Wednesday, December 19, 2007

‘twas the night before...

...The Holidays
And all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
‘cuz all the spoons were in the dishwasher.
And I didn’t feel right about running less than a full load…
Wasted energy!!! Global warming!!! What can I do?
Oh my God, I want to please everybody!
And I guess that would be YOU!!!
So, I’ll just have to be frank,
Happy/Merry ______ !
(YOU fill in the blank)
;-)

Thursday, December 13, 2007

COMMON KID'S VACCINE RECALLED

You probably saw that news headline today. I wonder if these common kids are in the same group as the slow children playing in a neighborhood near you.

As for me, I prefer the rare fast kids.

Saturday, December 8, 2007

♫ I Can Pee Again ♪…

(Sung to the tune of “On The Road Again.”)

My surgery went fine and I am home again, just lazin’ around with Maggie and doing everything my caretakers advised.

Having noticed that all the medical people –from specialists to assistants- now always use the term “pee,” I asked “When did people in the medical professions stop using the term “urinate” and now always simply say “pee?” I think it is a good sign. Less formality and more straightforward talk in the industry.

I loved the fact that Kyleigh could visit me with her mom –another relaxed and helpful move for the hospitals.

Sara (our China Doll) was really worried about her grandpa being in the hospital –especially after her recent experience involving grandma. She asked, “Why did you have to go to the hospital, grandpa?” I told her that I had to have an operation and that I am home now and OK. She asked, “what was the operation for?” I told her it was a procedure called Trans Urethra Resectioning of the Prostate. “What’s that,” she asked. I told her I’d explain when I see her…

I ceremoniously dumped the bottle of Flomax this morning, having fulfilled the object of electing to have the TURP. And now, on to Christmas and all the wonderful things that we have planned…

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Did you see this one?


Unless you worked at or visited NOSC and ate lunch in the outdoor portion of the rooftop cafeteria, you probably have never seen this sign. This engraved phenolic gem could have been produced more cheaply had it simply said "Don't feed the birds"

But, the originator probably thinks as I do: Pigeons are NOT birds...they're rats with wings!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Say what?


At first, this sign, seen a long time ago at Lindbergh Field in San Diego, seemed quite innocuous. One might not even give it a 2nd thought. But, having successfully completed the Remedial English class at Syracuse University, I DID give it a second thought. “Hmmm , I thought, I AM a ticketed passenger, so according to that directive I can only be over there –beyond that sign! Well there goes my idea of going back to the gift shop or the restroom…”
I brought it to the attention of the airport manager (that was back when flying was fun and authorities a lot friendlier). The next time I was back at Lindbergh Field, I noticed that the sign was changed to read "Ticketed Passengers Only Beyond This Point."

(OK. So its Saturday, no football games of interest today, an I’m bored…)