I thought that I'd give this a try as an alternative to walking around my house talking to myself out loud. Feel free to join in on the discussion. You don't really have to agree, you only need to be civil. Ah yes, civil discourse, an archaic concept wherein there is an open exchange of differing viewpoints on issues rather than on the proponents of those views. So I go boldly on.....
What is the deal with liberals, anyway? They have decided it's no longer politic to use the term "liberal" so they call themselves "progressives" not to be confused with the dreaded L word. Hmmmhh..... so who's not going to know that's the same thing, except maybe it's the chicken version? Personally, I think liberal is a perfectly fine characterization, and will be sticking with that one to refer to myself. All you "progressives" out there, to paraphrase James Brown, say it loud, I'm Liberal and Im proud! That's me for today.
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Hey, this is cool. You mean there are actually people out there that are reading this? Alright, great! I love it.
So, what's on tap for today? I should tell you that I'm one of those folks who wakes up in the morning with scads of ideas on what I'm going to to for the day, and by noon can't think of a single one. Is that age do you suppose? Maybe, but I was like this in my twenties, too. Guess I better gets these down on virtual paper before I forget them. Let's see, I need to start planning my diet (again), do some paperwork for work (I'll put that off til later, with luck I will forget that) and read one chapter of my VBA For Dummies book. There, now I have no excuse.
Oh, I almost forgot. Couple of comments on the news.....
So our president is off to Europe to tell them that, although we said 2 years ago that we did not need them and would do what we wanted to do regardless, we really do need them and why don't we just kiss and make up. Might work.....
And, oh my God, Sandra Dee has died. She was such an icon of my adolescence. Not really much of an actress, but sweet, and cute. She had such a sad life, too. Another one of those "all is not what it appears" things. God speed Sandra.
Yes, yes, I know. It's been a while since I posted. What can I say, works been kicking my behind. Every evening getting home at 8 or 9, staring dazedly at the computer before I go to bed and leave the TV on. Great! Anyway, she's ba-a-a-ck. So, I joined this online dating service (cost a pretty penny, too). Haven't heard anything yet. Apparently there are not too many black men looking for a woman my age and who fit the criteria I put in. As you might imagine, I'm looking for the usual boring kind of stuff. Integrity, honesty, keeping one's word - you know all the things that don't really count anymore and are just so outdated. Maybe I can get my money back. Oh, and the other thing, I took out my aggressions on the weeds in the back yard. Scorched earth policy, no joke. In no time at all my backyard is going to look like the garden spot it used to back when I had time. Did I mention? I'm a nurse, well, I used to be a nurse. Now I'm not sure I'd know which end of the patient is up. But, once upon a time I used to be something with the "hearts". For the unititiated, that means patients with heart attacks. Anyway, now I am in administration, and my leadership folks would do just about anything to keep me away from their patients. Ok, maybe I am a little like the old firehorse, jumping up at the alarm, chomping at the bit to step back into my old role. I gotta tell you. This paperwork bit is not all it's cracked up to be....Talk to you all soon.
Is anybody but me furious that congress would play politics with the Terri Schiavo tragedy. I really am appalled that these folks who know nothing about this process would presume to put their judgement above the medical opinion of the physician caring for Ms. Schiavo using the paper thin excuse of wanting to save her life. I am a health care provider and we never want to let go of any patient, but there are times when continuing the kinds of supportive measures provided in her care is nothing more than prolonging her death. No one takes this responsibility lightly but when a patient's case becomes medically futile, as Ms. Chiavo's has, the choice to withdraw support is born out of compassion. I doubt that these hypocrits in congress can say the same. Shame on them!
So I asked a friend what she thought about the Schiavo case. She said she took her guidance from the great Limbaugh. She heard his show on the radio today and she said that when someone had called in to disagree with him, he got really made and never let her talk again. That's pretty hard to imagine. Anyway, she went on to say that the great Limbaugh had opined that this was about trying to save a life. What makes this conversation interesting is I was talking to another nurse! It’s almost as if she has forgotten all the sad families who have said to us so many times over the years, "Look, she's moving or she's looking at me, she's responding, I know it!" when we know she isn't really. There are concrete, science-based reasons that make this impossible.
What has disappointed me most in this whole sad affair is not the intercession by Congress and the President, not the media who are most interested in keeping a good story going. It is the relative silence of medical professionals, scientists who know why what the family is saying is impossible. If we just look at the science, the situation is absolutely clear. With the damage clearly identifiable by MRI , CT and myriad neurological tests to measure function and damage, there is virtually no way the kind of purposeful activity the family describes can happen. Why do you suppose the medical experts have been silent on this???
Why is it, do you suppose, that our esteemed President and those other stalwart advocates for the sanctity of life have remained so, so silent on the tragedy at Red Lake. I mean, after all life is sacred. They all said so, so where are they? No a word of sympathy for the families and the community that lost so much in the virtual blink of an eye? I remember someone describing the President's role as "Griever in Chief". I guess it just depends on who the victims are.
Okay, I thought I was finished talking about this Schiavo case. I mean there has been way too much overblown rhetoric already. I just have to say this one thing. The Schindler family, that's Terri Schiavo's parents, have SOLD the list of names of everyone who wrote to them expressing condolences and support to a marketing company. Ironic from a family who just wanted to save their daughter's life. May as well make a few dollars in the process. Their trading off this tragic situation may be the biggest atrocity of all.
Hey, have you guys seen my Easter pictures! They are really cool. We had such a nice time. Its the family, stupid!
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