Eek! It's a geek!

I saw a copy at Walgreens. I thought it was a joke or a single issue, but I was wrong ... so wrong. Hey, dudes! That movie series is like, um ... probably done.

Not mine

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Somebody has this collection?

Smurf that!

How could it be worse?

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So at any given time, it would appear that this is a question I make. That's not really so. I'm not quite the doomsdayer that I present. I am, however looking ever for other routes. I guess I'm generally disenchanted with normalcy or commonplace, but get quickly peeved with things. I gotta change that.

Perhaps I should start digging graves, then finding that not digging graves -- doing almost anything else, would be better so that each day is okay or grand not dismal.

I'm not so down. I'm just not where I want to be; so I struggle, though not with depression. I struggle with stress the Yin and I the Yang (not wang).

So what would I be doing? (from a job posting)

Earn More Than You’ve Ever Earned!

Experience the Opportunity of a Lifetime!

Join one of the world’s most respected and fastest-growing advertising, publishing and production companies.

Our company is recognized internationally for revolutionizing our industry…

We have totally transformed the phone book industry…

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Developed new and exciting approaches to video and web design…

And totally reinvented the way companies compensate, recognize and train their people.

We are well respected for our cutting edge ideas, as well as the fantastic results we bring to our customers. We have won hundreds of awards locally, regionally, nationally and internationally for creativity, design, innovation and effectiveness. We are also one of the most facilitated advertising, publishing and production companies in the world.

We recruit only the Best of the Best to sell and represent our unusually high quality products.

Our goal is to attract the best people in the industry, then empower them to lead our organization and assist it in its continued growth. We have a long history of creating an atmosphere where you can earn respect, relish in your achievements and experience unlimited growth and earning potential. Finally, our best Market Consultants have a career track that could lead to Sales Management, Sales Training and other key corporate positions.

Our compensation plan is the best in our industry…anywhere in the world. Additionally, we offer a totally unique Lifestyle and Bonus Plan. Our on-going training is unique and effective. We believe in promoting from within. We are presently seeking additional top-level performers to enhance our existing Dream Team.

WE OFFER:

THE BEST COMPENSATION…By far the best compensation package in our industry!

THE BEST LIFESTYLE PACKAGE…The most unique, most comprehensive incentive and benefits package in any industry…anywhere.

DREAM VACATIONS…We reward our team by giving them the opportunities to take dream vacations to fun and exotic places.

THE BEST PRODUCTS & SERVICES…Award winning innovative products and services that have been voted best worldwide. The envy of our competition.

THE BEST TRAINING…We provide one of the most complete and intensive training programs anywhere. It is proven to be one of the most effective sales systems anywhere.

THE BEST PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH…Beautiful work environment enhanced by a pleasant, down-to-earth work atmosphere.

RESPECT & RECOGNITION…We appreciate our team and show them that appreciation through the respect and recognition they deserve.

MORE PERSONAL TIME…Because our team is expected to work hard, they are also expected to play hard. We offer them much more personal time than most other companies.

CONTROL OF YOUR OWN DESTINY…We give our people more opportunities to control where they go, how fast they go and how far they go. There are no ceilings here!

UNPARALLELED JOB SECURITY…We have never laid off any of our team, never held back paychecks or downsized. We care about our team and we do whatever we can to show it.

WE REQUIRE:

TOP LEVEL PERFORMERS WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS
SELF-MOTIVATED, HIGH ENERGY WINNERS
GOAL-ORIENTED TEAM PLAYERS
INTEGRITY, HONESTY & LOYALTY
COMMITMENT TO FOLLOWING PROVEN SYSTEMS
PERSEVERANCE & DEDICATION
A WORK HARD – PLAY HARD ATTITUDE

COMPENSATION:

MARKET CONSULTANTS…$75,000 to $250,000 (based on experience & abilities)

ROOKIES…$26,000 to $50,000 (based on experience & abilities)

Salaries are all guaranteed (we do not draw against anything)

WE ALSO OFFER:

A TOTAL LIFESTYLES PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES:

Health insurance, dental, optical, chiropractic, family physicals, health club membership

Transportation package including auto, fuel allowance, plates, insurance, maintenance and detailing

Vacation package

Personal Care package

Adult / Child Care package

Education package

Incentives & Bonuses

TRAINING:

Training Salary during entire training period

4 weeks initial training

Continuing education

Industry training

Field training

Cross Sell training

If you have a proven record of success, have the talent and commitment to earn a six-figure income and are used to hard work, e-mail your resume to:

or fax to:
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Flip side

I've slept terribly, worried, then been pissed -- a bevy and ocean of emotions -- tides pulling in and out. After it all, I step back, lie down and am happy that my mom is really okay. There's so serious problem; not now, not soon. It was a build up to steam, and I'm finally winding down.

