of his way to surprise me, or the fact that he delayed a dream of his to help fulfill one of mine.

I have posted this before...but it suits the kind of day I've had..and after reading some posts from my 'hood, it probably suits their's as well...sooooo enjoy!

For all of you who occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don’t take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don’t know.

I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I had forgotten to make. I found the Number and dialed it. A man answered, saying, "Hello". I politely said, "This is Fred Hanifin. Could I please speak with Robin Carter?" Suddenly, the phone was slammed down on me. I couldn’t believe that anyone could be so rude. I tracked down Robin’s correct number and called her. I had transposed the last two digits of her phone number.

After hanging up with her, I decided to call the ‘wrong’ number again. When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled, "You’re an a**hole!" and hung up. I wrote his number down with the word ‘a**hole’ next to it, and put it in my desk drawer. Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills or had a really bad day, I’d call him up and yell, "You’re an a**hole!" It always cheered me up.

When Caller ID came to our area, I thought my therapeutic ‘a**hole’ calling would have to stop. So, I called his number and said, "Hi, this is John Smith from the Telephone Company. I’m just calling to see if you’re familiar with the Caller ID program?" He yelled, "NO!" and slammed the phone down. I quickly called him back and said, "That’s because you’re an a**hole!"

One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot. Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had patiently waited for. I hit the horn and yelled that I had been waiting for the spot. The idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For Sale" sign in his car window - so, I wrote down his number. A couple of days later, right after calling the first a**hole, (I had his number on speed dial), I thought I had better call the BMW a**hole,too. I said, "Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?" "Yes, it is." "Can you tell me where I can see it?" "Yes. I live at 1802 West 34th Street. It’s a yellow house, and the car’s parked right out in front." "What’s your name?" I asked. "My name is Don Hansen," he said. "When’s a good time to catch you, Don?" "I’m home every evening after five." "Listen, Don, can I tell you something?" "Yes?" "Don, you’re an a**hole." Then I hung up, and added his number to my speed dial, too.

Now, when I had a problem, I had two a**holes to call. But after several months of calling them, it wasn’t as enjoyable as it used to be. So, I came up with an idea. I called A**hole #1. "Hello." "You’re an a**hole!" (But I didn’t hang up). "Are you still there?" he asked. "Yeah," I said. "Stop calling me," he screamed. "Make me," I said. "Who are you?" he asked. "My name is Don Hansen." "Yeah? Where do you live?" "A**hole, I live at 1802 West 34th Street, a yellow house, with my black Beemer parked in front." He said, "I’m coming over right now, Don. And you had better start saying your prayers." I said, "Yeah, like I’m really scared, a**hole."

Then I called A**hole #2. "Hello?" he said. "Hello, a**hole," I said. He yelled, "If I ever find out who you are?" "You’ll what?" I said. "I’ll kick your ass," he exclaimed. I answered, "Well, asshole, here’s your chance. I’m coming over right now." Then I hung up and immediately called the police, saying that I lived at 1802 West 34th Street, and that I was on my way over there to kill my gay lover. Then I called Channel 13 News about the gang war going down on West 34th Street.

I quickly got into my car and headed over to 34th Street. There I saw two assholes beating the crap out of each other in front of six squad cars, a police helicopter, and news crew.

NOW I FEEL MUCH BETTER!

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Last night I read THIS post from a fellow voxer...and it's impact not only affected my sleep last night, but has also remained on my mind all day.

The thought of this family's children, who were denied the right to be by the side of their dying mother, breaks my heart into a million pieces. And knowing that a woman's partner (for 18 years) was kept from spending what would be the final few hours with her partner, rages me beyond words. The cruel actions of hospital staff left a dying and probably frightened woman to die alone in a hospital bed. There is NOTHING that can justify that!!! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

A person's sexual preference or choice does not matter. We are each individuals placed on this planet for the time we are given. Each of us hurt, laugh, dream, and have hopes for the future. We are all human beings.

And each of us has a desire to love and be loved.

Disagree with a person's sexual choice if you must, but keep in mind that people are human beings regardless of their sexual orientation. How we treat each other goes a long way in demonstrating our own humanity, or lack of it.

The right to love is a human right.. not a heterosexual one.

Acupuncture

It's been so stressful at work this past week or so. With tax season just around the corner people are scrambling to get their tax deductions (RSP'S) in place before the 2007 cut off date. For myself and my co-worker that means back to back appointments, late evenings, and tons of paperwork.

We have asked our manager to help us with call backs, mail-outs, and paperwork, in order to (somehow) stay (at least a little) on track.

This morning she told us she would help us as soon as she got back from lunch.

BUT....after lunch...she did not return.

Eventually, we asked the office support girl where she was.

Her reply..

"OH, bosslady was feeling stressed, so she went to her naturalist."

My co-worker and I just look at each other - jaws on the floor.

SHE'S STRESSED?!!!!

Pfft...Whatever......

When she got back she told us her herbalist had given her an acupuncture treatment. A needle between her eyes - helps reduce stress.

"I feel soooo great now", she said. "But unfortunately because I am late getting back from lunch I will have to put off helping you girls until tomorrow" ...and off she went (almost singing) into her office and closed the door.

My co-worker and I just sat there in my office...looking at each other...in SHOCK!!

After a few minutes, as my co-worker is bitching about the boss, I start pulling pinpushes from my bulletin board

What's ya think? Is yellow my color?

My co-worker: " needle between the eyes"..."I'll give her a needle between the eyes. Fuck her ! If anyone needs an a needle between the eyes , to reduce stress around here, it's us. "

I passed a handful of pinpushes and the stapler across the desk at her... and said...

 "I wonder would these work? (to reduce our stress)

" you wanna go first?"

We both cracked up!!!