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 |    My random thoughts and reactions to my everyday life. The voices like a forum. |
| I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon. |
| The Sunday News! This week in Utah, police arrested a nurse because she wouldn't allow the investigators to take blood from an unconscious man who could not give consent and wasn't under arrest. According to a prior Supreme Court ruling, the nurse was actually doing the right thing and protecting the patient's privacy. There's a fine line between law enforcement and medical professionals, who both have tremendous obligations. How do you feel about this? Were the police in the right to physically restrain the nurse, or did she handle the situation properly by stating what her role in the situation was? (If you ask me, I'm just shocked that an officer's body-cam actually worked for a change.) How do I feel? Well, I feel incredulous. The question is how does this particular nurse feel? She was only doing her job. Obviously, I don't know exactly how she felt in that nasty situation, but I can surmise that she was totally flabbergasted, frightened, indignant, and angry. She was faced with an impossible situation. She probably struggled to understand what was happening to her. She'd reported for her shift and expected it to be a usual one. Arrested for being a nurse and protecting her patient? No, that officer was not in the right! He overreacted, and over stepped his boundaries. The nurse was simply doing her job. As she said, "I'm just trying to do what I'm supposed to do." She knew the law and was not willing to break it, bend it, or ignore it. She attempted to explain, calmly, what the hospital's, her employer's, policies were. She also thought to contact a supervisor via phone to reiterate that policy. She was being a responsible nurse, and a patient advocate. That officer was clearly frustrated, and he fixated on the nurse. He took liberties that were not his to take. He is supposed to know what is considered legitimate evidence, and how it may be legally obtained. He interfered with the nurse doing her job. He left the hospital short-staffed. He disagreed with the nurse, and unnecessarily man-handled her. Physical force and restraints were clearly overkill. He meant to intimidate. |
| Creation Saturday! You and a loved one have decided not to buy each other birthday gifts this year...but being the creative genius you are, you're going to make them... September 2nd..... Hmmm, I suppose I could create a birthday gift, if I was motivated, and if I had to make it. Let's see.... Next month will be hubby's official birthday, and he'll be one year shy of a milestone. Like all of us, he's undeniably aging. He can no longer ignore the persistent, and eye-catching grey hairs. His muscles protest a little more. His eyesight has diminished to the point that he needs a new eyeglass prescription/ He seems to believe that packaging printing is significantly smaller than it used to be. For some strange reason, movie sound tracks are now almost muted. Anyway, my life partner is routinely absent from home for weeks at a time. He appreciates home-cooked meals when he's not on the road. He has reached the age when he believes fancy, expensive gifts are no longer important. Oh, he's also a car fanatic, particularly a Mopar fan. So..... recently I viewed a YouTube video in which a pair of anonymous hands, magic hands, created a wonderful vehicle-paint-like finish on a cake. Incredibly, it resembled a shiny, metal finish. If I could recreate that miracle, I'd make a car cake for my hubby. It would have to be black 'cause he appreciates a glossy black paint job. Somehow, I'd also have to make chrome rims, and chrome bumpers. Hmm, deciding upon the make and model will be more difficult.... He claims to have so many favourite vehicles. Should it be a 'Cuda, or a Nova, or a GTO? I wonder if I could rig the headlights to light up, the horn to honk, and the engine to rev throatily like the actual motor? |
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