My now, current ulcer-inducing problem is my unemployment. That now is a thunderstorm. It hurts when I attempt to sleep -- stress eating my stomach.

off comment

There was a nurse or tech who was in the room at hospital. My mother, apparently was sure that she was married (likely through a conversation) stated, "She's married to Dick".
"You got that right", she said pointing to her side -- slightly showing that she was pregnant. Interestingly, she wasn't wearing a wedding band. I drew my conclusion -- draw yours.

Whom I saw

I saw a woman from a school where I often subbed and two-fold, she and her husband attend the folks' church and Sunday School. Their mother is to be admitted to the rehab hospital after her surgery. It was just odd seeing her there. She then remembered that her progress had been announced sometime at church.

Another person I saw there was a cute Physical Therapist; well, married and cute.

Pictures of Rehab

One view of large therapy room

Dayroom, shared by all patients.

Small room, shared with roommate.

One knee with staples removed.

Rehab experiences (incomplete)

The schedule for therapies changes, as do the therapists. There is a job board and each patient is given a daily roster of whom they see and when. The patients, by the third day, are expected to come on their own accord to the designated areas for therapy. They are each, also, responsible for their own pain management and requesting of pain meds.

Mom seems satsified with the place presently. Today was assessment, where the therapists determine her weak areas for study and improvement. She is tired and sore, but I think will work through it just okay. She was not as good in the regular hospital with the thearapists, but I feel here, she will be better.

They have meals always at the same time and she likes the meals there much better than at hospital (main). She used a wheeled walker today and likely will have that upon completion of therapy. Overall, I'm happy with what I have seen, in that they push her to successfully complete in a reasonable amount of days (2-14; average 10).

Father and I returned in the afternoon and Mother was happy that she learned how to use a shower bench to enter the tub for a shower. She did a lot of moving today and was tired early. She found that a walker with wheels worked much better. She still has much to learn and strength to gain.

Good news for her, I found the AC, for her room was, well ... hot.

Yet another move

long day ... Mom is in rehab hospital finally. She is in with a roommate today, but her roommate leaves tomorrow. The room is small, but I feel that she'll be moving around with therapies enough that won't much matter.

The thing that shook me was the mix of school and nursing home feel. Oh, eerie feel of the nursing. If it costs $30,000 annual, as my father suggests to keep a person in nursing home, I'd rather hire a nurse. I hated that feeling -- unnerving.

-- I'm very, very tired ---

Here I was drifting

MR's photo shows a very tired and well-filled me. I also see rock 'm' sock 'm' robots, a sockless foot with big toe pointing, and blonde hair on the left attached to a white sweater.

headlines

"West Nile found in 2 more pools"

 -- that’s a large river

"City officials debate tax prediction"

 -- debating predictions … now there’s waste

"New Haven to add pair of stun guns"

-- putting there where?

"’Intersex’ fish in Potomac raise questions about human effect"

-- swimming causes gaiety?

11 months not 12

Norton promised me 12 months of updates -- liars! This is what I get for the next days until I decide to update. It doesn't update until I renew. I therefore was given 11 months of updates, not 12. Liars!

I'm sure the nurses were singing (changed)

the Eric Cartman, "Kyle's mom" song about my mom. What a witch today! I was happy to have my leave of her when PT came this afternoon.

The good things, if any, this morning were that she got to talk with two of her daughters in Indy. That helped her a bit.

She has blood in her urine, but no doctor explained it -- be it infection or soemthing else. The precentage in urine really isn't high. I'm sure that it's either related to blood thinners or minor infection. She's stronger today that she has been, but today bitter and hostile. My father took the car for an oil change and was happy to find out that he missed some of her feistiness while on that errand.

Perhaps tonight or tomrrow holds happier hours.

profiling

If you are sitting and waiting and waiting and waiting ... your mind tends to drift ... find anything fascinating! I don't often give a care about the persons unknown to me, walking around, but I did see a guy, friendly looking, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and shorts in ninety degree weather. Now ... if you want to look like a drug dealer, that's it! You have the inappropriate clothes (too hot, too cold) to point out you are a beacon for something. Other ways would be to carry no wallet, but cash in a roll; bounce your eyes back and forth as if watching tennis demonstrating paranoia; smell like drugs, and others.

If you dress vegabond, have no money for food, but buy yourself and mate smokes and soda, you set yourself apart for scrutiny. The emergency room has people in need and some are in need of SHOWERING and regular daily hygene. If you have to stand in the smoking section outside of hospital with hospital gown, pole with drip drugs; I've got absolutely no sympathy for your condition at all!

A float nurse today stated that at times there are patients brought in with addictions; so staff sometimes administers the class drug that the patient chemically needs instead of having them go into D.T. leading to cardiac arrest. Ya know ... maybe cardiac arrest wouldn't be a bad thing.

Sewer daytime soap

My sister is constantly telling family of the soap opera of her son's life, daily stupid; all about the drama. I told family that I don't watch soap operas on TV, I certainly don't want to see or hear that one. Like other bad TV, it won't change.
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The soap opera I would like to catch is some of my other sister's family, but then I find that I might not like that either.

In the end, I think I'll take the documentary on one person's line of failures -- mine.

schools of thought

My father is a doomsdayer when it comes to some health issues. He would rather do a messload of procedures and outpatient surgies on my mother to "get her working", regardless the efficacy of it -- risk vs gain. On this subject, he and I cannot talk -- as strong as abortion issue for others. I know she's a surgery risk and the fewer procedures done, the liklier she is to do well or okay.

steps to improvement

My mother is making yet greater strides in improving. She pulled herself up on the walker twice today, at other times needing help. She is more mobile and "with it". Some of her rotten days are a blur and she still has memory jumps, but she is presently highly-medicated.

The cardiologist came in today and stated that he thought that her heart arhymmia wasn't too serious and was planning, likely, to discharge her with oral medicine to thin her blood. He said it would be trial 3 months, perhaps for life, but that is of little cost. It is much better than a semi-invasive or dangerous procedure not quite surgery.

The orthopedics think that she's doing well, but I'm not sure of the physical therapists thoughts. Each group has a different interest in her and each has high goals. She has met the minimum requirements, it seems to be on the track for discharge from hospital to rehab. Certainly there, things will settle closer to normalcy.

I then have installation tasks with my father to outfit the bathrooms with appliances. Her first few baths will be painful, lifting her legs over the full tub-shower. I know that he has a lot of plans in his head. He doesn't share them with me.

I thank eveyone for their prayers, wishes, hopes, support. She is improving at her own speed -- aggrivating for the spectator, but she'll get there.

Who's the guilty party?

One of the funniest conversations with a woman, assistant manager, I had was, "... Who put the penis on the Tom Hanks?"

She instantly started laughing hard about it. She spent five whole minutes not asking, building up the courage to ask me, who put the "penis" on the Tom Hanks standup poster for the Burbs. There was indeed, as I then looked, a penis on the Tom Hanks where a PJ fly might be. Upon closer inspection, it was a sticker that went on a different movie cover. This movie cover was Bad Taste, an EARLY Peter Jackson film. The "penis" was actually a finger sticker meant to make the cover a little less rude that the alien flipping off viewers.

I saw the movie at the library and was instantly reminded of this stupid thing. I think the penis being on the standup for a couple of days wasn't nearly as funny as this poor woman building up the nerve to ask me. I didn't know, later it was told to me by many, the guilty party (TS).

Good work

A Victory for Justice

Over the last 50 years, the psychiatric profes­sion has made a mockery of our criminal justice system. It has gotten to the point that the insanity defense, bolstered by psychiatrists masquerad­ing as expert witnesses, can be invoked any time someone commits a heinous crime.

Thanks to a recent US Supreme Court decision, we may be coming to our senses. In 2003, Arizona courts convicted Eric Clark of first-degree murder for “intentionally and know­ingly” luring a policeman to a parking lot and killing him. The defendant didn’t deny that he killed the officer, but he pled insanity. The state ruled, however, that in order for an insanity plea to stand, the defendant must be incapable of knowing his actions are wrong at the time the crime is committed, and Eric Clark did not meet this criteria.

He appealed, stating that his rights to an insanity defense had been truncated, and his case made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. These astute justices didn’t buy it. They ruled that the state of Arizona was perfectly within its rights of limiting the insanity defense, and Clark was not deprived of a fair trial.  They also put psychiatrists in their place, stating, “No matter how the test for insanity is phrased, a psychiatrist or psychologist is no more qualified than any other person to give an opinion about whether a particular defendant’s mental condi­tion satisfies the legal test for insanity.”

I truly hope this decision will allow other states to wrest the justice system from the fraud­ulent grip of psychiatrists and psychologists.